nuntius

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Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

nūntius (genitive nūntiī); m, second declension

  1. A messenger, reporter, courier, bearer of news or tidings
  2. An envoy, message, report.
  3. A command, order, injunction.
  4. (in the plural) News, tidings, information.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative nūntius nūntiī
genitive nūntiī nūntiōrum
dative nūntiō nūntiīs
accusative nūntium nūntiōs
ablative nūntiō nūntiīs
vocative nūntī nūntiī

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References [edit]

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