respublica
See also: Respublica and res publica
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From rēs (“thing”, “affair”) + pūblica (“public”). Literally meaning “public affair”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reːsˈpuː.bli.ka/, [reːsˈpuː.blɪ.ka]
Noun
rēspūblica f (variously declined, genitive reīpūblicae); fifth declension, first declension
- the state, nation (the sovereign polity)
- a republic (a state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor)
Inflection
Fifth declension noun combined with first declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēspūblica | rēspūblicae |
| genitive | reīpūblicae | rērumpūblicārum |
| dative | reīpūblicae | rēbuspūblicīs |
| accusative | rempūblicam | rēspūblicās |
| ablative | rēpūblicā | rēbuspūblicīs |
| vocative | rēspūblica | rēspūblicae |
Derived terms
- ē rē pūblicā, ē rēpūblicā
Descendants
- Czech: republika
- Catalan: república
- Dutch: republiek
- English: republic
- French: république
- German: Respublica; Republik
- Italian: repubblica
- Portuguese: república
References
- respublica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- respublica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- respublica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- a man who has held many offices: honoribus ac reipublicae muneribus perfunctus (De Or. 1. 45)
- a man who has held many offices: honoribus ac reipublicae muneribus perfunctus (De Or. 1. 45)
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