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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1314.paupertās on page 1314
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paupertās poverty
paupertās is a Latin Noun that primarily means poverty.
Definitions for paupertās
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
poverty, humble circumstances
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
Poverty, poor circumstances. (b) (personified). (c) (app.) scanty means.
- 2
(transf.) Poverty, deficiency (of language, etc.).
Sentences with paupertās
Latin to English
Paupertas me saeva domat dirusque Cupido: sed toleranda fames, non tolerandus amor.Compare Biting poverty and cruel cupid are my foes. Hunger I can endure; love I cannot.
Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se, quam quod ridiculos homines facit.Compare What is hardest to bear in dire poverty is that it makes a man a laughingstock.
Divitias alius fulvo sibi congerat auro et teneat culti iugera multa soli, quem labor adsiduus vicino terreat hoste, Martia cui somnos classica pulsa fugent: me mea paupertas vita traducat inerti, dum meus adsiduo luceat igne focus. (Elegiae, I,1,1)Compare Let others amass riches of yellow gold and own many acres of farmland; let other toil without respite in fear of the nearby enemy, their sleep chased by the blasts of trumpets summoning to battle. For myself, I will be content to lead an inactive life in poverty, provided that my hearth shine with a steady fire.
Declension table for paupertās
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | paupertās | paupertātēs |
| Gen. | paupertātis | paupertātum |
| Dat. | paupertātī | paupertātibus |
| Acc. | paupertātem | paupertātēs |
| Abl. | paupertāte | paupertātibus |
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): 1314.
- Word frequencies
- 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): 125.
Bibliography
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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.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "paupertās, paupertātis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/paupertas-paupertatis.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 223.paupertās, paupertātis on page 223
