uber

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Inflection 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Usage notes 1.6 Related terms 1.7 References

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[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

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈuː.ber/

[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

• ūberō
• ūbertās
• ūbertim
• ūbertō

[edit] References

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