iūgis

Meaning

1. two terminationcontinual, continuous, perpetual, persistent
2. two terminationceaseless, changeless, incessant, perennial, unceasing, unchanging, uninterrupted, unfailing
   Ne Pherecydes quidem, ille Pythagorae magister, potius divinus habebitur quam physicus, quod, cum vidisset haustam aquam de iugi puteo, terrae motus dixit instare.Not even Pherecydes (of Syros), the famous master of Pythagoras, should be considered as a prophet, as opposed to a philosopher of nature, for saying that earthquakes were imminent after he had examined water from a perennial well.45 BCE, Cicero, De divinatione 1.112
   An hoc eiusdem modi est, quale Pherecydeum illud, quod est a te dictum? qui cum aquam ex puteo vidisset haustam, terrae motum dixit futurum. Parum, credo, impudenter, quod, cum factus esset motus, dicere audent, quae vis id effecerit; etiamne futurum esse aquae iugis colore praesentiunt?Indeed, in the same vein as that...what is that proverb of yours about Pherecydes? who, after looking at some water just drawn out of a well, predicted an earthquake? I believe it would be presumptuous enough for natural philosophers to attempt to explain the cause of an earthquake after it had happened; but...really, who has the power to tell, from looking at unchanging water, that an earthquake is going to happen? (It should be noted that the tone of Cicero's language in this passage is fraught with sarcasm.)45 BCE, Cicero, De divinatione 2.13
3. two terminationabiding, durative, enduring, lasting, longevous, perduring
   […]maior utrum populum frumenti copia pascat, collectosne bibant imbres puteosne perennes iugis aquae - nam uina nihil moror illius orae.(I wonder) whether the supply of grain feeding the populace is greater there, wheteher they drink rainwater gathered in troughs, or from perennial, perduring wells of water (or possibly: from perennial, everlasting wells of water) - because I hesitate with the wine of that region.20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae 1.15.15–16
4. two terminationdependable, reliable, sure, trustworthy
   Eius potiundi Marium maxuma cupido invaserat, cum propter usum belli, tum quia res aspera videbatur et Metellus oppidum Thalam magna gloria ceperat, haud dissimiliter situm munitumque, nisi quod apud Thalam non longe a moenibus aliquot fontes erant, Capsenses una modo atque ea intra oppidum iugi aqua, cetera pluvia utebantur.Marius was inspired with tremendous desire of taking this town (of Capsa, in Libya), not only for its military importance, but also because the undertaking seemed hazardous and because Metellus had achieved great glory by the capture of Thala. For Thala was similar in its situation and defences, except that there were some springs not far from the town, whereas the Capsans had merely one reliable (well of) water inside (the walls of) the town, depending apart from that upon rain water.c. 40 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Jugurthinum 89.6
5. two terminationendless, eternal, everlasting
   Calidorus: Miser sum, argentum nusquam invenio mutuom. Pseudolus: Eheu. Calidorus: Neque intus nummus ullus est. Pseudolus: Eheu. Calidorus: Ille abducturus est mulierem cras. Pseudolus: Eheu. Calidorus: Istocine pacto me adiuvas? Pseudolus: Do id quod mihi est; nam is mihi thensaurus iugis in nostra est domo.Calidorus: I am miserable. I’m not finding anyplace to exchange silver. Pseudolus: Oh my. Calidorus: And there isn't any money at home. Pseudolus: Oh my. Calidorus: That man is going to take my girl away tomorrow. Pseudolus: Oh my. Calidorus: Is that the way you help me? Pseudolus: I give what’s mine; this actually, there’s an endless hoard (of money) in our house.c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 1.1.80–84
6. especiallytwo terminationeverflowing, flowing, running
   Hoc erat in votis: modus agri non ita magnus, hortus ubi et tecto vicinus iugis aquae fons et paulum silvae super his foret. Auctius atque di melius fecere. Bene est.This was in my prayers: a parcel of land not so large, a garden, a spring of water flowing from the rise near the house, and a small amount of woodland above these. The gods have gone big, and done even better. All is well.c. 35 BCE, Horatius, Sermones 2.6.1–4
   Muries est, quemamodum Veranius docet, ea quae fit ex sali sordido, in pila pisato, et in ollam fictilem coniecto, ibique operto qypsatoque et in furno percocto; cui virgines Vestales serra ferrea secto, et in seriam coniecto, quae est intus in aede Vestae in penu exteriore, aquam iugem, vel quamlibet, praeterquam quae per fistulas venit, addunt, atque ea demum in sacrificiis utuntur.c. 280 CE, Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina I 335

Declension

Origins

From a Proto-Indo-European collocative compound *h₂yu-gʷih₃- (“long life”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy”), Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍 (yauuae-jī), Proto-Germanic *aiwukiz. Contrast iugus.

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