glorior Latin · revision 8399

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Terence|origins=la glōria}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɡɫoː.ri.ɔr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɡlɔː.ri.or]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''glōrior''' (present infinitive glōriārī, perfect active glōriātus sum); first conjugation, deponent^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[glōria]] “glory” with the verb suffix ⟨-or⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan reports the explanation of ⟨glōria⟩ from ⟨*gnōria⟩ “knowledge, fame”, related to ⟨gnārus⟩, which some scholars accept and others reject on phonetic grounds.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Terence, with a clause.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Terence 190–159 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to pride oneself, boast, and with an accusative to boast of, glory in, and Cicero has ''idem glōriārī quod Cȳrus'' “to make the same boast as Cyrus”.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Lewis & Short give to glory, boast, brag.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ It survives in Italian ''gloriare'' and Spanish ''gloriar'', and through Old French ''gloriier'' it is the source of [[en|glory]] as a verb.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of boasting.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To pride oneself, [[m|en|boast]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To boast of, [[m|en|glory]] in.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[glōriātiō]]

+ * [[glōriātor]]

+ * [[glōriābundus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[glōria]]

+ * [[glōriōsus]]

+ * [[en|glory]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}