nūs — Lewis & Short
nūs, m., = nou=s.
I In gen., the understanding (post-class.), Mart. Cap. 2, § 126. —
II In partic., one of the Æons of Valentinian, Tert. adv. Valent. 7; 9.
The corpus record — Latin
nus
nus · m
the understanding
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Where it lives
- Adversus Valentinianos 12 · 18.84/10k
- Helvius Pertinax 1 · 3.85/10k
- Phormio 1 · 0.92/10k
- Ad Nationes 1 · 0.67/10k
- De Inventione 1 · 0.3/10k
- Historiae Alexandri Magni 1 · 0.13/10k
- Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- NUS Terence, Phormio front.production
- Nus Tertullian, Adversus Valentinianos 7
- Nun Tertullian, Adversus Valentinianos 9
- Nus Tertullian, Adversus Valentinianos 9
- Nun Tertullian, Adversus Valentinianos 10
- Nus Tertullian, Adversus Valentinianos 7
6 of 18 attestations shown.
Where it came from
- Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. nus (scan p. 38; entry #257). Root candidates: *yu-.
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