Dictionary formuxor, uxoris(feminine)
Translation
wife
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | uxor | uxores |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | uxor | uxores |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | uxorem | uxores |
| Genitiveof | uxoris | uxorum |
| Dativeto, for | uxori | uxoribus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | uxore | uxoribus |
Examples
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His wife has died.
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He finally wanted to take a wife.
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We do not know the wife's name.
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He was living with his wife in the country house.
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The wives and children were present.
Uxor, uxoris, f., third declension. Latin has no single verb for "to marry" that both parties can use: a man uxorem ducit, "leads a wife" home, while a woman nubit with the dative, viro nubit, "veils herself for a husband". Get the direction wrong and the sentence describes the wrong person doing the marrying.
Uxor is the legal and everyday word; mulier is "woman" generally, coniunx is the loftier "spouse" of either sex. It barely survived into the modern languages, which took esposa and épouse from sponsa instead, so English has only the fossil uxorious, "excessively fond of one's wife", and the legal uxoricide.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: uxor, iuvenis, patria and 7 more words.