natalicius Latin · revision 9751

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=ine-pro *ǵenh₁-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [naː.taːˈlɪ.ki.ʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [na.taˈliː.t͡ʃi.us]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''nātālicius''' (feminine nātālicia, neuter nātālicium); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

+ Also spelled ''nātālītius''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|nātālis|-icius|t1=of birth]], from [[m|la|nāscor|t=to be born]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan traces ⟨nāscor⟩ to [[itc-pro|*gnāsk-e/o-|t=to be born]], from [[ine-pro|*ǵn̥h₁-sḱ-e/o-|t=to be born]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Cicero's ''De divinatione'', of the hour of birth in astrology.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant of or belonging to the time of birth, as of the Chaldaeans' birth-hour predictions in Cicero, and of or in honour of a birthday, as in Martial; as a noun, a birthday or a birthday present.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Medieval Latin ''diēs nātālīcius'' was the anniversary of a saint's death, and it also meant held at Christmas.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for birthday, native, and of a saint's or martyr's feast.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 40–102/103 AD – Martial uses it of a birthday.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of the time of birth.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Of a [[m|en|birthday]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Of a saint's day; of Christmas.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A birthday; a birthday present.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nātālis]]

+ * [[nāscor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}