ancus Latin · revision 9893

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=inherited|attested=Festus|origins=ine-pro *h₂enk-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈaŋ.kʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈaŋ.kus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''ancus''' (feminine anca, neuter ancum); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ According to de Vaan it is [[inh|itc-pro|*anko-|t=bent]], [[inh|ine-pro|*h₂(e)nḱ-o-|t=bending]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognates include [[sa|अङ्कस्|tr=áṅkas-|t=bend in a road]] and [[grc|ἄγκων|tr=ankṓn|t=bend of the arm]], and the OLD compares [[uncus]] “hooked”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is known only from Paul the Deacon's epitome of Festus.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Festus says that a man is called ''ancus'' who has a crooked arm that cannot be stretched out.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Having a crooked arm that cannot be straightened.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[uncus]]

+ * [[ancora]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Ancus'' (Ancus Marcius) was the fourth king of Rome, from Ennius on; de Vaan lists the name among the derivatives of ''ancus''.^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008) Isidore says he founded a city at the mouth of the Tiber.^(Isidore)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}