noun · masculinethird declension
cūriō1
cūriō m (genitive cūriōnis)
Classical[ˈkuː.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ri.o]
Meaning
- the priest of a curia
- a herald
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cūriō | cūriōnēs |
| genitive | cūriōnis | cūriōnum |
| dative | cūriōnī | cūriōnibus |
| accusative | cūriōnem | cūriōnēs |
| ablative | cūriōne | cūriōnibus |
| vocative | cūriō | cūriōnēs |
cūrĭo, ōnis, m. curia.
I. The priest of a curia, Varr. L. L. 5, § 83; 6, § 46 Müll.:
maximus, he who presided over all the curiæ, Liv. 27, 8, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 126, 17 Müll.—II. Post-Aug., a crier, herald, = praeco, Mart. lib. 2 praef.; Treb. Gall. 12.
cūrĭo, ōnis, m. adj. cura (a humorously-formed word, corresp. with curiosus),
I. wasted by sorrow, lean, emaciated:
agnus, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 27 sq. (v. the passage in connection); cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 3 Müll.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cūriō ōnis, m
curia, the priest of a curia: maximus, over all the curiae, L.
Origins
Proto-Italic *kowiriomder. Old Latin coviriader. Latin cūria Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin cūriō From cūria (“curia”) + -ō (suffix forming masculine nouns).