ius gentium

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ius gentium.

Noun

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ius gentium m (uncountable)

  1. (law) jus gentium

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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iūs gentium n sg (genitive iūris gentium); third declension

  1. (law) law of nations, international law

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

singular
nominative iūs gentium
genitive iūris gentium
dative iūrī gentium
accusative iūs gentium
ablative iūre gentium
vocative iūs gentium

Descendants

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  • → English: jus gentium
  • → English: law of nations (calque)
  • → French: droit des gens (calque)

References

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  • “ius gentium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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