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Latin: N

nam

conjunction, adverb

for, because Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.4… nequem consuluisse velit. segetem ne defrudet: nam id infelix est. opus rusticum omne curet uti …for

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.1… ne dicam peregrinis, velit inquirere. nam ut alium Ferentini alium Lavinii itemque Albani …for
  • 20.8… providens in futurum ne iterum erraretur: nam intercalario mense sublato annum civilem ad …for
  • 20.11… non soli tamen ad annum naturae aptati sunt: nam et priores anni, etiam si qui decemmenstres …for
  • 22.1Mensium genera duo: nam alii sunt naturales, alii civiles.for
  • 22.14… februum autem non idem usquequaque dicitur: nam aliter in aliis sacris februatur, hoc est …for

nanciscor

verb

obtain, get; come upon Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 9… et veniâ discessus impetratâ, veni Hafniam; nactusque socios itineris, qui me ob linguæ et regionis …and having found

narcoticum

noun

narcotic, sleep-inducing drug Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… excussus, montes et maria tranaret. Proptereà Narcoticis et Opiatis, statim in principio sopiendus est, …with narcotics

naris

noun

nostril; in the plural, nose Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… nobis vi, huic verò, spongijs humectis ad nares admotis, obviam imus. Confectâ primâ parte …nostrils

narro

verb

tell, relate Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 5… Danicè loquerer. Nec minùs ego promptus in narrando, quàm illi erant in quærendo. Multa quippè …telling
  • 10… comparare quæ ipsa habebat comperta, cum meis narratis, exclamare jam se promptam esse ad moriendum, …accounts
  • 12… me comite: valdè enim mira sunt, quæ de ea narrat. Levaniam indigitavit.he tells
  • 69Ipse itaque relictis, Dæmone narrante, et auditoribus, Duracoto filio cum matre …telling

nascor

verb

be born; arise Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.11… aperiendo, quod tunc ferme cuncta gignantur et nascendi claustra aperiat natura.of being born

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.20… ideo illi in sacris adiungi dicunt, quia uox nascenti homini terrae contactu datur: scimus autem …being born

nasus

nose Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English nose

Nothing shifted here. The n and the s held steady in every branch. Latin even has the nostrils, nārēs, from the same word with s turned to r.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

natalitius

adjective

of a birthday or birth Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 10… deinceps noctes illæ nostræ longæ, quippè Natalitio Christi mense Sol in Meridie vix parum …of the birth

nativitas

noun

birth, nativity Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.3… ceteris, quamdiu adhuc secundum legem primae natiuitatis manet caro ista communis?of birth

natura

noun

nature Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.11… etiam si optimo , non soli tamen ad annum naturae aptati sunt: nam et priores anni, etiam si qui …of nature
  • 22.11… cuncta gignantur et nascendi claustra aperiat natura.nature

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.9… deo plerumque hominum necatori, ut Homerus naturae conscius ait Ἆρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε …of [his] nature
  • 13.5… secretum hoc et ante Pythagoram parturiente natura, unum adiecit diem, quem Ianuario dedit, ut tam …nature

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11Ego naturâ cupidissimus perdiscendi nova, quæsivi vicissim …by nature

naturalis

adjective

natural, by nature Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 9 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.1… intercalandis mensibus ad unum illum verum naturalemque corrigere.and natural
  • 20.6… annis addi placuisset, ut civilis annus ad naturalem exaequaretur, in mense potissimum Februario …the natural
  • 20.6… prius quam sentiretur annos civiles aliquanto naturalibus esse maiores, quod delictum ut corrigeretur, …than the natural
  • 20.12… numero hic dicetur, non alios par erit quam naturales accipere.natural ones
  • 21.13… occasu, multis a canis exortu incipere annus naturalis videtur.natural
  • 22.1Mensium genera duo: nam alii sunt naturales, alii civiles.natural

natus

noun

son, child; birth, age Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.9… proximos duos a populo, Maium a maioribus natu, Iunium a iunioribus. ceteros ab ordine quo …by birth

nauclerus

noun

shipowner, ship's master Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 4… mater irâ succensa, me loco sacculi Nauclero proprium addixit, ut ipsa pecuniam retineret. …to the ship's master

naufragium

noun

shipwreck Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.6… nauem scopulosa saxa confringunt, nauigantibus naufragium sine exceptione commune est, et oculorum dolor …shipwreck
  • 13.1Sic et apostolus Paulus post naufragia, post flagella, post carnis et corporis multa …shipwrecks

ne

particle, conjunction, adverb

not; that not, lest; (asks a question) Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 27 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.1… parare cogitabis, sic in animo habeto, uti ne cupide emas neve opera tua parcas visere et ne …not
  • 1.1… ne cupide emas neve opera tua parcas visere et ne satis habeas semel circumire. quotiens ibis, …not
  • 1.1… inde exire possis. uti bonum caelum habeat, ne calamitosum siet, solo bono, sua virtute …not
  • 1.4… scito pro ratione fructum esse. instrumenti ne magni siet, loco bono siet. videto, quam minimi …not
  • 1.4… quam minimi instrumenti sumptuosusque ager ne siet.not
  • 5.2familiae male ne sit, ne algeat, ne esuriat: opere bene …not

nec

conjunction, adverb

and not, nor; not even Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 9 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.11… anni, etiam si qui decemmenstres fuerunt, nec Romae modo vel per Italiam, sed et aput gentes …not

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.14… id est hoc mense, aperiantur, arbores quoque nec minus cetera, quae continet terra, aperire se …and not
  • 14.12… libertatem, et non solum nullum nefastum sed nec comitialem quemquam de adiectis diebus …not even

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 5… fecit duas Abbatissas; & mox obierunt. Nec remanserunt ibidem nisi iv. Professae & quatuor …nor

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 5… exercitio, ut mediocriter Danicè loquerer. Nec minùs ego promptus in narrando, quàm illi erant …nor
  • 13Nec mora consentio, ut Magistrum illa suum …no

necator

noun

killer Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.9… Marti esset dicatus deo plerumque hominum necatori, ut Homerus naturae conscius ait Ἆρες Ἄρες …killer

necessario

adverb

necessarily Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.8… etsi non singuli, tamen universi ad anni finem necessario concurrerent.necessarily

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 13.8… sicut Graeci annum proprium computarent, necessario et intercalarem mensem instituerunt more …necessarily

necessarius

adjective

necessary; related, close friend Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 16.1… dilectissimi, quale est, quam pertinens, quam necessarium, quod pestis ista et lues quae horribilis et …necessary

necesse

adjective

necessary, unavoidable Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 1.3.2… ferveat, et post quadraginta dies exime. cum necesse fuerit, mel addes et pro rosato utere.needed

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 13.3… creditur. lustrari autem eo mense ciuitatem necesse erat, quo statuit ut iusta dis Manibus …necessary

nefastus

adjective

unholy; of a day closed to public business Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.12… actionibus libertatem, et non solum nullum nefastum sed nec comitialem quemquam de adiectis diebus …closed [day]

nego

verb

deny, say no; refuse Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.15non tamen negat Verrius Flaccus hoc die postea constitutum, ut …denies

negotium

noun

business, task; trouble Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.6… delictum ut corrigeretur, pontificibus datum negotium eorumque arbitrio intercalandi ratio permissa.task

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 5… non intellexi, paucis verbis exceptis. Itaque negocium suis dedit Studiosis, quos magno numero alebat, …the task

nemo

pronoun

no one, nobody Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.6sic cum fetu sterili terra ieiuna est, neminem fames separat: sic cum inruptione hostili …no one

neō

spin; weave Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English needle

The n held steady. The word means a tool for sewing; Latin nēre and Greek nēthō mean 'to spin'.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

neque

conjunction

and not, nor; neither ... nor Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 16 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.8… sed Divus Iulius cum videret hac ratione neque ad lunam menses, ut oportebat, neque annos ad …neither
  • 22.8… ratione neque ad lunam menses, ut oportebat, neque annos ad solem convenire, maluit annum …nor

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 12.1Sic Abraham Deo placuit, quia ut placeret Deo nec amittere filium timuit nec gerere parricidium …neither
  • 12.1… ut placeret Deo nec amittere filium timuit nec gerere parricidium recusauit.nor
  • 12.4… non sint tibi offendicula ista sed proelia, nec debilitent aut frangant christiani fidem, sed …and not
  • 12.8… forti conpage solidata est pulsatur fluctibus nec foratur, et quando area fruges terit, uentos …but not

nequis

pronoun, article or determiner

so that no one, lest anyone Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.4… politorem diutius eundem ne habeat die. nequid emisse velit insciente domino, neu quid dominum …not anything
  • 5.4… neu quid dominum celavisse velit. parasitum nequem habeat. haruspicem, augurem, hariolum, …not any
  • 5.4… haruspicem, augurem, hariolum, Chaldaeum nequem consuluisse velit. segetem ne defrudet: nam id …not any

nequo

adverb

to no place Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.2… sit ambulator, sobrius siet semper, ad cenam nequo eat. familiam exerceat, consideret, quae …not anywhere

nescio

verb

not know Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 13.6… denique inter nos et ceteros interest qui Deum nesciunt, quod illi in aduersis queruntur et murmurant, …do not know
  • 17.2… martyrium, nec potes te dicere perdidisse quod nescis an merearis accipere.you do not know

neu

conjunction

and not, nor Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.4… die. nequid emisse velit insciente domino, neu quid dominum celavisse velit. parasitum nequem …nor

neve

conjunction

and not, nor Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.1… sic in animo habeto, uti ne cupide emas neve opera tua parcas visere et ne satis habeas …nor

ni

conjunction

if not, unless Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.13… publicauit, et huc usque stare potuisset, ni sacerdotes sibi errorem nouum ex ipsa …if not

nīdus

nest Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English nest

The old word meant "a place to sit down in" (ni, down, plus sed, sit). Latin lost the z-sound of the middle, and Lithuanian changed the n at the start to l.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

nihil

pronoun

nothing Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 16.2ut nihil aliud mortalitas ista contulerit, hoc …nothing
  • 20.3nihil prodest uerbis praeferre uirtutem et factis …nothing

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 17… quas longum esset recensere. Nobis nihil admodum evenit mali. Tenebras enim Telluris …nothing

nihilum

noun

nothing Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.34… principium, Quintilis a numero uocaretur, nihilo minus tamen etiam post praepositos a Numa …by nothing

nimis

adverb

too much, too; very Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… Sed parum nobis est utilis hæc ῥοπὴ, quia nimis tarda: itaque nutu ut dixi acceleramus; et …too

nisi

conjunction

if not, unless; except Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • pr.1Est interdum praestare mercaturis rem quaerere, nisi tam periculosum sit, et item fenerari, si tam …if not

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6secundum quam rationem nisi fallor hic annus, cuius velut index et titulus …unless

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 12.5nisi praecesserit pugna, non potest esse uictoria, …unless
  • 19.1… humanus aspectus oculis carnalibus intueri, nisi quod talem uidere iam poterat de saeculo …except

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 5… & mox obierunt. Nec remanserunt ibidem nisi iv. Professae & quatuor non professae Moniales; …except

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… efficit, ut paucos ex humana gente, nec alios, nisi nostri observantissimos comites habeamus. Ergò …except
  • 24… enim Levaniam æquantur dies ferè noctibus: nisi quòd Privolvis regulariter omnis dies est …except

Nisus

name

Nisus, a man's name in myth Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.30… in fastos relatus sit adeo ut, sicut Nisus in commentariis fastorum dicit apud maiores …Nisus

niteo

verb

shine, gleam; flourish Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.1… placebit quod bonum erit. vicini quo pacto niteant, id animum advertito: in bona regione bene …they flourish
  • 1.1… id animum advertito: in bona regione bene nitere oportebit. et uti eo introeas et circumspicias, …to flourish

nitor

verb

lean on; strive, push Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… modi agminatim invadimus, omnesque subtus nitentes, in altum eum tollimus. Prima quæque molitio …pushing

nix

noun

snow Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.14… terrae etiam ipsae aut aqua aut pruina aut niuibus contegantur, eaque omnia uerno, id est hoc …with snows

Relatives of English snow

Lithuanian and Gothic kept the sn- at the start, as English did. Latin lost the s (nix, nivis).

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

Nobilior

name

Nobilior, a Roman surname Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.16… inter auctores lata dissensio est. nam Fulvius Nobilior in fastis, quos in aede Herculis Musarum …Nobilior

nocturnus

adjective

of the night, nightly Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 14… quibus indè à pueritia trita est ratio, hircos nocturnos, aut furcas, aut trita pallia inequitandi, …by night

nolo

verb

not want, be unwilling Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.2… facilius malo et alieno prohibebit. vilicus si nolet male facere, non faciet. si passus erit, …will not want

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 6… plures Capellani & stipendiarii Curati noluerunt sine excessivo salario deservire. Hos Episcopus …refused

nōmen

noun

name; noun Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.7eorum vero annorum quibus Iulianis nomen est ducentesimus octogensimus tertius, sed ex …name
  • 22.9Nomina decem mensibus antiquis Romulum fecisse Fulvius …names
  • 22.10Varro autem Romanos a Latinis nomina mensum accepisse arbitratus auctores eorum …names
  • 22.12Maium vero non a maioribus, sed a Maia nomen accepisse, quod eo mense tam Romae quam antea …name
  • 22.13… et Februarium postea quidem additos, sed nominibus iam ex Latio sumptis; et Ianuarium ab Iano, cui …with names
  • 22.13… et Ianuarium ab Iano, cui adtributus est, nomen traxisse, Februarium a februo.name

Relatives of English name

The n and m held steady in every branch.

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nomino

verb

name, call Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.9… sunt. et quidem duos primos a parentibus suis nominasse, Martium a Marte patre, Aprilem ab Aphrodite, …to have named
  • 22.11itaque Martium mensem a Marte quidem nominatum credit, non quia Romuli fuerit pater, sed quod …named

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.5… Quintilis quintus est, et deinceps pro numero nominabantur.they were named
  • 12.8Secundum mensem nominauit Aprilem, ut quidam putant cum adspiratione …he named
  • 12.8… suo Marte, secundum ab Aeneae matre Venere nominaret, et hi potissimum anni principia seruarent, a …he would name
  • 12.13… fuisse, et ideo non potuisse mensem a Venere nominari.to be named

non

particle

not Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 79 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.4siet in his agris, qui non saepe dominos mutant: qui in his agris praedia …not
  • 1.4… vasa torcula et dolia multane sient: ubi non erunt, scito pro ratione fructum esse. …not
  • 1.6… quaestuosus siet, si sumptuosus erit, relinqui non multum. praedium quod primum siet, si me …not
  • 2.1… fundum eodem die, si potest, circumeat; si non eodem die, at postridie. ubi cognovit, quo modo …not
  • 2.2… inire oportet operarum, dierum. si ei opus non apparet, dicit vilicus sedulo se fecisse, …not
  • 2.2… dicit vilicus sedulo se fecisse, servos non valuisse, tempestates malas fuisse, servos …not

Nonae

name

the Nones, the ninth day before the Ides Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.10… ita primitus instituti eo dinoscuntur quod nonas habent septimanas, ceteri tres quintanas. …the Nones

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.3… expedirentur, qui hodieque septimanas habent Nonas, ceteri quintanas.the Nones
  • 13.6… undetricenis censebantur diebus, et quintanas Nonas habebant, ac post Idus in omnibus a. d. …the Nones
  • 13.7… et October dies tricenos singulos possidebant. Nonae in his septimanae erant, similiterque post Idus …the Nones

nonagesimus

adjective

ninetieth Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6… a Roma autem condita nongentensimus nonagensimus primus, et quidem ex Parilibus, unde urbis anni …ninetieth

nongentesimus

adjective

nine hundredth Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6… Olympicus celebratur; a Roma autem condita nongentensimus nonagensimus primus, et quidem ex Parilibus, …nine hundredth

nonnihil

pronoun

something, somewhat Drafted; not yet checked.

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Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 1.1.2… aut vini misceas. sed si <maius> vas erit, nonnihil vini melizomo mittas, adiciendum propter mellis …something, some

nonnullus

article or determiner

some, several Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.13… aequinoctio, quibusdam ab ortu vergiliarum, nonnullis ab earum occasu, multis a canis exortu incipere …to some

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 3… nocti nullum relinquit locum. Ipsa herbas nonnullas legens multis cæremoniis, domique coquens, …some

nonus

adjective

ninth Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.6… septimo silva caedua, octavo arbustum, nono glandaria silva.ninth

Nordwegia

name

Norway Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 4… solvens è portu, secundo vento quasi Bergas Nordwegiæ tendebat. Post aliquot dies Boreâ surgente, …of Norway
  • 4… Post aliquot dies Boreâ surgente, inter Nordwegiam et Angliam delatus, Daniam petijt, fretumque …Norway

nos

pronoun

we, us Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 39 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.2mouet quosdam quod sit nobis cum ceteris mortalitas ista communis.to us
  • 8.3quid enim nobis in hoc mundo non commune cum ceteris, quamdiu …to us
  • 8.5… hoc accipiat inmortalitatem, et spiritus nos perducat ad Deum patrem, quaecumque sunt carnis …us
  • 8.5… patrem, quaecumque sunt carnis incommoda sunt nobis cum humano genere communia.for us
  • 8.6… ualitudo membrorum cum ceteris communis est nobis, quamdiu portatur in saeculo caro ista …to us
  • 13.6hoc denique inter nos et ceteros interest qui Deum nesciunt, quod …us

nōscō

verb

get to know, learn; know Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 19.7… esse conperimus, quid cunctis expediat nosceremus.we might know

Relatives of English know

The old g became k, and the k of know was said aloud for centuries. Greek kept the g (γιγνώσκω); Latin lost it (nōscere, once gnōscere).

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noster

article or determiner

our, ours Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 33 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • pr.1… et item fenerari, si tam honestum sit. maiores nostri sic habuerunt et ita in legibus posiverunt, …our

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.11… anno ita a Iulio Caesare ordinato ceteri ad nostram memoriam Iuliani appellantur, eique consurgunt …our
  • 22.8maiores quoque nostri idem sunt aemulati, cum annum dierum CCCLV …our

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.1… quosdam mouet quod aequaliter cum gentilibus nostros morbi istius ualitudo corripiat: quasi ad hoc …our people
  • 13.5… et uastitas aliqua grassatur, tunc uirtus nostra perficitur, tunc fides si temptata perstiterit …our
  • 14.2… magis et temporis munus amplecti, quod dum nostram fidem firmiter promimus et labore tolerato ad …our

nostras

adjective

of our country, native Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 24… hominibus. Nox et dies juncti, æquant unum ex nostratibus mensibus: quippè Sole orituro manè, integrum …our
  • 35… nulli. Itaque immensus æstus. Atque sic spacio nostratis mensis, seu diei LEVANICI, uno eodemque loco et …of our
  • 56Nox enim Subvolvarum etsi nostratia quatuordecim Νυχθήμερα longa sit, Volvæ tamen …of ours

noto

verb

mark, note; observe Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.12… feriarum, adiectosque omnes a se dies fastos notauit, ut maiorem daret actionibus libertatem, et non …he marked

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… essem: qui pleraque eorum, quæ tu vel oculis notasti, vel fando accepisti, vel ex libris hausisti, …noted

notus

adjective

known, familiar; the south wind Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… Novem, ex quibus unus mihi peculiariter notus, et vel maximè omnium mitis atque innoxius …known
  • 39Notis Terrarum incolis Luna nostra, cùm plena est …known

novem

number

nine Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.14… sunt dies duodecim, cum debuerint intercalari nouem. sed hunc quoque errorem sero deprehensum …nine

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… conversantur. Sunt ex iis præcipui Novem, ex quibus unus mihi peculiariter notus, et vel …nine

Relatives of English nine

The n at the start held steady everywhere, and the vowels shifted. Latin ends in m (novem) where the others end in n.

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November

name, adjective

November; of November Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.3… Sextilis et September tricenos, October XXXI, November et December XXX; quorum quattuor maiores pleni, …November
  • 20.8… menses intercalarios dierum LXVII in mensem Novembrem et Decembrem interponeret, cum iam mense …November

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.3… id est Aprilis Iunius Sextilis September Nouember December, tricenum essent dierum, quattuor …November
  • 13.6… igitur Aprilis Iunius Sextilis September Nouember December undetricenis censebantur diebus, et …November
  • 14.7… inseruit, in Aprilem autem Iunium Septembrem Nouembrem singulos, sed neque mensi Februario addidit …November

novo

verb

renew, make new Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.6… ut incipiente anno cura denuo seruandi nouati ignis inciperet. eodem quoque ingrediente mense …renewed

novus

adjective

new; young, fresh; strange Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 12 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 2.3… fieri, semen purgari, funes sarciri, novos fieri; centones, cuculiones familiam oportuisse …new ones

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.13idcirco aliis a novo sole, id est a bruma, aliis ab aestivo …new
  • 22.2… lunaris est autem temporis quoddam spatium a nova luna.new

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.6huius etiam prima die ignem nouum Vestae aris accendebant, ut incipiente anno …new
  • 12.6… atque flaminum domibus laureae ueteres nouis laureis mutabantur. eodem quoque mense et …for new
  • 13.2… factosque quinquaginta et sex dies in duos nouos menses pari ratione diuisit,new

Relatives of English new

Little changed here; the n and the w sound held on everywhere.

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nox

noun

night Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 13 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 1… arte Magica celebratissimæ: factum quadam nocte, ut post contemplationem siderum et Lunæ, lecto …night
  • 3… quando Sol totis 24. horis conspicuus, nocti nullum relinquit locum. Ipsa herbas nonnullas …to night
  • 7… et Braheus, mirabilibus machinis totis noctibus intendebant Lunæ sideribusque, quæ me res …nights
  • 10… annus in Autumnum, succedebantque deinceps noctes illæ nostræ longæ, quippè Natalitio Christi …nights
  • 24… Levania tota vicissitudines sentit diei et noctis, ut nos: Sed carent illi hac nostrâ annuâ …of night
  • 24… Per totam enim Levaniam æquantur dies ferè noctibus: nisi quòd Privolvis regulariter omnis dies est …to nights

Relatives of English night

k before t became the gh sound, still heard in German Nacht and once in English.

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noxa

noun

harm; offense Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.1… supersedeat: siquis quid deliquerit, pro noxa bono modo vindicet.offense

nubes

noun

cloud Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.14… ante aequinoctium uernum triste sit caelum et nubibus obductum, sed et mare nauigantibus clausum, …with clouds

nubilum

noun

cloudy sky, clouds Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.6… simul captiuitas uastat, et quando imbrem nubila serena suspendunt, omnibus siccitas una est, et …skies

nucleus

noun

kernel, nut Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 7.13.1… palmulas vel dactylos excepto semine, nuce vel nucleis vel pipere trito infercies. sale foris …pine nuts, kernels
  • 7.19.3In ovis hapalis: piper, ligusticum, nucleos infusos. suffundes mel, acetum: liquamine …pine nuts, kernels

nudo

verb

strip, lay bare Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 57… dividantur et aquæ, et Subvolvis quidem nudantur agri, Privolvis verò in exiguum solatium æstus, …are laid bare

nullus

article or determiner, pronoun

no, none, not any Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 13 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 14.2… stare rectum nec cum eis quibus spes in Deum nulla est iacere prostratum et gratulari magis et …no

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.12… Aprilem mensem antiquos a Venere dixisse, cum nullus dies festus nullumque sacrificium insigne …no
  • 12.12… a Venere dixisse, cum nullus dies festus nullumque sacrificium insigne Veneri per hunc mensem a …and no
  • 12.31non nulli putauerunt Iunium mensem a Iunio Bruto, qui …none (non nulli: some)
  • 14.12… daret actionibus libertatem, et non solum nullum nefastum sed nec comitialem quemquam de …no
  • 14.14… excreuerant, sequentibus annis duodecim nullo die intercalato deuorarentur.no

Numa

name

Numa, the second king of Rome Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.4postea sive a Numa, ut ait Fulvius, sive, ut Iunius, a Tarquinio …Numa

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.34… nihilo minus tamen etiam post praepositos a Numa Ianuarium ac Februarium retinuit nomen, cum non …Numa
  • 13.1Sed secutus Numa, quantum sub caelo rudi et saeculo adhuc …Numa
  • 13.4Numae ordinationem finitimi mox secuti totidem diebus …Numa's
  • 13.5paulo post Numa in honorem imparis numeri, secretum hoc et ante …Numa

numen

noun

divine power, divinity; will Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.9… putant Romulum uel altiore prudentia uel certi numinis prouidentia ita primos ordinasse menses ut, cum …divine power

numero

verb

count, number Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6… et quidem ex Parilibus, unde urbis anni numerantur;are counted

numerus

noun

number; rank, class Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 22 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.4… quod magis credo, ea superstitione qua inpar numerus plenus et magis faustus habebatur.number
  • 20.5… adque ita omnes menses pleni et inpari dierum numero esse coeperunt, excepto Februario, qui solus …with number
  • 20.12itaque cum de aliquo annorum numero hic dicetur, non alios par erit quam naturales …number
  • 22.3civiles menses sunt numeri quidam dierum quos una quaeque civitas suo …numbers
  • 22.5… breviores. at civitatium menses vel magis numero dierum inter se discrepant, sed dies ubique …in number
  • 22.9… erant, Quintilem usque Decembrem perinde a numero.number

On the way to English number

  1. Latin · early 400snumerus · a number
  2. Middle English · about 1390noumbre · a number
  3. Early Modern English · 1623number · a number
  4. English todaynumber

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numquam

adverb

never Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.39… cursui neque lunae rationibus conueniret, non numquam usu ueniebat, ut frigus anni aestiuis mensibus …never (non numquam: sometimes)
  • 14.1… intercalatio omnis omissa est, non numquam uero per gratiam sacerdotum, qui publicanis …never (non numquam: sometimes)

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 2… absorpti. Quod nomen esset patri meo, ipsa nunquam dixit, piscatorem fuisse, et centum …never

nunc

adverb

now Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 9 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • pr.4… sunt qui in eo studio occupati sunt. nunc ut ad rem redeam, quod promisi institutum …now

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.10quapropter nunc cum in septem mensibus dies singuli et triceni …now
  • 20.10… solebat, post terminalia intercalaretur, quod nunc bissextum vocatur.now
  • 22.3… una quaeque civitas suo instituto observat, ut nunc Romani a kalendis in kalendas. naturales et …now
  • 22.16… anno Augusti vicensimo. quae nomina etiam nunc ad hanc permanent memoriam.now

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 14.1Hoc quod nunc corporis uires solutus in fluxum uenter …now

Relatives of English now

German nun and Latin nunc kept the short u. Only English changed: Old English nū, said like oo, became ow in the Great Vowel Shift.

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nuncupo

verb

name, call Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.17… nomina quaedam mensium inmutaverunt suis nuncupando nominibus; quod aut ipsi postmodum mutaverunt, …by calling

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 13.3ac de duobus priorem Ianuarium nuncupauit, primumque anni esse uoluit, tamquam bicipitis …he named

nundinae

noun

market day, fair Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 1… atque mihi per somnum visus sum librum ex Nundinis allatum perlegere, cuius hic erat tenor.the fair

nuper

adverb

recently, lately Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 2… Thulen dixêre: mater erat Fiolxhildis, quæ nuper mortua, scribendi mihi peperit licentiam, cujus …lately

nuto

verb

nod; sway, waver Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.2… aliarum gentium dispari numero pari errore nutabat, et ut contentus sim referendo paucarum morem …it wavered

nutus

noun

nod; will, command Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… sese conglobantur ut aranei: quæ nos solo ferè nutu transportamus, adeò ut denique moles corporea …by nod, will
  • 15… est utilis hæc ῥοπὴ, quia nimis tarda: itaque nutu ut dixi acceleramus; et præcedimus jam corpus, …by will

nux

noun

nut; nut tree Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 7.13.1… palmulas vel dactylos excepto semine, nuce vel nucleis vel pipere trito infercies. sale …nut