Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1292.pār on page 1292
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pār equal
pār is a Latin Adjective that primarily means equal.
Definitions for pār
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
equal, like
English derivatives:
par pair parity peer peerless disparage disparity umpire nonpareil
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A person of the same kind. (b) an equal in rank, prestige, etc.
- 2
A mate, partner. (b) a partner at dinner.
- 3
An adversary.
Adjective
- 1
Matching in magnitude, number, intensity, or other measurable quality, equal. (b) (of number or magnitude) equal. (c) (of symmetrical objects, geometrical figures, etc.) having a constant measure throughout, uniform.
- 2
(in the language of accounting) (a) ~ria facere and sim., To square accounts (with). (b) ~r ~ri respondere, referre, and sim., to make a like return, square the account.
- 3
(a) Situated on a level, balanced. (b) corresponding in position, opposite.
- 4
(of numbers) Divisible by two, even; ludere ~r impar, to play at odd and even.
- 5
Similar, like, matching (in form, appearance, etc.). (b) (in comparisons). (c) (of words, opinions) similar, to the same effect.
Sentences with pār
Latin to English
Quīdam mālunt crēdere omnēs esse parēs.Compare Certain men prefer to believe that all men are equal.
Quīdam negant mentēs quidem omnium hominum esse parēs.Compare Certain men say that all men's minds at least are not equal.
Ille vidētur pār esse deō.Compare That man seems to be equal to a god.
Nec quemquam iam ferre potest Caesarve priōrem, Pompeiusve parem. (Lucan, De bello civili I.125-126)Compare Caesar cannot tolerate a superior, nor Pompey an equal.
Par navis numerus Cn. Octavius, praetor prior annus, decerno.Compare They decreed an equal number of ships to Cneius Octavius, the praetor of the preceding year.
Facio iniuria fortis vir, qui paucus par hic civitas fero.Compare I do an injury to a very brave man, to whom this state has produced few equal.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 223.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1292.
- 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).
Bibliography
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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.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "pār, gen. paris (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 24, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/par.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 223.pār on page 223
