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fōrma shape
fōrma is a Latin Noun that primarily means shape.
Definitions for fōrma
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
form, shape; beauty
English derivatives:
formal format formula formless deform inform etc.; but not formic formidable
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
Visible form, appearance, aspect. (b) outward appearance (as dist. from substance, reality, or practical use).
- 2
Form or appearance: (a) (as characteristic of a particular person, animal, or thing). (b) (as denoting size or quality). (c) (as indicating state or condition).
- 3
Shape, outline; (spec.) the shape of a thing as essential to the performance of its function. (b) a geometrical figure. (c) (pregn.) distinct or recognizable shape.
Sentences with fōrma
Latin to English
Lais anus Veneri speculum dedico; dignum habeat se aeterna aeternum forma ministerium. at mihi nullus in hoc usus, quia cernere talem, qualis sum, nolo, qualis eram, nequeo. (De Laide dicante Veneri speculum suum. Epigrammata, LXV)Compare I, the aged Lais, dedicate my mirror to Venus; let eternal beauty receive the eternal tribute it deserves. The mirror is no longer of any use to me, for I do not want to see myself as I am, and I cannot see myself as I was.
Aspicite o cives senis Enni imaginis formam.Compare Look, O citizens, upon the features of Ennius in his old age.
Sic habeto, non esse te mortalem, sed corpus hoc; nec enim tu is es, quem forma ista declarat, sed mens cuiusque is est quisqe, non ea figura, quae digito demonstrari potest.Compare Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.
Manet alta mente repostum iudicium Paridis spretaeque iniuria formae.Compare Deep in her mind rankles the judgment of Paris, the insult of having her beauty scorned.
Nobilis idem ac dives sum; forma visque corpus excello.Compare He was both noble and rich; and excelled in personal beauty and strength.
Declension table for fōrma
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | fōrma | fōrmae |
| Gen. | fōrmae | fōrmārum |
| Dat. | fōrmae | fōrmīs |
| Acc. | fōrmam | fōrmās |
| Abl. | fōrmā | fōrmīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 13.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 722.
- 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): 122.
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. "fōrma, fōrmae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/forma-formae.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 13.fōrma, fōrmae on page 13
