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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1833.suāuis on page 1833
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suāvis pleasant
suāvis is a Latin Adjective that primarily means pleasant.
Definitions for suāvis
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
sweet
English derivatives:
Suave suaveness suavity suasion dissuade persuasion
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Agreeable to the taste; (spec.) free from saltness, bitterness, acidity, etc. (b) (transf. of the palate) addicted to delicate flavours.
- 2
Agreeable to the nose, fragrant; also ~e olens (written as one word).
- 3
Pleasant to the ears, sweet-sounding, melodious, etc.
- 4
Pleasant to the eyes, aesthetically attractive.
- 5
Pleasant to the mind or feelings, charming, delightful (colloq., oft. as a vague adj. of commendation, 'nice'): (a) (of persons or their characters). (b) (of other things).
Sentences with suāvis
Latin to English
Suave mare magno.Compare It is pleasant to watch the wild sea. (from the land...)
Suave, mari magno turbantus aequora ventis, e terra magnum alterius spectare laborem; non quia vexari quemquamst iucunda voluptas, sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suave est.Compare Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation: not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free from them yourself is pleasant.
Vita hic rusticus, qui tu probrum et crimen puto sum oportet, et honestus et suavis sum arbitror.Compare This country life, which you think ought to be a disgrace and a crime, they consider to be most honourable and most pleasant.
Neque salsum neque suave potest quicquam, ubi amor non admiscetur.Compare Not a thing can be either salt or sweet without a dash of love.
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): 1833.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "suāvis, suāve (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/suavis-suave.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 230.suāvis, suāve on page 230
