Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1261.opus on page 1261
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opus work
opus is a Latin Noun that primarily means work.
Definitions for opus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
a work, task deed, accomplishment
English derivatives:
opus opera operate operative inoperative operand operose co-operate uncooperative inure hors d'oeuvre maneuver manure
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
That which needs to be done, work. (b) a particular piece of work, a task or undertaking. (c) (applied spec. to the building of earthworks and other structures). (d) (in contexts referring to sexual intercourse).
- 2
Work as one's regular occupation; in ~ere, at work. (b) work as a punishment, forced labour.
- 3
Work of a particular kind; a branch or department of literature, genre. (b) an occupation, employment, or sim. (c) what a person or thing is expected to do, function, business; sui ~eris (suorum ~erum, etc.) esse, to be part of one's business.
Sentences with opus
Latin to English
Cōnsulī nōn crēdent quī opera turpia faciat.Compare They will not trust a consul who would do base deeds.
Fīnis corōnat opus.Compare The end crowns the works.
Materiam superabat opus.Compare The workmanship surpassed the material.
Dicta, sales, lusus, sermonis gratia, risus vincunt naturae candidioris opus.Compare Words, wit, play, sweet talk and laughter, surpass the work of too simple nature.
Carmine divinas artis et conscia fati sidera diversos hominum varianta casus, caelestis rationis opus, deducere mundo aggredior. (Astronomica, I, 1)Compare Divining arts, and stars foreknowing fate varying the diverse turns of human state (The works of heaven's high reason) we bring down in verse, from Heaven.
Iamque opus exegi quod nec Iovis ura nec ignis nec poterit ferrum edax abolere vetustas.Compare And now my work is done, which neither the wrath of Jove, nor fire, nor sword, nor the gnawing tooth of time shall ever be able to undo.
Artificis naturae ingens opus aspice.Compare Look upon the immense work of the artist Nature.
Facito aliquid operis, ut semper te diabolus inveniat occupatum.Compare Be sure to keep busy, so that the devil may always find you occupied.
Declension table for opus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | opus | opera |
| Gen. | operis | operum |
| Dat. | operī | operibus |
| Acc. | opus | opera |
| Abl. | opere | operibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 271.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1261.
- 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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "opus, operis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 17, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/opus-operis.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 271.opus, operis on page 271
