ius

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Inflection 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Descendants 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

jus

[edit] Etymology 1

From an earlier *ious, from PIE root yAus- ritual purity; supreme justice

[edit] Noun

iūs (genitive iūris); n, third declension

1. law, right, duty

   Jus summum saepe summa est malitia (The highest law is often the greatest roguery) — Terence Heautontimorumenos 4.5.43 (translation Benham's Book of Quotations 1948)

2. court of law

[edit] Inflection

Third declension, neuter variation (3:N).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	iūs	iūra
genitive	iūris	iūrum
dative	iūrī	iūribus
accusative	iūs	iūra
ablative	iūre	iūribus
vocative	iūs	iūra

[edit] Derived terms

• ius primae noctis

[edit] Descendants

• Juridic and juridical
• jurisprudence
• jurist

[edit] Etymology 2

Akin to Proto-Germanic *justaz (whence Old Norse ostr), Common Slavic *juha

[edit] Noun

ius (genitive iuris); n, third declension

1. gravy
2. broth
3. sauce

[edit] Descendants

• Icelandic: djús