unio

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the genus name, Unio, from Latin ūniō (“large pearl”).[1] Doublet of union.

Noun[edit]

unio (plural unios)

  1. Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels
    • 1894 May, “Sleep of mollusks”, in Popular Science, volume 45, number 1, page 99:
      In June, 1850, a living pond mussel was sent to Dr. Gray from Australia which had been kept out of water more than a year, and instances of the survival of unios without moisture for long periods are not rare.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “unio”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): [uˈnio]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧o

Noun[edit]

unio (accusative singular union, plural unioj, accusative plural uniojn)

  1. (politics) A union (of states)

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

ūnus (“one”) +‎ -iō.

Noun[edit]

ūniō f or m (genitive ūniōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) a unity, union
    Synonym: concursus
    • Eusebius Hyeronymus, Epistolae :
      Virga mater est Domini, simplex, pura, sincera, nullo extrinsecus germine cohaerente, et ad similitudinem Dei unione fecunda. Virgae flos Christus est, dicens: "Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium".
      The stalk is the mother of God, simple, pure, sincere, adjoined by no other sprout from outside, in a manner similar to the fertile unity of God. The flower of the stalk is Christ, saying, "I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys."
  2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) the number one, oneness, unity
    • Eusebius Hyeronymus, In Amos :
      Decas decima unione completur.
      A decade is complete with the tenth unit.
  3. (masculine) a single large pearl
    Synonyms: margarīta, bāca
Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūniō ūniōnēs
Genitive ūniōnis ūniōnum
Dative ūniōnī ūniōnibus
Accusative ūniōnem ūniōnēs
Ablative ūniōne ūniōnibus
Vocative ūniō ūniōnēs
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

ūnus (“one”) +‎ -iō.

Verb[edit]

ūniō (present infinitive ūnīre, perfect active ūniī, supine ūnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to unite, to combine into one
Conjugation[edit]
   Conjugation of ūniō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ūniō ūnīs ūnit ūnīmus ūnītis ūniunt
imperfect ūniēbam ūniēbās ūniēbat ūniēbāmus ūniēbātis ūniēbant
future ūniam ūniēs ūniet ūniēmus ūniētis ūnient
perfect ūniī ūniistī ūniit ūniimus ūniistis ūniērunt,
ūniēre
pluperfect ūnieram ūnierās ūnierat ūnierāmus ūnierātis ūnierant
future perfect ūnierō ūnieris ūnierit ūnierimus ūnieritis ūnierint
passive present ūnior ūnīris,
ūnīre 		ūnītur ūnīmur ūnīminī ūniuntur
imperfect ūniēbar ūniēbāris,
ūniēbāre 		ūniēbātur ūniēbāmur ūniēbāminī ūniēbantur
future ūniar ūniēris,
ūniēre 		ūniētur ūniēmur ūniēminī ūnientur
perfect ūnītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ūnītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ūnītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ūniam ūniās ūniat ūniāmus ūniātis ūniant
imperfect ūnīrem ūnīrēs ūnīret ūnīrēmus ūnīrētis ūnīrent
perfect ūnierim ūnierīs ūnierit ūnierīmus ūnierītis ūnierint
pluperfect ūniissem ūniissēs ūniisset ūniissēmus ūniissētis ūniissent
passive present ūniar ūniāris,
ūniāre 		ūniātur ūniāmur ūniāminī ūniantur
imperfect ūnīrer ūnīrēris,
ūnīrēre 		ūnīrētur ūnīrēmur ūnīrēminī ūnīrentur
perfect ūnītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ūnītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — ūnī — — ūnīte —
future — ūnītō ūnītō — ūnītōte ūniuntō
passive present — ūnīre — — ūnīminī —
future — ūnītor ūnītor — — ūniuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ūnīre ūniisse ūnītūrum esse ūnīrī ūnītum esse ūnītum īrī
participles ūniēns — ūnītūrus — ūnītus ūniendus,
ūniundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ūniendī ūniendō ūniendum ūniendō ūnītum ūnītū
Descendants[edit]

See also descendants at ūnītus (perfect passive participle).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lausberg, Heinrich (1965) Lingüística Románica, tomo I: Fonética, Madrid: Gredos, § 254: “frūmentu froment, fūsione foison, ūnire fr. a. onir, ūnione oignion 'cebolla', mūcere moisir”

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Etymology 3[edit]

From a Proto-Italic *uznjō, continuing a Proto-Indo-European *wósHr̥ ~ *usHén- (“garlic, onion”) seen also in Hittite 𒉿𒀸𒄩𒅈 (wašḫar, “garlic”), Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇa, “onion”), Pashto اوږه (óģa, “garlic”), Khowar وریݱنو (wreẓnú, “garlic”).[1]

Noun[edit]

ūniō m (genitive ūniōnis); third declension

  2. a kind of onion
    • ca. AD 60–65, Columella, De Re Rustica 12.10.1:
      pompeianam vel ascaloniam cepam vel etiam marsicam simplicem quam vocant unionem rustici eligito ea est autem quae non fruticavit nec habuit suboles adhaerentis
      Pick out a Pompeian or Ascalonian onion, or a plain Marsian onion, which rural folk call unio – the kind that has not sprouted or developed shoots.
Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūniō ūniōnēs
Genitive ūniōnis ūniōnum
Dative ūniōnī ūniōnibus
Accusative ūniōnem ūniōnēs
Ablative ūniōne ūniōnibus
Vocative ūniō ūniōnēs
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Witczak, Krzysztof (2006) “The Hittite Name for 'Garlic'”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, volume 59, number 3, →DOI, pages 341-345.

References[edit]

  • “unio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • unio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “unio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

unio

  1. vocative singular of unia
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