Numida

See also: numida and númida

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Numida (“Numidian”).

Proper noun

Numida m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Numididae – the guinea fowl.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Numididae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Numida meleagris - sole species

References

• Numida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Numida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Numida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Numida at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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Latin

Etymology

Usually explained as a borrowing from Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás).

However, argued by historian Gabriel Camps to be of African origin.

Confer with the later Nomas.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mi.da/, [ˈnʊmɪd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.mi.da/, [ˈnuːmid̪ä]

Noun

Numida m (genitive Numidae); first declension

1. a nomad
2. Numidian

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Numida	Numidae
Genitive	Numidae	Numidārum
Dative	Numidae	Numidīs
Accusative	Numidam	Numidās
Ablative	Numidā	Numidīs
Vocative	Numida	Numidae

Derived terms

• Numidia
• Numidicus

Descendants

• Portuguese: Númida

Proper noun

Numida m (genitive Numidae); first declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Plotius Numida, a friend of Horace

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Numida	Numidae
Genitive	Numidae	Numidārum
Dative	Numidae	Numidīs
Accusative	Numidam	Numidās
Ablative	Numidā	Numidīs
Vocative	Numida	Numidae

References

• “Numida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Numida”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Numida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.