ungustus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ongostos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ong-os-tos, from *h₂eng-.Cognate with angulus (“corner, angle”), ungulus (“ring”). [1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /unˈɡus.tus/, [ʊŋˈɡʊs.tʊs]
Noun
ungustus m (genitive ungustī); second declension
- A curved stick
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ungustus | ungustī |
| Genitive | ungustī | ungustōrum |
| Dative | ungustō | ungustīs |
| Accusative | ungustum | ungustōs |
| Ablative | ungustō | ungustīs |
| Vocative | unguste | ungustī |
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ungulus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page page-641
- ungustus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ungustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette