jugum

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin jugum (a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

Noun

jugum (plural juga or jugums)

  1. (zootomy) A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
  2. (entomology) A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.
  3. (botany) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
  4. (botany) A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

Derived terms

References

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒù.ɡúm/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪ̀.ɡʷʊ́m]

Ideophone

jùgum

  1. sad, dejected

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

jugum n (genitive jugī); second declension

  1. Post-classical form of iugum.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative jugum juga
Genitive jugī jugōrum
Dative jugō jugīs
Accusative jugum juga
Ablative jugō jugīs
Vocative jugum juga

References

  • jugum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • jugum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • jugum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.