LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ūnivocus

ūnivocus (feminine ūnivoca, neuter ūnivocum)
Classical[uːˈnɪ.wɔ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[uˈniː.vo.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveunivocal, unambiguous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnivocusūnivocaūnivocum
genitiveūnivocīūnivocaeūnivocī
dativeūnivocōūnivocaeūnivocō
accusativeūnivocumūnivocamūnivocum
ablativeūnivocōūnivocāūnivocō
vocativeūnivoceūnivocaūnivocum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnivocīūnivocaeūnivoca
genitiveūnivocōrumūnivocārumūnivocōrum
dativeūnivocīsūnivocīsūnivocīs
accusativeūnivocōsūnivocāsūnivoca
ablativeūnivocīsūnivocīsūnivocīs
vocativeūnivocīūnivocaeūnivoca

ūnĭvŏcus, a, um, adj. unus-vox,
I. that has but one meaning, univocal (logical t. t.): univocis aequivoca conectere, Mart. Cap. 4, § 339; 4, § 356.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnivocus

Latin -vocus Latin ūnivocus From ūnus (“one”) + -vocus (“having meaning”).

Descendants
  • Englishunivocal
  • Frenchunivoque
  • Italianunivoco
  • Portugueseunívoco
  • Spanishunívoco

In English words that came into English from ūnivocus

  • univocalūnivocus
  • univocityūnivocitās

Quick answers

What does ūnivocus mean in Latin?
ūnivocus, a adjective, means “univocal, unambiguous”.
How do you pronounce ūnivocus?
In classical Latin, [uːˈnɪ.wɔ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [uˈniː.vo.kus].
Where does ūnivocus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ís? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos → Proto-Italic *oinos → Old Latin oinos → Latin ūnivocus.