numerius Latin · revision 9677

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Julius Valerius|origins=ine-pro *nem-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [nʊˈmɛ.ri.ʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [nuˈmɛː.ri.us]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''numerius''' (feminine numeria, neuter numerium); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[numerus]] “number”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨numerus⟩ to [[itc-pro|*nomeso-]], probably a thematised form of the s-stem [[ine-pro|*nem-os|t=apportioning]] seen in [[nemus]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its only source is Julius Valerius' Latin Alexander romance, with ''aestimātiō'' “estimate”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Julius Valerius to the 4th century AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant of number, numerical.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 4th century AD – Julius Valerius uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of number, [[m|en|numerical]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[numerus]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Numerius'' (abbreviated N.) was a Roman praenomen, found in Varro, and a gentile name, as of the tribune Q. Numerius Rufus.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==References==

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