adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal declension) with an indeclinable portion
uternam
uternam (feminine utranam, neuter utrumnam)
Classical[ʊˈtɛr.nãː]Ecclesiastical[uˈtɛr.nam]
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew Latinadjectiveinterrogativewhich ever of the two
Utrũnam interꝛogatiuũ eſt ⁊ habet nam ſyllabice.⁊ acuit penultimam.
[1483, Ianuensis Johannes, Vocabularous Catholicon, Impensis anthonij koburger:[p. 17, l. 33] Præterea utronam ſit modo. [p. 24, l. 57] At nos ut percipiamus utronam modo res ſeſe habeat: accipiamus oportet quid ipſum nomen ſignificat.
1496, v384-v322 Aristoteles, Johannes (Argyropulus), edited by Democritus, Hoc in uolumine continentur infrascripta opera Aristotelis uidelicet: in principio Vita eiusdem, per Gregoriu[m] de Gregoriis expensis Benedicti Fontanae:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er uternam | utranam | utrumnam |
| genitive | utrī̆usnam | utrī̆usnam | utrī̆usnam |
| dative | utrīnam | utrīnam | utrīnam |
| accusative | utrumnam | utramnam | utrumnam |
| ablative | utrōnam | utrānam | utrōnam |
| vocative | uternam | utranam | utrumnam |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | utrīnam | utraenam | utranam |
| genitive | utrōrumnam | utrārumnam | utrōrumnam |
| dative | utrīsnam | utrīsnam | utrīsnam |
| accusative | utrōsnam | utrāsnam | utranam |
| ablative | utrīsnam | utrīsnam | utrīsnam |
| vocative | utrīnam | utraenam | utranam |
Origins
From uter + -nam.