adagium
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps from ad (“to”) + āiō (“I say”) or from ad agendum apta or from ad + agō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈda.ɡi.um/, [aˈda.ɡi.ũ]
Noun
adagium n (genitive adagiī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adagium | adagia |
| genitive | adagiī | adagiōrum |
| dative | adagiō | adagiīs |
| accusative | adagium | adagia |
| ablative | adagiō | adagiīs |
| vocative | adagium | adagia |
Synonyms
- (proverb, adage): [rare] adagiō
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ădăgĭum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ădăgĭo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ădăgĭum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 29/3
- adagium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “adagium” on page 35/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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