Latin dictionary · noun
iūs
law, right
Dictionary forms: iūs, iūris
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- law, right
- subjective right, individual right
- court of law
Connected roots
- jur-
law, swearing
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- justice
just behavior or treatment; the administration of law
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| iūs | nom. sg. |
| iūra | nom. pl. |
| iūris | gen. sg. |
| iūrum | gen. pl. |
| iūrī | dat. sg. |
| iūribus | dat. pl. |
| iūs | acc. sg. |
| iūra | acc. pl. |
| iūre | abl. sg. |
| iūribus | abl. pl. |
| iūs | voc. sg. |
| iūra | voc. pl. |
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