Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 615.ergā on page 615
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ergā towards
ergā is a Latin Preposition that primarily means towards.
Definitions for ergā
Wheelock's Latin
Preposition
- 1
+acc., toward
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Preposition
- 1
(expr. position) Right against, next to.
- 2
(introducing the object of a person's feelings, actions, etc.) Towards, for, to: (a) (of friendly or neutral feelings, etc.). (b) (of unfriendly feelings, etc.).
- 3
(expr. vaguer relationships) With regard to, respecting; also, in consideration of, in return for.
Sentences with ergā
Latin to English
Hic ego sententia non probo, ut noster in amicus benevolentia ille erga ego benevolentia pariter respondeo.Compare I do not approve this sentiment, that our kindness to our friends should correspond to their kindness towards us.
Adeo et clades vester vetus et beneficium noster erga vos obliviscor?Compare Have you so completely forgotten both your old defeats and our kindnesses towards you?
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 271.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 615.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ergā (prep.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/erga.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 271.ergā on page 271
