Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 179.arx on page 179
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arx citadel
arx is a Latin Noun that primarily means citadel.
Definitions for arx
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
citadel, stronghold
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
That part of a city which is a fortified eminence, a citadel; a strong point in a city. (b) (used spec. of the Roman citadel on the Capitoline hill; and of the Athenian Acropolis). (c) (as the abode of tyrants or typifying their position). (d) (as a place for temples, offerings, etc.). (e) (as a site for augury). (f) (w. portae) a tower (over a gateway). (g) (prov.) ~cem (s.v.l.) facere e cloaca, to represent something as more important than it is (cf. 'to turn geese into swans').
- 2
A city, etc., considered as a fortified place or military base, fortress, stronghold; (conjoined w. caput, of a city as a capital or headquarters).
- 3
(in transf. and fig. uses) A bulwark, defence , stonghold. (a) (transf.). (b) (fig.).
- 4
A place of refuge or shelter, retreat, sanctuary.
- 5
A hill-top, peak, crag; septem (Romanae) ~ces, the seven hills (of Rome). (b) (fig.) a high position, height, summit, pinnacle.
Sentences with arx
Latin to English
Sidera terra ut distant et flamma mari, sic utile recto. Sceptrorum vis tota perit, si pendere iusta incipit, evertitque arces respectus honesti.Compare The useful is as distant from the right as the stars from the earth and fire from water. The whole strength of rulers goes when justice begins to be weighed, and respect for truth undermines their citadels.
Unus aut summus alter proelium arx et caput Italia in manus habeo.Compare By one or at most by a second battle we shall have the citadel and capital of Italy in our hands.
Praesidium Romanus aut pello arx, aut proditus per fraus opprimo.Compare The Roman garrisons were either driven from the citadels, or were treacherously betrayed and surprised.
Declension table for arx
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | arx | arcēs |
| Gen. | arcis | arcium / -um |
| Dat. | arcī | arcibus |
| Acc. | arcem | arcēs / -īs |
| Abl. | arce | arcibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 150.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 179.
- 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): 125.
Bibliography
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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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "arx, arcis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/arx-arcis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 150.arx, arcis on page 150
