nuper

== Latin == === Etymology === From the root of num and per. See also Latin semper. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.pɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnuː.per] === Adverb === nūper (comparative nūperius, superlative nūperrimē) newly, lately, recently, not long ago ==== Usage notes ==== The comparative form nūperius is rare, but known in post-classical texts e.g. Frans Burman, "Narratio De Controversiis nuperius in Academia Ultraiectina moti" (1677). It is perhaps unattested in the classical corpus. === References === “nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nuper”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nuper”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. nuper in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016