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==English==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|en|la|lituus}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlɪtju.əs/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lituus.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|litui}}

# A [[military]] [[trumpet]].
#* '''1786''': Fig. 3. A [[Roman]] '''Lituus''', or military trumpet, such as is [[mention]]ed by Horace in his [[first]] [[ode]]. &mdash; Francis Grose, ''A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons'', page vi.
# An [[augur]]'s [[staff]] with a [[recurved]] [[top]].
# {{lb|en|geometry}} A curve with [[polar equation]] <math>r^2 \theta = a^2</math>, where ''a'' is a constant. {{C|en|Curves}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|lituate}}
* {{l|en|lituiform}}

===Further reading===
* [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Lituus.html Mathworld article on the geometrical lituus]

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{der|la|ett|-}} or from {{der|la|ine-pro|*(e)lAi-|t=to bend}}.<ref>{{R:ine:IEW|pages=308-309|head=ĕl-ĕq-}}</ref> Compare {{cog|en|lith}} and {{cog|de|Glied|t=limb}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|lituus}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|lituus<2>}}

# a [[military]] [[trumpet]]
# a curved [[staff]]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|lituus<2>}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|la|liticen}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:Peck}}
* {{R:Smith's Antiquities}}
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{{C|la|Military|Musical instruments}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|ro|la|lituus}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|lituusuri}}

# {{l|en|lituus}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n-uri}}

===References===
* {{R:MDA2}}