Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 0623.etiam on page 0623
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etiam even
etiam is a Latin Adverb that primarily means even.
Definitions for etiam
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
even, also
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Particle
- 1
Still, yet, even now. (b) yet again. (c) ~atque ~, more and more, incessantly; (esp. w. vbs. of entreaty of sim.) ever more urgently, earnestly; (also ellipt., w. imp.).
- 2
(w. pres. ind., expr. an impatient, command) Will you..!
- 3
Also, in addition, as well, too. (b) (combined with words expr. addition or sim.). (c) non solum..sed~, or sim., also cum..tum~, not only..but also; (sts. verging on sense 4).
- 4
(w. a sentence, phrase, or single word, expressing a more extreme case) Even, actually; (for exx. of immo~, quin ~ see IMMO, QVIN). (b) (w. compar.). (c) (w. indignant questions) really, actually.
- 5
(expressing an affirmative answer to a question) Indeed, yes. (b) (expr. agreement with a previous remark).
Sentences with etiam
Latin to English
Sapientia etiam multā pecūniā nōn parātur (parābitur, parāta est).Compare Wisdom is not obtained (will not be obtained, was not obtained) by even a great deal (= much) money.
Litterīs Latīnīs studeō, quae mihi placent etiam sī amīcīs meīs persuadēre nōn possum.Compare I am studying Latin literature, which I like (pleases me) even if I cannot persuade my friends.
Etiam in pictūrā est vīlla rūstica ubi Cornelia aestāte.Compare Also in the picture is the country house and farm where Cornelia lives in summer.
Etiam sapientibus cupido gloriae novissima exuitur.Compare The desire for glory is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise.
Communis sum hic argumentum alius etiam philosophus.Compare This argument is common to other philosopbers also.
Beatus quippe vult esse, etiam non sic vivendo ut possit esse. Quid est ista voluntate mendacius? Unde non frustra dici potest omne peccatum est mendacium.Compare Man indeed desires happiness even when he does to live as to make happiness impossible. What could be more of a lie than such a desire? This is the reason why every sin can be called a lie.
Tu vero felix, Agricola, non vitae tantum claritate, sed etiam opportunitate mortis.Compare You were indeed fortunate, Agricola, not only in the splendor of your life, but also in the opportune moment of your death.
Hic non solum proximus rex dissimilis, sed ferox etiam quam Romulus sum.Compare He was not only unlike the last king, but was more warlike even than Romulus.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 71.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 0623.
- 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): 119.
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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "etiam (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/etiam.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 71.etiam on page 71
