nautea

Latin

Alternative forms

  • nōtia

Etymology

Suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-, if the form nōtia is the original one.

Pronunciation

Noun

nautea f (genitive nauteae); first declension

  1. bryony (used in tanning)
    Synonyms: bryōnia, vītis alba, cucurbita, herba coriāria
  2. ooze, tan liquor
    • c. 209 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria 894:
      Phil.: Dic amabo, an fetet anima uxoris tuae? Dem.: Nauteam / bibere malim, si necessum sit, quam illam oscularier.
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    • c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Curculio 101:
      (Leaena:) [...] nam omnium unguentum odor prae tuo nautea est, / tu mihi stacta, tu cinnamum, tu rosa, / tu crocinum et casia es, tu telinum [...]
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Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nautea nauteae
genitive nauteae nauteārum
dative nauteae nauteīs
accusative nauteam nauteās
ablative nauteā nauteīs
vocative nautea nauteae

References

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