cortumio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A word used by the augurs, of uncertain origin; although, Varro proposes that it is ultimately derived from cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈtu.mi.oː/, [kɔrˈt̪ʊmioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈtu.mi.o/, [korˈt̪uːmio]
Noun[edit]
cortumiō f (genitive cortumiōnis); third declension
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- internal contemplation, as defined in the Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français
- 116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 8.9.6:
- Quod cum dīcunt cōnspiciōnem, addunt cortumiōnem, dīcitur ā cordis vīsū: cor enim cortumiōnis orīgō.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cortumiō | cortumiōnēs |
| Genitive | cortumiōnis | cortumiōnum |
| Dative | cortumiōnī | cortumiōnibus |
| Accusative | cortumiōnem | cortumiōnēs |
| Ablative | cortumiōne | cortumiōnibus |
| Vocative | cortumiō | cortumiōnēs |
References[edit]
- “cortumio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cortŭmĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 435.
- cortumio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung