Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 721.forīs on page 721
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forīs outside
forīs is a Latin Adverb that primarily means outside.
Definitions for forīs
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
out of doors, outside
English derivatives:
foreclose foreign forest forfeit
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
On the outside of a building or other enclosure, out of doors, outside. (b) away from home, out. (c) outside one's household, among strangers; in one's public life. (d) outside Rome,abroad. (e) outside the Senate, among the people. (f) ~ esse, (appl) to be bankrupt.
- 2
(in a generalized sense) Outside, without; a foris, on the further side, (b) on the outer surface, externally; (esp. ref. to the application of remedies). (c) (transf.) external(ly) to a person or thing.
Sentences with forīs
Latin to English
Haec studia adolescentiam acuunt, senectutem oblectant, secundas res ornant, adversis perfugium ac solacium praebent, delectant domi, non impediunt foris, pernoctant nobiscum, peregrinantur, rusticantur.Compare These studies stimulate the young, divert the old, are an ornament in prosperity, and a refuge and comfort in adversity; they delight as at home, are no impediment in public life, keep us company at night, in our travels, and whenever we retire to the country.
Cenes, Canthare, cum foris libenter, clamas et maledicis et minaris.Compare Although you gladly dine abroad, Cantharus, you bawl and abuse and threaten people.
Nullus magnus civitas quiesco possum: si foris hostis non habeo, domus invenio.Compare No great state can be quiet: if it has not an enemy abroad, it finds one at home.
Declension table for forīs
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | forīs | forēs |
| Gen. | foris | forum |
| Dat. | forī | foribus |
| Acc. | forem | forēs |
| Abl. | fore | foribus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 263.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 721.
- 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. "forīs (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed October 11, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/foris.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 263.forīs on page 263
