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vacuus empty
vacuus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means empty.
Definitions for vacuus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
empty, devoid (of), free (from)
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Not containing or holding anything, empty. (b) (of the body or its parts, w. ref. to the absence of food; also of the womb, w. ref. to the absence of a foetus). (c) (of the head, in humorous hyperb., w. ref. to a supposed absence of brains). (d) having a central cavity, hollow; (of the face) eyeless; (of the eyes) sunken. (e) (of things in the underworld) containing nothing substantial; (sim. of an embrace given to a phantom or shade).
- 2
(transf.) Having semblance without reality, illusory, empty.
- 3
(w. abl.) Destitute or devoid (of), free (from). (b) (w. ab). (c) (w. gen.).
- 4
Bearing or conveying nothing; esp. ~a manu or ~is manibus abire, etc., to go away, etc., empty-handed. (b) (of a beast of burden) having no load.
- 5
Devoid of features, ornaments, etc., plain, bare; (esp., of a surface for writing) blank. (b) (of a site) not occupied by buildings.
Sentences with vacuus
Latin to English
Caesar vacuam urbem ingressus dīctātōrem sē fēcit.Compare Caesar, having entered the empty city, made himself dictator.
Quum sum necessarius negotium curaque vacuus, tum aveo aliquis video, audio, addisco.Compare When we are free from necessary business and cares, then we desire to see, to hear , or to learn something new.
Castra hostis vacuus defensor capio atque incendo.Compare He takes and burn the enemy's camp, which was empty of all defenders.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 489.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2001.
- 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
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
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.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vacuus, vacua, vacuum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 24, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vacuus-vacua-vacuum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 489.on page 489
