Oxford Latin Dictionary
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īnter among
īnter is a Latin Preposition that primarily means among.
Definitions for īnter
Wheelock's Latin
Preposition
- 1
+acc., between, among
- 2
common as Eng. prefix, eg., interact, intercept, interdict
English derivatives:
intern internal
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Preposition
- 1
(indicating surroundings or environment) Among, amid. (b) in (or into) the presence of, among (persons, etc.).
- 2
Among, along with (other objects or persons of a similar kind), (b) ~sicarios, among the assasins, i.e. in the court dealing with them: see SICARIVS.
- 3
In the number or class of, among; inter paucos, etc., as few others (are, were, etc.).
- 4
Among (indicating a group in which (a) a common attitude, opinion, practice, etc., exists. (b) a person or thing is in some way outstanding.
- 5
(w. vbs. of dividing, distributing, etc.) Among, between.
Sentences with īnter
Latin to English
Istī duo rēgēs pecūniam inter mīlia cīvium iaciēbant.Compare Those two kings used to throw money among the thousands of citizens.
Quis est quī inter lībertātem et imperium tyrannī dubitet?Compare Who is there who would hesitate between liberty and the command of a tyrant?
Silent legēs inter arma. (Cicero, Pro Milone 11)Compare Amid arms, laws grow silent.
Leonum feritas inter se non dimicat, serpentium morsus non petit serpentis, ne maris quidem beluae ac pisces nisi in diversa genera saeviunt: at Hercule homini plurima ex homine sunt mala.Compare Fierce lions do not fight among themselves, the serpent's bite attacks not serpents, even the monsters of the sea and the fishes are only cruel against different species; whereas to man, I vow, most of his evils come from his fellow men.
Sum inter Labienus atque hostis difficilis transitus flumen ripaque praeruptus.Compare There was between Labienus and the enemy a stream of difficult passage and with steep banks.
Elephantus inter duo acies versor, velut incertus quis sum, haud dissimiliter navis sine gubernaculum vagus.Compare The elephants began to move to and fro between the two armies, as if uncertain to whom they belonged, not unlike ships drifting without a helm.
Nox erat et caelo fulgebat luna sereno inter minora sidera.Compare 'Twas night and the moon was shining in a cloudless sky amid the host of lesser stars.
Magnas inter opes inops.Compare A pauper in the midst of wealth.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 100.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 938.
- 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.
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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. "īnter (prep.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/inter.
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Wheelock's Latin
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