Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1374.philosophus on page 1374
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philosophus philosopher
philosophus is a Latin Noun that primarily means philosopher.
Definitions for philosophus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
philosopher
English derivatives:
philosophy philosophical
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A philosopher
- 2
philosopha ~ae, f. [PHILOSOPHVS] A female philosopher.
Adjective
- 1
Of or concerning philosophy
Sentences with philosophus
Latin to English
Ipsi illi philosophi etiam illis libellis, quos de contemnenda gloria scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt.Compare On the very books in which philosophers tell us to despise fame, they inscribe their names.
Postremo nemo aegrotus quidquam somniat tam infandum, quod non aliquis dicat philosophus. [Fragmenta]Compare In short, no sick man has ever dreamed of anything so absurd that one or another philosopher has not said it.
Fortunam insanam esse et caecam et brutam perhibent philosophi.Compare Philosophers say that Fortune is foolish, blind, stupid.
Trahimur omnes studio laudis et optimus quisque maxime gloria ducitur. Ipsi illi philosophi etiam illis libellis, quos de contemnenda gloria scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt.Compare We are eager for praise, even the noblest men are strongly motivated by the desire for praise. On the very books in which philosophers tell us to despise fame, they inscribe their names.
Video barbam et pallium: philosophum nondum video.Compare I see the beard and the cloak: I have yet to see the philosopher. [Herodes Atticus]
Communis sum hic argumentum alius etiam philosophus.Compare This argument is common to other philosopbers also.
Is laudatio quum lego, quis philosophus non contemno?Compare When we read that eulogy, what philosopher do we not despise?
Declension table for philosophus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | philosophus | philosophī |
| Gen. | philosophī | philosophōrum |
| Dat. | philosophō | philosophīs |
| Acc. | philosophum | philosophōs |
| Voc. | philosophe | philosophī |
| Abl. | philosophō | philosophīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 230.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1374.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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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Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "philosophus, philosophī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/philosophus-philosophi.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 230.philosophus, philosophī, m; philosopha, philosophae, f on page 230
