noun · femininethird declension
iūnīx
iūnīx f (genitive iūnīcis)
Meaning
- young cow, calf, heifer
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iūnīx iuvenix | iūnīcēs iuvenicēs |
| genitive | iūnīcis iuvenicis | iūnīcum iuvenicum |
| dative | iūnīcī iuvenicī | iūnīcibus iuvenicibus |
| accusative | iūnīcem iuvenicem | iūnīcēs iuvenicēs |
| ablative | iūnīce iuvenice | iūnīcibus iuvenicibus |
| vocative | iūnīx iuvenix | iūnīcēs iuvenicēs |
jūnix, or uncontr. jŭvĕnix, īcis, f. juvenix,
I. a young cow, a calf, heifer:
tot tibi cum in flammas junicum omenta liquescant, Pers. 2, 47.—In the form juvenix, of a maiden (cf.: δάμαλις, juvenca): quam mox horsum ad stabulum juvenix recipiat se pabulo, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 38 Ritschl. dub. (MSS. juvenis).Origins
According to De Vaan, it is likely that this term is a secondary development, though it is still a hapax with late attestation. Nussbaum opts to explain the term from earlier *iūnī-k-, itself possibly a derivative of *h₂yuHn-ih₂-. Nussbaum suggests that the term perhaps underwent remodeling of the kind also seen in the suffix *-trih₂, which developed into Latin -trīx. Yet still, Nussbaum notes that this feminine did not appear in Indo-Iranian and was perhaps replaced by Sanskrit यु॒व॒ति (yuvatí).
Descendants
- Frenchgénisse
- Italianginice
- Occitanjunèga
- Romanianjunincă
- Romanianjunice
- Normangeniche