nuntio Latin · revision 7581

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=la nūntius}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈnuːn.ti.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈnun.t͡si.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''nūntiō''' (present infinitive nūntiāre, perfect active nūntiāvī, supine nūntiātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[nūntium]] “message” or [[nūntius]] “messenger” with the verb suffix [[-ō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879) An inscription has ⟨nont-⟩, and ⟨nunc-⟩ is a later spelling.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Plautus, of announcing and of conveying a message.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to bring word of a fact, announce, report, strictly by word of mouth, as in Plautus, Terence and Caesar, and to give instruction to someone.^(OLD 2012) From Plautus it meant to deliver a message, ''salūtem nūntiāre'' to convey greetings.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant to give warning of a future event, of augurs to report omens, and of things to indicate.^(OLD 2012) In Virgil it meant to announce an arrival.^(OLD 2012) In law it meant to notify the authorities, as in Apuleius, and in Gaius ''opus novum nūntiāre'' to give notice to a neighbour against building work.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to announce, proclaim, declare, denounce.^(Stelten 1995) Its compound ''annūntiāre'' gave Old French ''anoncier'' and [[en|announce]] about 1500.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of announcing.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it with the nominative and infinitive.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of reporting omens.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 140–180 AD – Gaius uses ''opus novum nūntiāre''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|announce]], report.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To give instructions.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To deliver (a message), ''salūtem nūntiāre'', to send greetings.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To give warning of; to announce the arrival of.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(augury)'' To report omens.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To indicate, betoken.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(law)'' To notify the authorities.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[adnūntiō]]

+ * [[dēnūntiō]]

+ * [[ēnūntiō]]

+ * [[internuntiō]]

+ * [[nūntiātiō]]

+ * [[nuntiātor]]

+ * [[nuntiatrix]]

+ * [[obnūntiō]]

+ * [[praenūntiō]]

+ * [[prōnūntiō]]

+ * [[renūntiō]]

+ * [[annūntiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nūntius]]

+ * [[en|announce]]

+ * [[en|denounce]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}