Nonius

See also: nonius

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Nonius m (strong, genitive Nonius, plural Noniusse or Nonien)

  1. (historical) nonius
  2. vernier caliper

Usage notes

Unlike its English counterpart nonius, the term Nonius also encompasses the more sophisticated vernier caliper, which works on a similar principle.

Declension
Declension of Nonius [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nonius die Noniusse, Nonien
genitive eines des Nonius der Noniusse, Nonien
dative einem dem Nonius den Noniussen, Nonien
accusative einen den Nonius die Noniusse, Nonien

Descendants
  • → Japanese: ノギス (nogisu)
    • → Korean: 노기스 (nogiseu)

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nōnius m sg (genitive Nōniī or Nōnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Nonius Marcellus, a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Nōnius
Genitive Nōniī
Nōnī1
Dative Nōniō
Accusative Nōnium
Ablative Nōniō
Vocative Nōnī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms
  • Nōnia

References
  • “Nonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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