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numerus.

number/sum/total/rank; (superior) numerical strength/plurality; category; tally; rhythm/cadence/frequency; meter/metrical foot/line; melody; exercise movements;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnʊ.mɛ.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnuː.me.rus]

  1. number

    declension-2 · masculine
    inire numerum/rationem
    Stultōrum īnfinītus est numerus

  2. Roman military unit

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. collection, quantity

    declension-2 · masculine

  4. rank, position

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
    in numerō habēre

  5. time, rhythm

    declension-2 · masculine

  6. number

    declension-2 · masculine

  7. a verse

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

By rhotacism from Proto-Italic *nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, “to distribute”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman, “to take”), Latvian ņemt (“to take”) and Old Irish nem (“gift”). The grammatical sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós).

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