iugum

Latin

bovēs cum iugō (oxen with yoke)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈju.ɡum/

Noun

iugum (genitive iugī); n, second declension

1. yoke (for oxen) or collar (for a horse)
2. (by extension) a team of oxen
3. beam or rail fastened perpendicular to a post
4. a makeshift archway of three spears under which a vanquished enemy was made to pass in humiliation
5. Libra (constellation)
6. (nautical) rower's bench
7. summit or ridge of a mountain
8. (figuratively) bond (of slavery, matrimony, etc.)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	iugum	iuga
genitive	iugī	iugōrum
dative	iugō	iugīs
accusative	iugum	iuga
ablative	iugō	iugīs
vocative	iugum	iuga

Derived terms

• quadriiugis
• quadriiugus

Related terms

iugātiō iūgis iugō

iugūmentō iugūmentum iugus

Descendants

Aromanian: giug Catalan: jou Dalmatian: zaug English: jugular French: joug Friulian: jôv

Italian: giogo Occitan: jos Portuguese: jugo Romanian: jug Spanish: yugo

References

• iugum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879