iugis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From a Proto-Indo-European compound *h₂eyu-gʷih₃- (“long life”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy”), Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍‎ (yauuae-jī), Proto-Germanic *ajukiz.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.ɡis/, [ˈjuː.ɡɪs]

Adjective

iūgis (neuter iūge); third declension

  1. continual, perpetual (especially of flowing water)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative iūgis iūge iūgēs iūgia
genitive iūgis iūgium
dative iūgī iūgibus
accusative iūgem iūge iūgēs, iūgīs iūgia
ablative iūgī iūgibus
vocative iūgis iūge iūgēs iūgia

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of iugum (“yoke”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈju.ɡiːs/, [ˈjʊ.ɡiːs]

Noun

iugīs

  1. dative plural of iugum
  2. ablative plural of iugum

References

  • iugis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • iugis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • iugis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) a perpetual spring: aqua iugis, perennis
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