subiugius Latin · revision 37013

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=234–149 BC, Cato|origins=la iugum}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''subiugius''' (feminine subiugia, neuter subiugium); first/second-declension adjective^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|sub-|iugum|-ius|t2=yoke]], “belonging under the yoke”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is first found in Cato's treatise on agriculture,^(Köbler 2010)^(Georges 1913) where ''lōra subiugia'' are the straps fastened to the yoke.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The straps it names passed from the yoke under the pole.^(OLD 2012) Cato also uses the neuter plural ''subiugia'' alone as a noun, with ''lōra'' understood,^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Gaffiot 2016) and Vitruvius uses the adjective in his book on machines.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Conte 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato lists ''lōra subiugia'' and ''subiugia'' among farm gear.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 84–c. 25 BC – Vitruvius uses it in describing machines.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Belonging to or fastened to the [[m|en|yoke]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)^(Conte 2010)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(neuter plural, subiugia)'' Yoke-straps, the [[m|en|strap|alt=straps]] that run from the yoke under the pole.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}