utensilis Latin · revision 10045

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=derivation|attested=Varro|origins=ine-pro *h₃eyt-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [uːˈtẽː.sɪ.lɪs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [uˈtɛn.si.lis]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''ūtēnsilis''' (neuter ūtēnsile); third-declension two-termination adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[ūtor]] “to use” with ⟨-ēnsilis⟩, perhaps an ending taken over from other adjectives; compare [[ūtilis]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨ūtor⟩ to Proto-Italic ⟨*oit-e/o-⟩, perhaps from [[ine-pro|*h₃eyt-|t=to take along]], cognate with Oscan ⟨úíttiuf⟩ “use”.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Varro, and Gaffiot cites his ''Rēs rūsticae''.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Varro 116–27 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant that can be used, fit for use, useful, as in Varro, and the neuter plural ''ūtēnsilia'' meant necessaries, utensils, implements.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used the neuter as a noun for a tool, utensil, and in the plural gear, equipment.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 116–27 BC – Varro uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 354–430 AD – Augustine uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Usable, [[m|en|useful]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # ''(neuter plural, noun)'' Necessaries, [[m|en|utensil|alt=utensils]].^(Gaffiot 2016)^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[ūtēnsilia]]

+ * [[utensilitas]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[ūtor]]

+ * [[ūtilis]]

+ * [[ūsus]]

+ * [[en|utensil]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}