Iudices
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Jūdicēs (Medieval Latin, Renaissance Latin, New Latin)
- Iūd., Jūd. (Biblical-citation abbreviations)
Etymology[edit]
A calque of the Septuagint’s Ancient Greek Κρῐταί (Kritaí, “Judges”), use as a proper noun of κρῐταί (kritaí, “judges”), the nominative plural form of κρῐτής (kritḗs, “judge”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi̯uː.di.keːs/, [ˈi̯uːd̪ɪkeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈju.di.t͡ʃes/, [ˈjuːd̪it͡ʃes]
Proper noun[edit]
Iūdicēs m pl (genitive Iūdicum); third declension
- (more fully “Liber Iūdicum”) [Book of] Judges (book of the Bible)
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Iūdicēs |
Genitive | Iūdicum |
Dative | Iūdicibus |
Accusative | Iūdicēs |
Ablative | Iūdicibus |
Vocative | Iūdicēs |
Further reading[edit]
- Liber Iudicum on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la