nuper

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Latin

Etymology

From the root of num and per. See also Latin semper.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.per/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.per/,

Adverb

nūper (comparative nūperius, superlative nūperrimē)

newly, lately, recently, not long ago
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.677:
  Nūper erat dea facta
  Not long after she was deified
  (Ovid is explaining myths which were part of the ancient festival honoring Anna Perenna, who as an elderly woman had become a goddess.)

References

“nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
nuper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
nuper in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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