ius
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Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From an earlier *ious, from Proto-Indo-European *yews- (“ritual purity; supreme justice”).
Noun [edit]
iūs (genitive iūris); n, third declension
- 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)
- court of law
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iūs | iūra |
| genitive | iūris | iūrum |
| dative | iūrī | iūribus |
| accusative | iūs | iūra |
| ablative | iūre | iūribus |
| vocative | iūs | iūra |
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- English: jurisprudence
Etymology 2 [edit]
Akin to Proto-Germanic *justaz (whence Old Norse ostr), Common Slavic *juha.
Noun [edit]
iūs (genitive iūris); n, third declension
