unio

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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]

  • Audio:(file)
  • 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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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

    1. 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

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    Noun[edit]

    unio

    1. vocative singular of unia