Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2109.usque on page 2109
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ūsque up to
ūsque is a Latin Adverb that primarily means up to.
Definitions for ūsque
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
all the way, up (to), even (to), continuously, always
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
(introducing limit in space, w. ad) All the way (to), right up (to), as far (as). (b) (sim. w. in +acc.; also w. other preps.). (c) (w. eo, illuc, and sim. advs.); also ~qua, to the extent in space that, as far as. (d) (w. ab, ex, etc.) all the way (from or out of). (e) (without further qualification, w. vbs. of following or sim.) all the way, as far as one can go; also, ~ et ~, ever forwards. (f) (emph. words or exprs. implying remoteness.
- 2
(w. acc. of place to which, w. names of towns, islands) Up (to), as far (as); (also w. other place-names). (b) (as prep., w. acc.) up to, as far as.
Sentences with ūsque
Latin to English
Quō usque tandem abūtēre, Catilīna, patientiā nostrā? (Cicero, In Catilinam I.I)Compare For how long will you abuse our patience, Catiline?
Nec aetas impedio, quominus hic studium teneo usque ad ultimus tempus senectus.Compare Neither do years hinder us from retaining these pursuits even to the extreme limit of old age.
Beneficia eo usque laeta sunt, dum videntur exsolvi posse; ubi multum antevener, pro gratia odium redditur.Compare Benefits received are a delight to us as long as we think we can requite them; when that possibility is far exceeded, they are repaid with hatred instead of gratitude.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 214.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2109.
- 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.
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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. "ūsque (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/usque.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 214.ūsque on page 214
