nuper

Latin

Etymology

From the root of num and per. See also Latin semper.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.per/, [ˈnuːpɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.per/, [ˈnuːper]

Adverb

nūper (comparative nūperius, superlative nūperrimē)

1. newly, lately, recently, not long ago
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.677:

     Nūper erat dea facta [...]

     Not long after she was deified [...]
     (Ovid is explaining myths which were part of the ancient festival honoring Anna Perenna, who as an elderly woman had become a goddess.)

References

• “nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nuper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• nuper in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016