-urnus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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By reanalysis of diurnus (of the day), which is from obsolete nominative diūs + -nus. Probably first spread to nocturnus (of the night) analogically, then to other terms.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-urnus (feminine -urna, neuter -urnum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Enlargement of -nus (suffix forming adjectives).
    albus + ‎-urnus → ‎alburnus
    diū (comparative stem: diūt-) + ‎-urnus → ‎diūturnus
    nox (oblique stem: noct-) + ‎-urnus → ‎nocturnus
    tacitus + ‎-urnus → ‎taciturnus

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -urnus -urna -urnum -urnī -urnae -urna
Genitive -urnī -urnae -urnī -urnōrum -urnārum -urnōrum
Dative -urnō -urnō -urnīs
Accusative -urnum -urnam -urnum -urnōs -urnās -urna
Ablative -urnō -urnā -urnō -urnīs
Vocative -urne -urna -urnum -urnī -urnae -urna

Derived terms

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References

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