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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1441.praesidium on page 1441
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praesidium protection
praesidium is a Latin Noun that primarily means protection.
Definitions for praesidium
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
guard, detachment, protection
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A source or means of security (physical or otherwise), defence, protection. (b) (applied to a person). (c) (w. poss. adj. or gen.) the protection or defence provided by a person or thing.
- 2
A means contributing to the achievement of a purpose, help, aid; (w. gen.) the assistance provided by a thing. (b) a remedy, antidote.
- 3
The act or function of forming a garrison; ~ium, ~ia agitare, to serve on garrison duty, stand guard.
Sentences with praesidium
Latin to English
Maecenas atavis edite regibus o et praesidium et dulce decus meum. [Carmina, I,i,1]Compare Maecenas, in lineage the child of kings, but oh! to me my protector, pride, and joy.
Praesidium Romanus aut pello arx, aut proditus per fraus opprimo.Compare The Roman garrisons were either driven from the citadels, or were treacherously betrayed and surprised.
Is civis vis, ferrum, periculum, urbs et omnis patria praesidium depello.Compare By violence, by the sword, by dangers, he banished that citizen from the city, and from all the bulwarks of his country.
Deus immortalis ego hic praesidium do.Compare The immortal gods have given us these safeguards.
Declension table for praesidium
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | praesidium | praesidia |
| Gen. | praesidiī | praesidiōrum |
| Dat. | praesidiō | praesidiīs |
| Acc. | praesidium | praesidia |
| Abl. | praesidiō | praesidiīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 484.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1441.
- 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
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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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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "praesidium, praesidiī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/praesidium-praesidii.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 484.on page 484
