eminus

Latin

FWOTD – 10 July 2014

Etymology

From ex (“out of, away from”) + manus (“hand, at hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.mi.nus/, [ˈeːmɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.mi.nus/, [ˈɛːminus]

Adverb

ēminus (not comparable)

1. at long range, beyond reach
2. aloof
3. from afar

Related terms

• manus

References

• “eminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “eminus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to use javelins at a distance, swords at close quarters: eminus hastis, comminus gladiis uti
    
  • to fight with swords at close quarters: gladio comminus (opp. eminus) rem gerere