duodecimvir
English
Alternative forms
- (misspelling): duodecemvir
Etymology
From Latin duodecimvir.
Noun
duodecimvir (plural duodecimvirs or duodecimviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of twelve officials.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From duodecim (“twelve”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [du.ɔ.dɛˈkɪm.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪u.o.d̪eˈt͡ʃim.vir]
Noun
duodecimvir m (genitive duodecimvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) duodecimvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duodecimvir | duodecimvirī |
| genitive | duodecimvirī | duodecimvirōrum |
| dative | duodecimvirō | duodecimvirīs |
| accusative | duodecimvirum | duodecimvirōs |
| ablative | duodecimvirō | duodecimvirīs |
| vocative | duodecimvir | duodecimvirī |
References
- “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.