naupegus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ναυπηγός (naupēgós), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) + πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “build”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nau̯ˈpeː.ɡus/, [näu̯ˈpeːɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nau̯ˈpe.ɡus/, [näu̯ˈpɛːɡus]

Noun

naupēgus m (genitive naupēgī); second declension

1. shipwright
2. someone who owns a ship

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	naupēgus	naupēgī
Genitive	naupēgī	naupēgōrum
Dative	naupēgō	naupēgīs
Accusative	naupēgum	naupēgōs
Ablative	naupēgō	naupēgīs
Vocative	naupēge	naupēgī

References

• “naupegus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• naupegus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.