Alongside these abstract nouns in -io<\/b>, Latin could form other abstract nouns from the very same perfect participle bases, using the suffix -ura <\/b>(> E -ure<\/i>). Thus, from the perfect participle captus<\/b>, there developed two nouns, captio<\/b> and captura<\/b>, both meaning \u201cthe act (or process) of taking.\u201d In English, of course, caption<\/i> and capture<\/i> are very different words; but the semantic force of the -io<\/b> and -ura<\/b> endings is so similar in Latin that it is hardly worth while trying to see any contrast in connotation between those suffixes. For some perfect participles, we may have as many as three different Latin nouns, all extremely close in meaning. Just consider, from stare<\/b>, status<\/b> (\u201cstand\u201d), the forms status<\/b>, statio<\/b>, and statura<\/b>, all of which denote some kind of \u201cstanding\u201d; their derivatives status<\/i>, station<\/i>, and stature<\/i> have become usefully differentiated in English. The perfect participle of jungere<\/b>, junctus<\/b> (\u201cjoin\u201d) is the source of English joint<\/i> (junctus<\/b>), junction<\/i> (junctio<\/b>), and juncture<\/i> (junctura<\/b>)\u2014three synonymous words in English.<\/p>\r\n
Here are some more familiar examples of this -ura<\/b> suffix:<\/p>\r\n\r\n Alongside these abstract nouns in -io<\/b>, Latin could form other abstract nouns from the very same perfect participle bases, using the suffix -ura <\/b>(> E -ure<\/i>). Thus, from the perfect participle captus<\/b>, there developed two nouns, captio<\/b> and captura<\/b>, both meaning \u201cthe act (or process) of taking.\u201d In English, of course, caption<\/i> and capture<\/i> are very different words; but the semantic force of the -io<\/b> and -ura<\/b> endings is so similar in Latin that it is hardly worth while trying to see any contrast in connotation between those suffixes. For some perfect participles, we may have as many as three different Latin nouns, all extremely close in meaning. Just consider, from stare<\/b>, status<\/b> (\u201cstand\u201d), the forms status<\/b>, statio<\/b>, and statura<\/b>, all of which denote some kind of \u201cstanding\u201d; their derivatives status<\/i>, station<\/i>, and stature<\/i> have become usefully differentiated in English. The perfect participle of jungere<\/b>, junctus<\/b> (\u201cjoin\u201d) is the source of English joint<\/i> (junctus<\/b>), junction<\/i> (junctio<\/b>), and juncture<\/i> (junctura<\/b>)\u2014three synonymous words in English.<\/p>\n Here are some more familiar examples of this -ura<\/b> suffix:<\/p>\n From jacere, jactus<\/b> (\u201cthrow\u201d) comes the form conjectura<\/b>, E conjecture<\/i> (\u201ca throwing together\u201d). Aperire<\/b>, apertus<\/b> (\u201copen\u201d) is the source of apertura<\/b>, E aperture<\/i>; a very different kind of \u201copening\u201d is the surprising doublet overture.<\/i>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n LATIN VERB<\/td>\r\n LATIN NOUN<\/td>\r\n ENG. NOUN<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n frangere<\/b>, fractus<\/b> (\u201cbreak\u201d)<\/td>\r\n fractura<\/b> (\u201ca breaking\u201d)<\/td>\r\n fracture<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n gerere<\/b>, ges<\/b>tus<\/b> (\u201cbear\u201d)<\/td>\r\n gestura<\/b> (\u201ca bearing\u201d)<\/td>\r\n gesture<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n legere<\/b>, lectus<\/b> (\u201cread\u201d)<\/td>\r\n lectura<\/b> (\u201ca reading\u201d)<\/td>\r\n lecture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n nasci<\/b>, natus<\/b> (\u201cbe born\u201d)<\/td>\r\n natura<\/b> (\u201ca being born\u201d)<\/td>\r\n nature<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n pascere<\/b>, pastus <\/b>(\u201cfeed,\u201d \u201ctend\u201d)<\/span><\/b><\/td>\r\n pastura <\/b>(\u201ca feeding\u201d)<\/td>\r\n pasture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n rapere<\/b>, raptus <\/b>(\u201cseize\u201d)<\/span><\/b><\/td>\r\n raptura<\/b>(\u201ca seizing\u201d)<\/td>\r\n rapture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n rumper<\/b>e, ruptus <\/b>(\u201cburst\u201d)<\/td>\r\n ruptura<\/b> (\u201ca burstng\u201d)<\/td>\r\n rupture<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\n scribere<\/b>, scriptus<\/b> (\u201cwrite\u201d)<\/td>\r\n scriptura<\/b> (\u201ca writing\u201d)<\/td>\r\n scriptura<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n struere<\/b>, structus<\/b> (\u201cbuild\u201d)<\/td>\r\n structura<\/b> (\u201ca building\u201d)<\/td>\r\n structure<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nFrom jacere, jactus<\/b> (\u201cthrow\u201d) comes the form conjectura<\/b>, E conjecture<\/i> (\u201ca throwing together\u201d). Aperire<\/b>, apertus<\/b> (\u201copen\u201d) is the source of apertura<\/b>, E aperture<\/i>; a very different kind of \u201copening\u201d is the surprising doublet overture.<\/i>[footnote] Cf. L apertus<\/strong> > F ouvert<\/em> > E overt<\/em>. Similarly, L co-opertus<\/strong> (\u201ccovered over\u201d) became E covert<\/em>.[\/footnote]","rendered":" \n\n
\n LATIN VERB<\/td>\n LATIN NOUN<\/td>\n ENG. NOUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n frangere<\/b>, fractus<\/b> (\u201cbreak\u201d)<\/td>\n fractura<\/b> (\u201ca breaking\u201d)<\/td>\n fracture<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n gerere<\/b>, ges<\/b>tus<\/b> (\u201cbear\u201d)<\/td>\n gestura<\/b> (\u201ca bearing\u201d)<\/td>\n gesture<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n legere<\/b>, lectus<\/b> (\u201cread\u201d)<\/td>\n lectura<\/b> (\u201ca reading\u201d)<\/td>\n lecture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n nasci<\/b>, natus<\/b> (\u201cbe born\u201d)<\/td>\n natura<\/b> (\u201ca being born\u201d)<\/td>\n nature<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n pascere<\/b>, pastus <\/b>(\u201cfeed,\u201d \u201ctend\u201d)<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n pastura <\/b>(\u201ca feeding\u201d)<\/td>\n pasture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n rapere<\/b>, raptus <\/b>(\u201cseize\u201d)<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n raptura<\/b>(\u201ca seizing\u201d)<\/td>\n rapture<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n rumper<\/b>e, ruptus <\/b>(\u201cburst\u201d)<\/td>\n ruptura<\/b> (\u201ca burstng\u201d)<\/td>\n rupture<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n scribere<\/b>, scriptus<\/b> (\u201cwrite\u201d)<\/td>\n scriptura<\/b> (\u201ca writing\u201d)<\/td>\n scriptura<\/i>
<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n struere<\/b>, structus<\/b> (\u201cbuild\u201d)<\/td>\n structura<\/b> (\u201ca building\u201d)<\/td>\n structure<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n