hodiernus
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Pronunciation
Forms
hodiernus (feminine hodierna, neuter hodiernum); first/second-declension adjective[1]
Etymology
It is from hodiē “today” with the suffix -rnus, as in hesternus “of yesterday”.[2][1]
Earliest recorded meaning
The OLD's first citations are from Cicero, of today's edict and of today's discussion.[2][3] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.[4]
Semantic evolution
It meant of this day, today's, as hodiernus diēs “this day”, and as a noun “today”, as in Seneca.[2][5] Later it meant present, existing now.[2][5]
In Ecclesiastical Latin hodiernā diē meant “on this day”.[6] In Medieval Latin it meant of today, and present, of nowadays.[7][8] Italian odierno and Spanish hodierno are learned borrowings.[1]
Timeline
- 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of today's edict.[3][4]
- 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca uses it as a noun, “today”.[2][4]
Meanings
Adjective
Related words
References
- ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c d e f g Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
- ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
- ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
- ^ Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill