nugae

== Latin == === Alternative forms === naugae (archaic) === Etymology === Unknown. Perhaps a borrowing from another Italic language, cognate with nux (“nut”) and naucum (“nutshell, trifle”). Compare typologically Russian семе́чки (seméčki), ещё цвето́чки (ješčó cvetóčki). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.ɡae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.d͡ʒe] === Noun === nūgae f pl (genitive nūgārum); first declension jokes, jests trifles worthless people ==== Usage notes ==== The singular nūga is not used classically, but is attested in New Latin. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, plural only. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nugae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nugae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nugae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.