Latin Terms of Endearment and of Family Relationship: A Lexicographical Study Based on Volume VI of the Corpus Inscriptorum Latinarum |
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Abbreviations adjective is found Adjectives joined alumno alumnus amantissimus appears Applied to dependents Applied to equals Applied to superiors applied v. s. Carissimus brother or sister carissimo carus cases casta castissimae castus cent children classified list COLLOCATION coniugi coniunx contubernalis desiderantissimae dulc dulcis end of line endearing epithet fecit femina fidelis fidelissimus filiae filio follows FORM frequency group husband incomparabili indulgentissimus inscriptions insertion Instances inversion Iuliae list of persons mamma maritus master or patron mater matri meaning merenti names of relationship normal note noun Nouns obsequentissimae occurs once one other adjective optimo order other adjectives parentes Phrases piae pient pientissimus piiss piissimae piissimo piissimus pupa rarissimae related by blood related by marriage related otherwise sanctissimae simae simus sine slave or freedman soror Spelling stands first suae term of endearment twice univiriae used uxori v. s. amantiss v. s. castiss v. s. doctus v. s. Dulcissimus word words
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