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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 812.iaceō on page 812
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iacēre to lie
iacēre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to lie.
Definitions for iacēre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to lie, lie prostrate, lie dead
- 2
do not confuse with iaciō, iacere
English derivatives:
adjacent adjacency interjacent subjacent gist joist
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To be in a recumbent position, lie. (b) to assume or be in a horizontal position.
- 2
To lie in a position of rest, recline. (b) to lie down (for the purpose of sleep), lie in bed; (w. cum) to have sexual intercourse (with). (c) to lie ill. (d) to lie, recline (at meals).
- 3
To lie prostrate or helpless. (b) to lie (in a position of supplication).
- 4
(of buildings or other structures, trees, etc.) To lie on the ground, lie in ruins.
- 5
(fig.) To be prostrate, overthrown, brought low, etc. (b) to be in a mean or lowly situation. (c) to be depressed in spirits, be prostrated. (d) (of rhythm, style, etc.) to fall flat.
Sentences with iacēre
Latin to English
Humana ante oculos foede cum vita iaceret in terris oppresa gravi sub religione quae caput a caeli regionibus ostendebat horribili super aspectu mortalibus instans, primum Graius homo mortalis tollere contra est oculos ausus primusquue obsistere contra.Compare When man's life lay for all to see foully groveling upon the ground, crushed beneath the weight of Religion, which displayed her head in the regions of heaven, threatening mortals from on high with horrible aspect, a man of Greece was the first that dared to uplift mortal eyes against her, the first to make stand against her.
Vive pius - moriere; pius cole sacra - colentem mors gravis a templis in cava busta trahet; carminibus confide bonis - iacet, ecce, Tibullus: vix manet e toto, parva quod urna capit!Compare Live the duteous life - you will die; be faithful in your worship - in the very act of worship heavy death will drag you from the temple to the hollow tomb; put your trust in beautiful song - behold, Tibullus lies dead: from his whole self there scarce remains what the slight urn receives!
In pretio pretium nunc est. dat census honores, census amicitias; pauper ubique iacet.Compare Nowadays nothing but money counts: fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies low.
Aiunt fertiles in Oceano iacere terras ultraque Oceanum rursus alia litora, alium nasci orbem... Facile ista finguntur, quia Oceanus navigari non potest. [Suasoriae,I.1.1]Compare They say that there are fertile lands somewhere in the Ocean, and that beyond the Ocean lie other shores, another world begins.... It is easy to imagine such things, for the Ocean is not navigable.
En omne sub regnum Remi mortale concessit genus, idem loquuntur dissoni ritus, it ipsum sentiunt. Hoc destinatum quo magis ius Christiani nominis quodcumque terrarum iacet uno inligaret vinculo.Compare Lo, the whole human race has come under the rule of Remus: men of different ways of life now speak and think alike. This was preordained so that the rightful authority of the Christian name might unite in one bond all lands.
Conjugation table for iacēre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| iaceō iacēs iacet iacēmus iacētis iacent | iacēbam iacēbās iacēbat iacēbāmus iacēbātis iacēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| iacuī iacuistī iacuit iacuimus iacuistis iacuērunt / iacuēre | iacueram iacuerās iacuerat iacuerāmus iacuerātis iacuerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| iacēbō iacēbis iacēbit iacēbimus iacēbitis iacēbunt | iacuerō iacueris iacuerit iacuerimus iacueritis iacuerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| iaceam iaceās iaceat iaceāmus iaceātis iaceant | iacērem iacērēs iacēret iacērēmus iacērētis iacērent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| iacuerim iacueris iacuerit iacuerimus iacueritis iacuerint | iacuissem iacuissēs iacuisset iacuissēmus iacuissētis iacuissent |
Infinitive present iacēre Infinitive perfect iacuisse Infinitive future iacitūrum esse | Imperative present iacē iacēte Imperative future iacētō iacētō iacētōte iacentō |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| iacēns | iacentēs | |
| iacēns | iacentēs | |
| iacēns | iacentēs | |
| iacēns | iacentēs | |
| iacēns | iacentēs | |
| Participle future active | ||
| iacitūrus | iacitūrī | |
| iacitūrus | iacitūrī | |
| iacitūrus | iacitūrī | |
| iacitūrus | iacitūrī | |
| iacitūrus | iacitūrī | |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Gerundive | ||
| iacendus | iacendī | |
| iacendus | iacendī | |
| iacendus | iacendī | |
| iacendus | iacendī | |
| iacendus | iacendī | |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| iacēre | - | |
| iacēre | - | |
| iacēre | ||
| iacēre | ||
| iacēre | ||
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | iacēns | iacentēs |
| Gen. | iacentis | iacentium |
| Dat. | iacentī | iacentibus |
| Acc. | iacentem | iacentēs |
| Abl. | iacente | iacentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | iacitūrus | iacitūrī |
| Gen. | iacitūrī | iacitūrōrum |
| Dat. | iacitūrō | iacitūrīs |
| Acc. | iacitūrum | iacitūrōs |
| Abl. | iacitūrō | iacitūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | iacendus | iacendī |
| Gen. | iacendī | iacendōrum |
| Dat. | iacendō | iacendīs |
| Acc. | iacendum | iacendōs |
| Abl. | iacendō | iacendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | iacēre | - |
| Gen. | iacendī | - |
| Dat. | iacendō | |
| Acc. | iacendum | |
| Abl. | iacendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 166.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 812.
- 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).
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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. "iaceō, iacēre, iacuī (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/iaceo-iacere-iacui-iaciturum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 166.iaceō, iacēre, iacuī on page 166
