Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1124.modus on page 1124
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modus measure
modus is a Latin Noun that primarily means measure.
Definitions for modus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
measure, bound, limit, manner, method, mode, way
English derivatives:
model moderate modern modest modicum modify mood
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A measured amount, quantity: (a) (of land). (b) (of other things).
- 2
A unit of measurement.
- 3
Size, extent, length; also, number. (b) Pro ~o (w. gen.), in proportion (to).
Sentences with modus
Latin to English
Patria nostra cuique adiuvanda est quī nostrum modum vītae amat.Compare Our country ought to be helped by each one who likes our mode of life.
Modum tenēre dēbēmus.Compare We ought to maintain moderation.
Est modus in rebus, sunt ceti denique fines, quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.Compare There are fixed limits beyond which and short of which right cannot find a resting place.
Aspice, aratra iugo referunt suspensa iuvenci, et sol crescentis decedens duplicat umbras: me tamen urit amor: quis enim modus adsit amori.Compare Look, ploughs feather the ground as the ox-teams draw them home, and a declining sun enlarges the lengthening shadows: Yet love scorches me - love has no lull, no limit.
Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus tam cari capitis?Compare What shame or measure should there be in grief for one so dear?
Est dolendi modus, non est timendi.Compare Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none.
Declension table for modus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | modus | modī |
| Gen. | modī | modōrum |
| Dat. | modō | modīs |
| Acc. | modum | modōs |
| Voc. | mode | modī |
| Abl. | modō | modīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 143.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1124.
- 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.
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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "modus, modī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/modus-modi.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 143.modus, modī on page 143
