Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1266.ordō on page 1266
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ōrdō rank
ōrdō is a Latin Noun that primarily means rank.
Definitions for ōrdō
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
rank, class, order
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A line of things placed next to each other, a row (esp. of trees or plants). (b) a row of seats in a theatre, etc. quattuordecim ~ines, the first fourteen rows behind the orchestra, from 63 B.C. reserved for the equites. (c) a course or layer (of masonry or sim.). (d) a bank or tier (of oars). (e) ine, in ~ine, ex ~ine, in ~inem, per ~inem, in a straight line, in a row; also, ex ~ine (+gen,), in line (with), parallel (to).
- 2
A line of soldiers standing abreast (usu. in battle), a rank. (b) a body of men drawn up for battle. (c) extra ~inem, outside the ranks; in ~inem legere, to enrol (a soldier).
- 3
The rank as a military unit (usu = a century); `inis (~inum) ductor, dux, or princeps, the leader of an ordo, i.e. a centurion; ~inem, (~ines) ducere, to command an ordo, i.e. be a centurion. (b) (with ordinal numerals or sim., usu. pl., denoting the number of a centurion's cohort, in exprs. ref. to his rank or grade, the cohorts being the number of a centurion's cohort, in exprs. ref. to his rank or grade. the cohorts being numbered in descending order of seniority from one to ten); (sg.) a centurion's office. (d) centuriones primorum ~inum, the senior centurions in a legion, (prob.) the six centurions of the first cohort (and perh. others); also primi ~ines in same sense. (d) (in general) military rank or grade.
Sentences with ōrdō
Latin to English
Linque tuas sedes alienaque litora quaere, o iuvenis: maior rerum tibi nascitur ordo.Compare Leave thine home, O youth, and seek out alien shores: a larger range of life is ordained for thee.
Cui lecta potenter erit res, nec facundia deseret hunc nec lucidus ordo.Compare If a man's subject be chosen effectively, neither ready speech will fail him nor clearness of order.
Domine deus, pacem da nobis - omnia enim praestitisti nobis - pacem quietis, pacem sabbati, pacem sine vespera. Omnis quippe iste ordo pulcherrimus rerum valde bonarum modis suis peractis transiturus est: et mane quippe in eis factum est et vespera.Compare O Lord God, give us peace, for you have given all things to us, the peace of rest, the peace of the Sabbath, the peace without an evening. The entire most beautiful order of things that are very good, when their measures have been accomplished, is to pass away. For truly in them a morning has been made, and an evening also
Res humanas ordine nullo Fortuna regit sparsitque manu munera caeca, peiora fovens; vincit sanctos dira libido, fraus sublimi regnat in aula.Compare Fate without order rules the affairs of men, scatters her gifts with unseeing hand, fostering the worst; dire lust prevails against pure men, and crime sits regnant in the lofty palace.
Antiquus ordo revocabitur.Compare The ancient order of things will be recalled.
Declension table for ōrdō
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | ōrdō | ōrdinēs |
| Gen. | ōrdinis | ōrdinum |
| Dat. | ōrdinī | ōrdinibus |
| Acc. | ōrdinem | ōrdinēs |
| Abl. | ōrdine | ōrdinibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 482.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1266.
- 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.
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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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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. "ōrdō, ōrdinis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ordo-ordinis.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 482.on page 482
