facundus Latin · revision 9980

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *bʰeh₂-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [faːˈkʊn.dʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [faˈkun.dus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''fācundus''' (feminine fācunda, neuter fācundum); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from the root ⟨fā-⟩ of [[for|alt=fārī]] “to speak” with [[m|la|-cundus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan derives ⟨fārī⟩ from [[ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|t=to speak]] and calls the origin of the suffix in ⟨fācundus⟩ uncertain.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Plautus.^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant able to speak with ease and fluency, eloquent, as in Sallust and Horace.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for eloquent, fluent and elegant in speech.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 86–34 BC – Sallust uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 65–8 BC – Horace uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|eloquent|alt=Eloquent]], [[m|en|fluent]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[fācundia]]

+ * [[fācunditās]]

+ * [[īnfācundus]]

+ * [[perfācundus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[for]]

+ * [[fāma]]

+ * [[fābula]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Lewis & Short give ''disertus'' and ''ēloquēns'' as synonyms, and ''loquāx'' and ''dicāx'' as related words.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}