ius primae noctis
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i̯uːs ˈpriː.mae̯ ˈnok.tis/, [i̯uːs̠ ˈpriːmäe̯ ˈnɔkt̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /jus ˈpri.me ˈnok.tis/, [jus ˈpriːme ˈnɔkt̪is]
Noun edit
iūs prīmae noctis n sg (genitive iūris prīmae noctis); third declension
- the right of the first night; droit de seigneur
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | iūs prīmae noctis |
| Genitive | iūris prīmae noctis |
| Dative | iūrī prīmae noctis |
| Accusative | iūs prīmae noctis |
| Ablative | iūre prīmae noctis |
| Vocative | iūs prīmae noctis |