Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1013.legiō on page 1013
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legiō legion
legiō is a Latin Noun that primarily means legion.
Definitions for legiō
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
legion
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The largest unit of the Roman army, consisting of a number of infantry varying at different times between about 4200 and 6000, together with a small force of cavalry, a legion. (b) (distinguished by numerals or names).
- 2
Any large military force mainly of infantry, army, host.
- 3
(w. preps., regarded as the place where military service is performed) The army, active service.
Sentences with legiō
Latin to English
Qui dabat olim imperium fasces legiones omnia, nunc se continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, panem et circenses.Compare Those who formerly made consuls and generals, had legions in their gift, and all the rest are content with much less now: they clamor for only two things -bread and games.
Duo legio urbanus ad incertus bellum scribo.Compare They enrolled two city legions to meet the uncertainties of war.
Magnus impetus legio sustineo.Compare He supports the violent charges of the legions.
Ille arma mitto, cornu, tuba, falx, signum, legio.Compare He sent arms, horns, trumpets, hooks, standards, and legions.
Non fero Romanum nomen sudataque bella et titulos tanto quaesitos sanguine carpi. detrahit invictis legionibus et sua Romae praemia deminuit, qui, quidquid fortiter actum est, adscribit Veneri, palpam victoribus aufert. [Contra orationem Symmachi,II,551)Compare I will not permit the name of Rome, whose wars cost so much toil, and whose glory was purchased at such cost of blood, to be disparaged. He who credits Venus with Rome's great exploits belittles the unconquered legions, destroys Rome's honor, takes away the palm from the victors.
Declension table for legiō
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | legiō | legiōnēs |
| Gen. | legiōnis | legiōnum |
| Dat. | legiōnī | legiōnibus |
| Acc. | legiōnem | legiōnēs |
| Abl. | legiōne | legiōnibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 479.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1013.
- 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): 120.
Bibliography
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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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "legiō, legiōnis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/legio-legionis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 479.on page 479
