vectigal
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editvectigal (plural vectigals)
Latin
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯ekˈtiː.ɡal/, [u̯ɛkˈt̪iːɡäɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vekˈti.ɡal/, [vekˈt̪iːɡäl]
Noun
editvectīgal n (genitive vectīgālis); third declension
- tax, tribute, (public) revenue
- Cicero, Paradoxa Stoicorum; Paradox VI, 49
- O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia.
- O immortal gods! People do not understand how great a revenue parsimony can be.
- O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia.
- Cicero, Paradoxa Stoicorum; Paradox VI, 49
- (figuratively) windfall, profit, (private) revenue
Declension
editThird-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vectīgal | vectīgālia |
Genitive | vectīgālis | vectīgālium vectīgāliōrum |
Dative | vectīgālī | vectīgālibus |
Accusative | vectīgal | vectīgālia |
Ablative | vectīgālī | vectīgālibus |
Vocative | vectīgal | vectīgālia |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “vectigal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vectigal”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vectigal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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