uber

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewHdʰr̥-, *h₁owHdʰr̥-, *h₁uHdʰr̥- (udder). Cognates include Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (outhar), Old and modern English udder.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

ūber (genitive ūberis); n, third declension

  1. a teat, pap, dug, udder, a breast that gives suck.
  2. richness, fruitfulness

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative ūber ūbera
genitive ūberis ūberum
dative ūberī ūberibus
accusative ūber ūbera
ablative ūbere ūberibus
vocative ūber ūbera

[edit] Adjective

ūber m., f., n., (genitive ūberis); third declension

  1. fruitful, productive
  2. copious, full, rich

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
nominative ūber ūber ūberēs ūberia
genitive ūberis ūberis ūberium ūberium
dative ūberī ūberī ūberibus ūberibus
accusative ūberem ūber ūberēs ūberia
ablative ūberī ūberī ūberibus ūberibus
vocative ūber ūber ūberēs ūberia

[edit] Adverb

ūber (comparative ūbius, superlative ūbissimē)

  1. fruitfully, copiously, plentifully
  2. (of style) fully, copiously

[edit] Usage notes

The positive form of the adverb is not attested in Classical Latin.

[edit] Related terms

[edit] References

  • uber” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)
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