Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2034.uerbum on page 2034
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verbum word
verbum is a Latin Noun that primarily means word.
Definitions for verbum
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
word
English derivatives:
verb adverb verbal verbiage verbose proverb
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A word (as expressing an idea). (b) (as composed of letters).
- 2
(gram., spec.) A verb.
- 3
A word (as the minimal or basic element in speech or language). (b) uno ~o, in a word, briefly; also ~o alone. (c) ~o, by a single word.
Sentences with verbum
Latin to English
Haec verba fēlīcia vōbīs dīcō nē discēdātis.Compare I say these happy words to you so that you may not depart.
Cum cōnsul haec verba dīxisset, senātus respondit pecūniam ad hanc rem collātam esse.Compare When the consul had spoken these words, the senate replied that money had been brought together for this purpose.
Hīs verbīs dictīs, seum sequī ausī sumus.Compare When these words had been said, we dared to follow him.
Haec verba locūtī, profectī sumus nē in eō locō miserō morerēmur.Compare Having spoken these words, we set out so that we might not die in that miserable place.
Cui verba sonosque monstravi questusque et vulnera caeca resolvi, reptantemque solo demissus ad oscula nostra erexi, blandoque sinu iam iamque cadentes exsopire genas dulcesque accesere somnos.Compare I taught thee sounds and words and soothed thy complainings and thy hidden hurts, and as thou didst crawl on the ground, I stooped and lifted thee to my kisses, and lovingly on my bosom lulled to sleep thy drooping eyes, and bade sweet slumber to take thee. [Statius Lament for his son]
Contra verbosos noli contendere verbis: sermo datur cunctis, animi sapienta paucis.Compare Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.
Percontatorem fugito: nam garrulus idem est, nec retinent patulae commissa fideliter aures, et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum.Compare Fly from a questioner; he is sure to be a blabber also. Open ears never keep faithfully the secrets whispered to them; and meanwhile a word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back.
Omnia enim stolidi magis admirantur amantque, inversis quae sub verbis latitantia cernunt, veraque constituunt quae belle tangere possunt auris et lepido quae sunt fucata sonore.Compare For dolts admire and love everything more which they see hidden amid distorted words, and set down as true whatever can prettily tickle the ears and all that is varnished over with find-sounding phrases.
Declension table for verbum
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | verbum | verba |
| Gen. | verbī | verbōrum |
| Dat. | verbō | verbīs |
| Acc. | verbum | verba |
| Abl. | verbō | verbīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 33.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2034.
- 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): 120.
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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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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "verbum, verbī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/verbum-verbi.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 33.verbum, verbī on page 33
