nugae

Latin

Alternative forms

• naugae (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.ɡae̯/, [ˈnuːɡäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.d͡ʒe/, [ˈnuːd͡ʒe]

Noun

nūgae f pl (genitive nūgārum); first declension (plural only)

1. jokes, jests
2. trifles

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	nūgae
Genitive	nūgārum
Dative	nūgīs
Accusative	nūgās
Ablative	nūgīs
Vocative	nūgae

References

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