Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1022.libellus, libellī on page 1022
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libellus little book
libellus is a Latin Noun that primarily means little book.
Definitions for libellus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
little book
- 2
diminutive of liber
English derivatives:
libel libelous
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A small work written for publication, volume, work, (b) a defamatory publication, pamphlet.
- 2
A book used for notes or records, notebook, register.
- 3
A formal communication, document, dispatch, report, memorial; (w.gen.) a list, inventory. (b) a document containing a request, petition; a ~is, a secretary who dealt with petitions. (C) a document containing an accusation or complaint, an information. (d) (leg.) a statement of the facts of a case given to an advocate, brief.
Sentences with libellus
Latin to English
Hunc servare modum nostri novere libelli, parcere personis, dicere de vitiis.Compare My books have stayed within these bounds: to spare the person, to denounce vice.
Duplex libelli dos est: quod risum movet et quod prudente vitam consilio movet. [I, Prologus, 3]Compare This little book has two qualities: it makes you laugh and gives wise counsel for living.
Quem recitas meus est, o Fidentine, libellus: sed male cum recitas, incipit esse tuus.Compare The book you're reading out loud, Fidentinus, is mine. But the way you're mangling it, you're making it yours.
Declension table for libellus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | libellus | libellī |
| Gen. | libellī | libellōrum |
| Dat. | libellō | libellīs |
| Acc. | libellum | libellōs |
| Voc. | libelle | libellī |
| Abl. | libellō | libellīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 112.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1022.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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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.
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Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "libellus, libellī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/libellus-libelli.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 112.libellus, libellī on page 112
