Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2094.ūnus on page 2094
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ūnus one
ūnus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means one.
Definitions for ūnus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
one, single, alone
English derivatives:
unit unite union onion unanimous unicorn uniform unique unison universal university
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
One (in number), a single. (b) (w. pl. nouns denoting a single entity) one set of, one. (c) ~us et (atque) alter, one or two. (d) ~us aut alter, ~us alterue (usu. in neg. or quasi-neg. contexts) one or (at the most) two. (e) ~o uerbo, nomine, in a word, briefly: see VERBVM, NOMEN.
- 2
(as the lowest positive number) (a) (w. negs., prohibitions, etc.) As much as one, a single; (w. neg. also), not just one, i.e. more than one. (b) ad ~um (~am), without exception, to a man.
- 3
One (common to each case), one and the same. (b) (strengthened by idem or other wds.). (c) ~ius modi, of one kind: see MODVS.
- 4
in ~um, also sub ~um, so as to form a single mass, body, etc., together. (b) (w. ref. to people, etc.) into a single group or association, together. (c) in concert.
- 5
One unchanging, one and the same, one all the time. (b) one whole or continuous (opp. a number of separate entities).
Sentences with ūnus
Latin to English
Ūnus vir istās cōpiās in hanc terram dūcit (dūcet).Compare One man is leading (will lead) those forces into this land.
Iste ūnus tyrannus sē semper laudābat.Compare That one tyrant (of yours) always used to praise himself.
Dīxistī tē domum Athēnīs ūnā hōrā reditūrum esse.Compare You said that you would return home from Athens in one hour.
Recusat gratis quae dare basium sed unum, gratis lingere non recusat Aegle.Compare Yet this one thing she does graciously; Aegle, who refuses to give a kiss, a single kiss for nothing, does not refuse to - for nothing.
Contineo unus ex pars flumen Rhenus, latus atque altus, qui ager Helvetius a Germani divido.Compare They are enclosed on one side by the River Rhine, very broad and very deep, which divides the Helvetian territory from the Germans.
Oppugno vere moenia unus urbs, sed in unus urbs universus capio Graecia.Compare You will besiege indeed the walls of one city, but in one city you will have captured the whole of Greece.
Unus ob hic factum dignus ille omnis poena puto.Compare For this one deed I count him deserving of every punishment.
Hic bos a medius frons unus cornu exsisto, excelsus magisque directus hic, qui ego notus sum, cornu.Compare From the middle of the forehead of this bull one horn rises, longer and straighter than those horns which are known to us.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 58.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2094.
- 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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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ūnus, ūna, ūnum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/unus-una-unum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 58.ūnus, ūna, ūnum on page 58
