annus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === a. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Proposed to derive from Proto-Italic *atnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ét-no-, probably from *h₂et- (“to go”). Cognate with Oscan akno- (“year, holiday, time of offering”); Umbrian acnu (“years”); and Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌽 (*aþn) or *𐌰𐌸𐌽𐍃 (*aþns, “year”), attested in 𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌹 (ataþni, “year”). For the root, compare Sanskrit अतति (atati, “he wanders, goes”). For a comparable case of *-tn- yielding a geminate -nn- in Latin, see penna (“feather”), from Proto-Italic *petnā. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈan.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan.nus] === Noun === annus m (genitive annī); second declension year (figurative) time Synonyms: tempus, hōra (figurative) season Synonyms: tempestās, hōra ==== Usage notes ==== For the changing Roman conceptions of the year over time, see Roman calendar on Wikipedia. For ways to say one's age, Romans favoured inclusive counting (homō trīgintā annōrum meaning "a man at the 30th year [of his life]", i.e. 29-years-old). To say how old one is, some formulae are attested: genitive: homō trīgintā annōrum (literally, "a man of thirty years") adjectival: homō trīcennis (literally, "a thirty-years-old man") span of time with verb nāscor (“to be born”): homō trīgintā annōs nātus (literally, "a man who has been born for thirty years", i.e. "a man who was born thirty years ago") ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “annus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “annus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "annus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “annus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “annus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers annus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 “annus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin === Further reading === “annus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press Roman calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === nānus