nugatorius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From nūgātor +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nūgātōrius (feminine nūgātōria, neuter nūgātōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. nugatory, trifling
  2. worthless, useless

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nūgātōrius nūgātōria nūgātōrium nūgātōriī nūgātōriae nūgātōria
Genitive nūgātōriī nūgātōriae nūgātōriī nūgātōriōrum nūgātōriārum nūgātōriōrum
Dative nūgātōriō nūgātōriō nūgātōriīs
Accusative nūgātōrium nūgātōriam nūgātōrium nūgātōriōs nūgātōriās nūgātōria
Ablative nūgātōriō nūgātōriā nūgātōriō nūgātōriīs
Vocative nūgātōrie nūgātōria nūgātōrium nūgātōriī nūgātōriae nūgātōria
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Descendants

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  • English: nugatory

References

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  • nugatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nugatorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nugatorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.