noun · femininefirst declension
nū̆pta
nū̆pta f (genitive nū̆ptae)
Classical[ˈnuːp.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈnup.ta]
Meaning
- usuallybride
- a married woman; wife
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fēmina modo mātrimōniō iūncta, nova uxornūpta -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nū̆pta | nū̆ptae |
| genitive | nū̆ptae | nū̆ptārum |
| dative | nū̆ptae | nū̆ptīs |
| accusative | nū̆ptam | nū̆ptās |
| ablative | nū̆ptā | nū̆ptīs |
| vocative | nū̆pta | nū̆ptae |
nupta, ae, f., v. nubo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūpta ae, f
P. of nubo, a bride, wife : nova, T.: pudica, L.: nupta virum timeat, O.
Origins
From nū̆ptus, perfect passive participle of nūbō (“cover, veil; marry”).
Descendants
- Dalmatianninapta
- Dalmatianninapto