res publica
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See also: respublica
English
Etymology
From Latin rēs pūblica. Doublet of republic.
Pronunciation
Noun
res publica (uncountable)
- The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic.
- 1997, Herwig Wolfram, The Roman Empire and its Germanic Peoples, page 190:
- At the same time the Roman-barbarian regna distinguished themselves from the res publica.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 402:
- There was no question as yet of republicanism being on the agenda, other than in the old, weak sense of a res publica or commonwealth to which both ruler and ruled owed allegiance.
Latin
Noun
rēs pūblica f (genitive reī pūblicae); fifth declension
- Alternative form of rēspūblica
Declension
Fifth-declension noun with a first-declension adjective.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rēs pūblica | rēs pūblicae |
| Genitive | reī pūblicae | rērum pūblicārum |
| Dative | reī pūblicae | rēbus pūblicīs |
| Accusative | rem pūblicam | rēs pūblicās |
| Ablative | rē pūblicā | rēbus pūblicīs |
| Vocative | rēs pūblica | rēs pūblicae |