Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 984.iūs on page 984
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iūs right
iūs is a Latin Noun that primarily means right.
Definitions for iūs
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
right, justice, law
English derivatives:
Jurisdiction jurisprudence juridical jurist juror jury just justice injury
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
That which is sanctioned or ordained, law. (b) (abl) with legal sanction, according to the law. (C) the strict enforcement of interpretation of the law. (d) legality, validity (of enactments, etc.).
- 2
A legal system or code (with all its technicalities); skilled in the law, (as sb.) a lawyer; jurisprudence. (b) (w. adj., etc., of particular branches of law or legal systems); the law of and for Roman citizens; the law available to aliens as well as citizens, the law introduced by the edicts of praetors and other magistrates; the law dealing with the interest of individuals; the law relating to the constitution and other matters of state concern. (c) (spec.) (opp. praetorian law).
- 3
A particular provision of the legal code, a law, rule, or ordinance. (b) to prescribe laws or rules (esp. as a symbol of sovereignty); to look (to a country) for one's laws, i.e. to submit to its jurisdiction.
Sentences with iūs
Latin to English
Iūra cīvium vī vincet.Compare He will conquer the rights of the citizens by force.
Brevī tempore omnia iūra cīvium mūtābit.Compare In a short time he will change all the rights of the citizens.
Tyrannō superātō, cīvēs lībertātem et iūra recēpērunt.Compare When the tyrant had been overcome, the citizens regained their liberty and rights.
Nam sī violandum est iūs, rēgnandī grātiā violandum est. (Cicero, quoting Caesar in De officiis III.12)Compare If you must break the law, do it only to seize power.
Virginem vitiasti quam te non ius fuerat tangere.Compare You assaulted a girl whom you had no right no touch.
Quod enim est ius civile?Compare Just what is the civil law?
Declension table for iūs
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | iūs | iūra |
| Gen. | iūris | iūrum |
| Dat. | iūrī | iūribus |
| Acc. | iūs | iūra |
| Abl. | iūre | iūribus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 92.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 984.
- 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): 121.
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.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "iūs, iūris (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ius-iuris.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 92.iūs, iūris on page 92
