nuptiae Latin · revision 9566

+ {{infobox|confidence=uncertain|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la nūbō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈnuːp.ti.ae̯], [ˈnʊp.ti.ae̯]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈnup.t͡si.e]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''nū̆ptiae''' ''f pl'' (genitive nū̆ptiārum); first declension^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''nubtiae''; an inscription has the dative ''nuptīs''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[nūpta]] “bride”, the participle of [[nūbō]] “to marry (a husband)”, with the plural ending ⟨-iae⟩, like the names of festivals.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)^(Gaffiot 2016) De Vaan finds the origin of ⟨nūbō⟩ uncertain, and rejects a link with [[grc|νύμφη|tr=númphē|t=bride]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Ennius, whom he dates 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was the act of marrying or the state of being married, marriage, a wedding, nuptials, as in Plautus and Cicero.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it was marriage, the marriage celebration, wedding.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it for marriage, as in Gildas.^(DMLBS) Its adjective ''nūptiālis'' gave [[en|nuptial]] in the late 15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 15th century – English ''nuptial'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # (plural) [[m|en|marriage|alt=Marriage]], a wedding, [[m|en|nuptials]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nū̆ptiālis]]

+ * [[nuptiator]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nūbō]]

+ * [[nūpta]]

+ * [[cōnūbium]]

+ * [[en|nuptial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}