unguen
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥ (whence also Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb (“butter”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈun.ɡʷen/, [ˈʊŋɡʷɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈun.ɡwen/, [ˈuŋɡwen]
Noun edit
unguen n (genitive unguinis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | unguen | unguina |
| Genitive | unguinis | unguinum |
| Dative | unguinī | unguinibus |
| Accusative | unguen | unguina |
| Ablative | unguine | unguinibus |
| Vocative | unguen | unguina |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “unguen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “unguen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- unguen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.