vulgaris
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vulgus (“the multitude, the masses”) + -āris.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wulˈɡaː.ris/, [wʊɫ̪ˈɡaː.rɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vulˈɡa.ris/, [vulˈɡaː.ris]
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Adjective[edit]
vulgāris (neuter vulgāre, superlative vulgārissimus, adverb vulgāre or vulgāriter); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension[edit]
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | vulgāris | vulgāre | vulgārēs | vulgāria | |
| Genitive | vulgāris | vulgārium | |||
| Dative | vulgārī | vulgāribus | |||
| Accusative | vulgārem | vulgāre | vulgārēs vulgārīs |
vulgāria | |
| Ablative | vulgārī | vulgāribus | |||
| Vocative | vulgāris | vulgāre | vulgārēs | vulgāria | |
Usage notes[edit]
In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, vulgaris is a specific epithet in many genera, across all kingdoms, denoting a common (prevalent) species of the genus (for example, Beta vulgaris, Vespula vulgaris, Sturnus vulgaris), and within disease classification and nomenclature (nosology), it denotes the common or classic form of any of various disorders (for example, acne vulgaris, impetigo vulgaris, psoriasis vulgaris). Thus, because the word labels things that are common and widespread, it is itself common and widespread (a trait it shares with the words common, regular, and classic).
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References[edit]
- vulgaris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vulgaris in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- vulgaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
