Nonius
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See also: nonius
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Nonius m (strong, genitive Nonius, plural Noniusse or Nonien)
Usage notes
Unlike its English counterpart nonius, the term Nonius also encompasses the more sophisticated vernier caliper, which works on a similar principle.
Declension
Declension of Nonius
Descendants
Further reading
- “Nonius” in Duden online
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.ni.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.ni.us/,
Proper noun
Nōnius m sg (genitive Nōniī or Nōnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Nonius Marcellus, a Roman grammarian
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nōnius |
| genitive | Nōniī Nōnī1 |
| dative | Nōniō |
| accusative | Nōnium |
| ablative | Nōniō |
| vocative | Nōnī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- “Nonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.