noun · masculinesecond declension
vulturius
vulturius m (genitive vulturiī or vulturī)
Classical[wʊɫˈtʊ.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[vulˈtuː.ri.us]
Meaning
- masculinevulture
Viden pictum, ubi ludificat cornix una volturios duos? — Non edepol video. — At ego video. Nam inter volturios duos
c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria 3.2.145–147[nuntiatum erat] Caere volturium volasse in aedem Iovis,[…]
27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 27.23.3 - figurativelymasculinea rapacious person
tum autem sunt alii, qui te volturium vocant:
c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1.2.64–65Appellatus est hic volturius illius provinciae, si dis placet, imperator.
55 BCE, Cicero, In Pisonem 16 - abbreviationellipsismasculineEllipsis of vulturius iactus: an unlucky throw
Iacit volturios quattuor. Talos arripio, invoco almam meam nutricem Herculem, iacto basilicum;[…]
c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Curculio 2.3.78–80
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vulturius | vulturiī volturiī |
| genitive | vulturiī vulturī, volturī, volturiī | vulturiōrum volturiōrum |
| dative | vulturiō volturiō | vulturiīs volturiīs |
| accusative | vulturium volturium | vulturiōs volturiōs |
| ablative | vulturiō volturiō | vulturiīs volturiīs |
| vocative | vulturie volturie | vulturiī volturiī |
vultŭrĭus (volt-), ii, m. id.,
I. a vulture, bird of prey.
I. Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.—
II. Transf.
A. A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like:
sunt alii qui te volturium vocant, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64: vulturius illius provinciae imperator, Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.—B. An unlucky throw at dice:
jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.Origins
Originally an adjective, from vultur /voltur + -ius; most likely related to vello.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanvoltor
- Occitanvoltor
- Occitanvoutor
- Aragonesevüeitre
- Aragonesevoitre
- Aragonesevuitre
- Aragonesevutre
- Aragonesegüeitre
- Occidental and Septentrionalvolterfrom Catalan voltor
- Gasconvotrefrom Occitan voltor
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishbuitrefrom Old Spanish boitre
- Portugueseabutre
- Asturianutra
- Asturianutre
- Asturianutru
- Asturianuitre
- Asturianutria
- Asturianbutre
- unknownvoitirónfrom Galician voitre
- unknownviturónfrom Galician voitre
Balkan Romance
- Romanianvultur
- Aromanianvultur
Italo-Romance
- Italianavvoltoio
- Venetanavoltogiofrom Italian avvoltoio
- Sicilianvuturu
- Sicilianavuturu
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchvautourfrom Old French voltur
- Franco-Provençalvôtor
Padanian
- Ladinvaltoi
- Piedmontesevotor
- Venetanvoltor