Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 155.aptus on page 155
latin
page_listing.tpl
page_subListingDetails.tpl
sub_listingDetails_style1.tpl
sub_listingDetails.title.tpl
aptus suitable
aptus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means suitable.
Definitions for aptus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
fit, suitable
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Tied, fastened, bound. (b) made up by uniting, composed, fitted together.
- 2
(usu. transf.) Associated, connected.
- 3
(w. ex, abl., or adv.) Dependent (upon), following (from).
- 4
(w. abl.) Fitted or provided (with).
- 5
Prepared or equipped, ready. (b) ready for use, handy, convenient. (c) (of persons) adapted or adaptable (to).
Sentences with aptus
Latin to English
Anulus iste tuis fuerat modo cruribus aptus.Compare That ring of yours lately suited to your shanks.
Si tibi morosa prurigine verminat auris, arma damus tantis apta libidinibus.Compare If your ear is troubled with a persistent itching, I give you an instrument appropriate to such vagaries.
Tondendis haec arma tibi sunt apta capillis.Compare These instruments are suitable for the cutting of your hair.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 471.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 155.
- 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.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "aptus, apta, aptum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/aptus-apta-aptum.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 471.on page 471
