duodecimvir
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (misspelling): duodecemvir
Etymology edit
From Latin duodecimvir.
Noun edit
duodecimvir (plural duodecimvirs or duodecimviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of twelve officials.
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From duodecim (“twelve”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deˈkim.u̯ir/, [d̪uɔd̪ɛˈkɪmu̯ɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.deˈt͡ʃim.vir/, [d̪uod̪eˈt͡ʃimvir]
Noun edit
duodecimvir m (genitive duodecimvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) duodecimvir
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | duodecimvir | duodecimvirī |
| Genitive | duodecimvirī | duodecimvirōrum |
| Dative | duodecimvirō | duodecimvirīs |
| Accusative | duodecimvirum | duodecimvirōs |
| Ablative | duodecimvirō | duodecimvirīs |
| Vocative | duodecimvir | duodecimvirī |
References edit
- “duodecimvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodecimvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.