nupta

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Latin

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Etymology

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From nū̆ptus, perfect passive participle of nūbō (cover, veil; marry).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nū̆pta f (genitive nū̆ptae); first declension

  1. (usually with nova) bride
  2. a married woman; wife
    Synonyms: coniūnx, uxor, mulier, mātrōna
    Antonym: marītus

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nū̆pta nū̆ptae
Genitive nū̆ptae nū̆ptārum
Dative nū̆ptae nū̆ptīs
Accusative nū̆ptam nū̆ptās
Ablative nū̆ptā nū̆ptīs
Vocative nū̆pta nū̆ptae

Descendants

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  • Dalmatian: ninapta, ninapto

Participle

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nū̆pta

  1. inflection of nū̆ptus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

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nū̆ptā

  1. ablative feminine singular of nū̆ptus

References

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  • nupta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nupta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nupta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to be married to some one: nuptam esse cum aliquo or alicui
  • nupta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers