Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1205.nunc on page 1205
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nunc now
nunc is a Latin Adverb that primarily means now.
Definitions for nunc
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
now, at present
English derivatives:
quidnunc
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
At the present moment, now. (b) (repeated for emphasis or emotive effect). (c) (contrasted with past or future occasions). (d) in present circumstances, as matters stand.(e) at the present moment in one's narrative or sim.
- 2
(a) (strengthened by other advs.); iam~, Already now. (b) (defined by temporal cls.). (c) ~ipsum, at this very moment, just now.
Sentences with nunc
Latin to English
Tōtam cūram illī cōnsiliō nunc dat.Compare They are now giving their entire attention to that plan.
Nunc omnī metū carent.Compare Now they lack (are free from) every fear (anxiety).
Nam illī miserī nunc frūctūs pācis et multum lībertātis sine metū habent.Compare For those unfortunate men now have the fruits of peace and much liberty without fear.
Nunc domum nōbīs redeundum est.Compare Now we must return home.
Nunc cōnspicit poētam versūs recitantem.Compare Now she catches sight of a poet reciting verses.
Nunc implere sinus securos gaudet et absens sortitur dominos, ne laceretur, avis. Compare Now the bird is glad to fill a lap that give it safety, and that it be not torn asunder.
Nunc ora Italia ac portus noster careo.Compare Now we are deprived of the shores of Italy, and our own ports.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 39.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1205.
- 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. "nunc (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/nunc.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 39.nunc on page 39
