ius gentium

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ius gentium.

Noun

ius gentium m (uncountable)

  1. (law) jus gentium

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. (law) law of nations, international law

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative iūs gentium
Genitive iūris gentium
Dative iūrī gentium
Accusative iūs gentium
Ablative iūre gentium
Vocative iūs gentium

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

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