Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1552.quidem on page 1552
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quidem indeed
quidem is a Latin Adverb that primarily means indeed.
Definitions for quidem
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
postpositive adv., indeed, certainly, at least, even
- 2
nē...quidem, not...even
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
(particularizing and emphasizing a prec. wd. or phr.) Certainly, indeed, if nothing else, at any rate; esp. (b) (attached to personal prons., esp. ego, the two being sts. written as one wd.; also after possessive adjs., esp. meus). (c) (attached to demonstrative prons. or adjs.). (d) (in restrictive rel. cls.). (e) (after nisi, dum, quoniam, and other conjs.); see also QVANDOQVIDEM, SIQVIDEM).
- 2
(emphasizing a whole sentence) Assuredly, in fact, at all events; (esp. in particularizing a statement as certainly valid after a more general assertion has been made). (b) (after a connective rel.).
Particle
- 1
[dub.] POSITION: normally placed directly after the wd. it emphasizes.
Sentences with quidem
Latin to English
Quidam magistrī discipulōs tantā cum arte docēbant ut ipsī discipulī quidem discere cuperent.Compare Some teachers used to teach their pupils so skillfully (with such great skill) that even the pupils themselves wanted to learn.
Nōs quidem putāmus pecūniam ipsam nōn esse malam; sed crēdimus vēritātem et lībertātem et amīcitiam esse meliōrēs et maiōrēs.Compare We certainly think that money itself is not bad; but we believe that truth and liberty and friendship are better and greater.
Plūrēs quidem discipulōs hortēmur ut linguae Latīnae studeant.Compare Let us urge more students certainly to study the Latin language.
Id quidem est facile dictū sed difficile factū!Compare This is, indeed, easy to say but difficult to do!
Leonum feritas inter se non dimicat, serpentium morsus non petit serpentis, ne maris quidem beluae ac pisces nisi in diversa genera saeviunt: at Hercule homini plurima ex homine sunt mala.Compare Fierce lions do not fight among themselves, the serpent's bite attacks not serpents, even the monsters of the sea and the fishes are only cruel against different species; whereas to man, I vow, most of his evils come from his fellow men.
Tu quidem is onus modice ac sapienter fero certo scio.Compare I know for certain that you will bear that burden calmly and wisely.
Ne rex quidem exactus claudo urbs peregrinus virtus.Compare Not even after the expulsion of kings was the city closed against foreign worth.
Paullatim assuefactus supero, ne sui quidem ipse cum Germani virtus comparo.Compare Having little by litle grown accustomed to be conquered, they do not even compare themselves with the Germans in valour.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 197.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1552.
- 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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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.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "quidem (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/quidem.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 197.quidem on page 197
