Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 118.amīcitia on page 118
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amīcitia friendship
amīcitia is a Latin Noun that primarily means friendship.
Definitions for amīcitia
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
friendship
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The bond or relationship existing between friends, friendship.
- 2
A friendly relationship or association, a friendship. (b) (concr.) friends.
- 3
Friendship between states or rulers, friendly relations.
Sentences with amīcitia
Latin to English
Cum amīcitiam nōbīs offerant, eīs auxilium offerēmus.Compare Since they offer us friendship, we shall offer them aid.
Est enim amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio, qua quidem haud scio an excepta sapienta nil quicquam melius homini sit a dis immortanlibus datum. (De Amicitia, 20)Compare Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection, and I am inclined to think that, with the exception of wisdom, no better thing has been given to man by the immortal gods.
Ipse enim se quisque diligit, non ut aliquam a se ipse mercedem exigat caritatis suae, sed quod per se quisque sibi carus est; quod nisi idem in amicitiam transferetur, verus amicus numquam reperetur: est enim is qui est tamquam alter idem.Compare Everyone loves himself, not with a view of acquiring some profit for himself from his self-love, but because he is dear to himself on his own account; and unless this same thing were transferred to friendship, the real friend would never be found; for he is, as it were, another self.
Idem velle atque idem nolle, ea demum firma amicitia est.Compare To have the same likes and dislikes - this, after all, is what defines solid friendship.
Ā decem cīvibus quī missī erant amīcitia laudāta est.Compare Friendship was praised by the ten citizens who has been sent.
Caveo, ne etiam in gravis inimicitia converto sui amicitia.Compare Care must be taken lest friendships turn into bitter enmities.
Amīcitia nōn semper intellegitur, sed sentītur.Compare Friendship is not always understood, but it is felt.
Amicitiae immortales, mortales inimicitias debere esse.Compare Our friendships should be immortal, our enmities not.
Declension table for amīcitia
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | amīcitia | amīcitiae |
| Gen. | amīcitiae / -āī | amīcitiārum |
| Dat. | amīcitiae | amīcitiīs |
| Acc. | amīcitiam | amīcitiās |
| Abl. | amīcitiā | amīcitiīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 64.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 118.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "amīcitia, amīcitiae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 30, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/amicitia-amicitiae.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 64.amīcitia, amīcitiae on page 64
