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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1199.nūbō on page 1199
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nūbere to marry
nūbere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to marry.
Definitions for nūbere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to cover, veil; +dat. (of a bride) to be married to, marry
English derivatives:
nubile connubical nuptials
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(of a woman) To get married (to); (also refl. in same sense). (b) (sup. after dare, collocare, etc.). (c) (without dat.) to contract a marriage; (w. in+acc) to marry (into a family). (d) (pf. pple., w. dat. or cum) that has entered into a state of matrimony (with), married (to); (also absol.).
- 2
(of contracting parties) To get married (to each other).
- 3
(of a male) To become married (to).
- 4
(transf. of vines) To become bound, or wedded (to a tree); (also of the supporting tree).
Sentences with nūbere
Latin to English
Nubere vis Prisco: non miror, Paula; sapisti. ducere te non vult Priscus: et ille sapit.Compare Paula, you want to marry Priscus: I am not surprised, you have good taste. Priscus doesn't want to marry you: he has good taste too.
Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle quam mihi, non si se Iuppiter ipse petat. dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.Compare My mistress says, there's not a man of all the many that she knows, she'd rather wed than me, not one, though Jove himself were to propose. She says so: but what woman says to him who fancies he has caught her, 'tis only fit it should be writ in air or running water. (Tr. Theodore Martin)
Hic duo frater, ut ante dico, duo Tullia, rex filia, nubo.Compare The two Tulliae, the king's daughters, had married these two brothers, as has been before said.
Conjugation table for nūbere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| nūbō nūbis nūbit nūbimus nūbitis nūbunt | nūbēbam nūbēbās nūbēbat nūbēbāmus nūbēbātis nūbēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| nūpsī nūpsistī nūpsit nūpsimus nūpsistis nūpsērunt / nūpsēre | nūpseram nūpserās nūpserat nūpserāmus nūpserātis nūpserant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| nūbam nūbēs nūbet nūbēmus nūbētis nūbent | nūpserō nūpseris nūpserit nūpserimus nūpseritis nūpserint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| nūbam nūbās nūbat nūbāmus nūbātis nūbant | nūberem nūberēs nūberet nūberēmus nūberētis nūberent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| nūpserim nūpseris nūpserit nūpserimus nūpseritis nūpserint | nūpsissem nūpsissēs nūpsisset nūpsissēmus nūpsissētis nūpsissent |
Infinitive present nūbere Infinitive perfect nūpsisse Infinitive future nūptūrum esse | Imperative present nūbe nūbite Imperative future nūbitō nūbitō nūbitōte nūbuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| nūbor nūberis nūbitur nūbimur nūbiminī nūbuntur | nūbēbar nūbēbāris / nūbēbāre nūbēbātur nūbēbāmur nūbēbāminī nūbēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| nūptus sum nūptus es nūptus est nūptī sumus nūptī estis nūptī sunt | nūptus eram nūptus erās nūptus erat nūptī erāmus nūptī erātis nūptī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| nūbar nūbēris / nūbēre nūbētur nūbēmur nūbēminī nūbentur | nūptus erō nūptus eris nūptus erit nūptī erimus nūptī eritis nūptī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| nūbar nūbāris / nūbāre nūbātur nūbāmur nūbāminī nūbantur | nūberer nūberēris / nūberēre nūberētur nūberēmur nūberēminī nūberentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| nūptus sim nūptus sīs nūptus sit nūptī sīmus nūptī sītis nūptī sint | nūptus essem nūptus essēs nūptus esset nūptī essēmus nūptī essētis nūptī essent |
Infinitive present nūbī Infinitive perfect nūptum esse Infinitive future nūptum īrī | Imperative present nūbere nūbiminī Imperative future nūbitor nūbitor - nūbuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | nūbēns | nūbentēs |
| Gen. | nūbentis | nūbentium |
| Dat. | nūbentī | nūbentibus |
| Acc. | nūbentem | nūbentēs |
| Abl. | nūbente | nūbentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | nūptūrus | nūptūrī |
| Gen. | nūptūrī | nūptūrōrum |
| Dat. | nūptūrō | nūptūrīs |
| Acc. | nūptūrum | nūptūrōs |
| Abl. | nūptūrō | nūptūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | nūptus | nūptī |
| Gen. | nūptī | nūptōrum |
| Dat. | nūptō | nūptīs |
| Acc. | nūptum | nūptōs |
| Abl. | nūptō | nūptīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | nūbendus | nūbendī |
| Gen. | nūbendī | nūbendōrum |
| Dat. | nūbendō | nūbendīs |
| Acc. | nūbendum | nūbendōs |
| Abl. | nūbendō | nūbendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | nūbere | nūptum |
| Gen. | nūbendī | nūptū |
| Dat. | nūbendō | |
| Acc. | nūbendum | |
| Abl. | nūbendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 248.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1199.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "nūbō, nūbere, nūpsī, nūptum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/nubo-nubere-nupsi-nuptum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 248.nūbō, nūbere, nūpsī, nūptum on page 248
