subiugius

Forms

subiugius (feminine subiugia, neuter subiugium); first/second-declension adjective^[1][2]

Etymology

It is from Latin sub- + iugum (“yoke”) + -ius, “belonging under the yoke”.^[1][3][4][5]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is first found in Cato's treatise on agriculture,^[5][4] where lōra subiugia are the straps fastened to the yoke.^[1][3]

Semantic evolution

The straps it names passed from the yoke under the pole.^[1] Cato also uses the neuter plural subiugia alone as a noun, with lōra understood,^[3][4][2] and Vitruvius uses the adjective in his book on machines.^[3][4][6]

Timeline

• 234–149 BC – Cato lists lōra subiugia and subiugia among farm gear.^[3][4][5]
• c. 84–c. 25 BC – Vitruvius uses it in describing machines.^[3][4][5]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Belonging to or fastened to the yoke.^[3][4][6]

Noun

1. (neuter plural, subiugia) Yoke-straps, the straps that run from the yoke under the pole.^[1][3][2]

References

1. ^ a b c d e Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
2. ^ a b c Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ a b c d e f g Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ a b Conte, Gian Biagio; Pianezzola, Emilio; Ranucci, Giuliano (2010), il Latino: Vocabolario della lingua latina, 3rd ed., Florence: Le Monnier