noun · femininefirst declension
nū̆ntia
nū̆ntia f (genitive nū̆ntiae, masculine nūntius)
Classical[ˈnuːn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈnun.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- a female messenger
Tam fictī prāvīque tenāx quam nūntia vērī.
[For Rumor is] just as often tenacious of falsehoods and wickedness than [she is] a messenger of truth. (Fama or Rumor personified as an untrustworthy messenger.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.188
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nū̆ntia | nū̆ntiae nū̆nciae |
| genitive | nū̆ntiae nū̆nciae | nū̆ntiārum nū̆nciārum |
| dative | nū̆ntiae nū̆nciae | nū̆ntiīs nū̆nciīs |
| accusative | nū̆ntiam nū̆nciam | nū̆ntiās nū̆nciās |
| ablative | nū̆ntiā | nū̆ntiīs nū̆nciīs |
| vocative | nū̆ntia | nū̆ntiae nū̆nciae |
nuntĭa, v. nuntius, II. C.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūntia (not nūnc-), ae, f
nuntius, a female messenger, she that brings tidings : fulva Iovis, i. e. the eagle : ales, eius dei nuntia, L.: historia vetustatis: fama veri, V.
Origins
Feminine form of nū̆ntius (“messenger”).