numerus

See also: Numerus

Finnish

Noun

numerus

1. (grammar) grammatical number

Declension

Inflection of numerus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		numerus	numerukset
genitive		numeruksen	numerusten numeruksien
partitive		numerusta	numeruksia
illative		numerukseen	numeruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		numerus	numerukset
accusative	nom.	numerus	numerukset
	gen.	numeruksen
genitive		numeruksen	numerusten numeruksien
partitive		numerusta	numeruksia
inessive		numeruksessa	numeruksissa
elative		numeruksesta	numeruksista
illative		numerukseen	numeruksiin
adessive		numeruksella	numeruksilla
ablative		numerukselta	numeruksilta
allative		numerukselle	numeruksille
essive		numeruksena	numeruksina
translative		numerukseksi	numeruksiksi
instructive		—	numeruksin
abessive		numeruksetta	numeruksitta
comitative		—	numeruksineen

Synonyms

• kieliopillinen luku

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Latin

Etymology

By rhotacism from earlier *nem-eso-, a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, “to distribute”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman, “to take”), Latvian ņemt (“to take”) and Old Irish nem (“gift”).

The grammatical sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.me.rus/, [ˈnʊ.mɛ.rʊs]

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Noun

numerus m (genitive numerī); second declension

1. number
2. collection, quantity
   • 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 6.14

     Magnum ibi numerum versuum ediscere dicuntur.

     They are said there to learn by heart a great quantity of verses.

3. (figuratively) rank, position
4. (music) time, rhythm
5. (grammar) number

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	numerus	numerī
genitive	numerī	numerōrum
dative	numerō	numerīs
accusative	numerum	numerōs
ablative	numerō	numerīs
vocative	numere	numerī

Derived terms

• numerābilis
• numerālis
• Numeria
• numerārius

• numerius
• numerō
• numerōsus

Related terms

• numerātiō
• numerātor
• numerātus

• numerōsē
• numerōsitās
• numerōsiter

Descendants

• Albanian: numër
• Asturian: númberu
• Breton: niver
• Catalan: nombre, número
• Dutch: nummer
• Friulian: numar
• Galician: número
• German: Nummer
• Italian: numero, novero
• Ladin: numer
• Occitan: nombre
• Old French: nonbre, nombre
  • French: nombre, numéro
  • → English: number
    • → Navajo: námboo
    • → Maori: nama

• Polish: numer
• Portuguese: nombro, número
• Romanian: număr
• Romansch: numer, nomer
• Russian: но́мер (nómer)
• Sardinian: númeru, númunu
• Sicilian: nummuru, nùmmiru
• Spanish: número
• Venetian: nùmaro
• Welsh: nifer

See also

• nummus

References

• numerus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• numerus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• numerus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• numerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • perfect in every detail: omnibus numeris absolutus (N. D. 2. 13)
    
  • arithmetic: numeri (-orum)
    
  • a master-piece of classical work: opus omnibus numeris absolutum
    
  • poetical rhythm: numerus poetice vinctus
    
  • the tune; rhythm: numerus, numeri
    
  • to make a speech rhythmical: numeris orationem astringere, vincire
    
  • to be regarded as a god: numerum deorum obtinere (N. D. 3. 20)
    
  • to deify a person: aliquem in deorum numerum referre, reponere
    
  • to place a person's name on the list of the proscribed: in proscriptorum numerum referre aliquem (Rosc. Am. 11. 32)
    
  • (ambiguous) to differ qualitatively not quantitatively: genere, non numero or magnitudine differre
    
  • (ambiguous) to consider as a god: aliquem in deorum numero referre
    
  • (ambiguous) an ordinary, average Roman citizen: unus e togatorum numero
    
  • (ambiguous) to erase a person's name from the list of the proscribed: e proscriptorum numero eximere aliquem
    
• numerus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• numerus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin