duellum
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w-, *dew- (“to injure, destroy, burn”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to burn”), δύη (dúē, “misery, pain”). The initial dw of duellum changed to b in bellum (compare the change from duis to bis, and duonos to bonus). See w:History of Latin § Other sequences.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /duˈel.lum/, [dʊˈɛl.lũ]
Noun
duellum n (genitive duellī); second declension
- (poetic, archaic) war
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duellum | duella |
| genitive | duellī | duellōrum |
| dative | duellō | duellīs |
| accusative | duellum | duella |
| ablative | duellō | duellīs |
| vocative | duellum | duella |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- duellātor
- duellis
- duellō
- Duellōna
- perduellis
- ?proelium
Descendants
See also
References
- duellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- duellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- duellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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