"adagium" meaning in Latin

See adagium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aˈdaː.ɡi.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [aˈda.ɡi.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [aˈdaː.d͡ʒi.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Disputed. Weiss derives the term from ad- + *ā̆g- + -ium. According to this theory, the element *ā̆g- reflects the root of aiō (“to say, speak”), from earlier *agjō. The term must have escaped the development of *-gj- > *-jj-, perhaps as a consequence of i-epenthesis before consonantal yod (i.e. a preform *adā̆gijom). De Vaan, however, rejects this proposal, citing the "sporadic" and "late" attestation of this term as justification. Alternatively, De Vaan suggests that the term was derived from adigō (“to drive, force”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la|Disputed}} Disputed, {{prefix|la|ad}} ad- +, {{suffix|la|-ium}} -ium Head templates: {{la-noun|adā̆gium<2>}} adā̆gium n (genitive adā̆giī or adā̆gī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|adā̆gium<2>}} Forms: adā̆gium [canonical, neuter], adā̆giī [genitive], adā̆gī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], adā̆gium [nominative, singular], adā̆gia [nominative, plural], adā̆giī [genitive, singular], adā̆gī [genitive, singular], adā̆giōrum [genitive, plural], adā̆giō [dative, singular], adā̆giīs [dative, plural], adā̆gium [accusative, singular], adā̆gia [accusative, plural], adā̆giō [ablative, singular], adā̆giīs [ablative, plural], adā̆gium [singular, vocative], adā̆gia [plural, vocative], adā̆giō [alternative]
  1. proverb, adage Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: adā̆giō Related terms: prōdigium [possibly]

Inflected forms

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