Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 134.animus on page 134
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animus mind
animus is a Latin Noun that primarily means mind.
Definitions for animus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
soul, spirit, mind
English derivatives:
animus animosity magnanimous unanimous pusillanimous
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The mind as opposed to the body, the mind or soul as constituting with the body the whole person. (b) (as the immortal part of a person). (c) the spirit or soul of the universe (in some philosophical systems).
- 2
(a) (substituted for the person). (b) (used in addressing oneself). (c) (usu. voc., as a term of endearment).
- 3
The element of air (as the principle of life).
Sentences with animus
Latin to English
Animus eius pecūniā tangī nōn poterat.Compare His soul could not be touched by money.
Habetne animus tuus satis sapientiae?Compare Does your (sg.) soul possess enough wisdom?
Avārus animus nūllō satiātur lucrō.Compare A greedy mind is satisfied with no (amount of) gain. (Publilius Syrus 55)
Corporis et fortunae bonorum ut initium sic finis est, omniaque orta occidunt et aucta senescunt; animus incorruptus, aeternus, rector humani generis agit atque habet cuncta neque ipse habetur.Compare The goods of the body and of fortune have an end just they have a beginning; they rise and fall, they prosper and decline; but the mind, incorrupt, eternal, ruler of the human race, is the master of all things, while it is itself free.
Homo animus do ex ille sempiternus ignis, qui sidus et stella voco.Compare To man there was given a soul drawn from those everlasting fires, which you call constellations and stars.
Neque omnis tam firmus et constans animus contra adversus rumor sum possum, quam Fabius sum.Compare Nor can all be of so firm and steady a spirit against evil report as Fabius was.
Declension table for animus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | animus | animī |
| Gen. | animī | animōrum |
| Dat. | animō | animīs |
| Acc. | animum | animōs |
| Voc. | anime | animī |
| Abl. | animō | animīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 33.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 134.
- 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).
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.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "animus, animī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 30, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/animus-animi.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 33.animus, animī on page 33
