Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1262.ōrātiō on page 1262
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ōrātiō speech
ōrātiō is a Latin Noun that primarily means speech.
Definitions for ōrātiō
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
speech
English derivatives:
oration
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The action of speaking; the faculty or power of speech. (b) conversation, discussion, talk. (c) ordinary speech (opp. verse or other stylized utterance).
- 2
(a) The form of utterance used by a particular group or class, a language, dialect, jargon, etc. (b) manner of speaking.
- 3
Literary style, language. (b) ~o soluta, prorsa, prose.
Sentences with ōrātiō
Latin to English
Ō flexanima atque omnium rēgīna rērum ōrātiō! (Marcus Pacuvius, Hermiona)Compare O Eloquence who move men's minds, queen of all things!
Civēs ad Forum vēnērunt ōratiōnem audiendī causā.Compare The citizens went to the Forum for the sake of hearing the speech (better English, to hear the speech).
Grandis et ut ita dicam pudica oratio non est maculosa nec turgida, sed naturali pulchritudine exsurgit. [Satyricon, 2]Compare Great style, which, if I may so, is also modest style, is never blotchy and bloated. It rises supreme by virtue of its natural beauty.
Partēs ōrātiōnis quot sunt?Compare How many parts of speech are there?
Quem nulla ambitio, nulla unquam largitio, nullus timor, vis nulla, nulla auctoritas movere potuit in iuventa de statu, ecce in senecta ut facile labefecit loco viri excellentis mente clemente edita, summissa placide blandiloquens oratio!Compare Never, when I was younger, could any urging, any promise of reward, any threat, compulsion, or command from above persuade me to stoop below my rank. Now, in my old age, an illustrious man has readily induced me to do so, by soft and flattering words, uttered with kindness.
Factum vester oratio non convenio.Compare Your deeds do not agree with your speech.
Quot oratio genus sum dico, totidem orator reperio.Compare Just as many kinds of orators are found, as we have said that there are kinds of oratory.
Declension table for ōrātiō
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | ōrātiō | ōrātiōnēs |
| Gen. | ōrātiōnis | ōrātiōnum |
| Dat. | ōrātiōnī | ōrātiōnibus |
| Acc. | ōrātiōnem | ōrātiōnēs |
| Abl. | ōrātiōne | ōrātiōnibus |
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): 1262.
- 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): 122.
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.
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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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Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ōrātiō, ōrātiōnis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/oratio-orationis.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 271.ōrātiō, ōrātiōnis on page 271
