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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2037.uēritās on page 2037
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vēritās truth
vēritās is a Latin Noun that primarily means truth.
Definitions for vēritās
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
truth
English derivatives:
verify veritable verity
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The state of being real, actuality.
- 2
What actually exists or takes place, real life, reality. (b) (w. gen.) the realities (of).
- 3
The true nature (of a thing). (b) (leg.) the real or actual value.
Sentences with vēritās
Latin to English
Vēritās saepe nōn scītur (sciētur, scīta est), quod studium eius est difficile.Compare Truth often is not known (will not be known, was not known), because the study of it is difficult.
Nōn sine magnō labōre vēritās inveniētur (inventa est, potest invenīrī).Compare Not without great labor will truth be found (was found, can be found).
Aliī studiō pecūniae atque laudis trahuntur, nōs dēbēmus amōre vēritātis sapientiaeque trahī.Compare Others are drawn by eagerness for (lit., of) money and fame; we ought to be drawn by love of truth and wisdom.
Nōs quidem putāmus pecūniam ipsam nōn esse malam; sed crēdimus vēritātem et lībertātem et amīcitiam esse meliōrēs et maiōrēs.Compare We certainly think that money itself is not bad; but we believe that truth and liberty and friendship are better and greater.
Vēritātī et sapientiae semper studeāmus et pāreāmus.Compare Let us always study and obey truth and wisdom.
Omnēs virōs nostrōs laudāmus, quī virtūte et vēritāte moventur, nōn amōre suī.Compare We praise all our men, who are moved by courage and truth, not by love of themselves.
Cui Pudor, et Iustitiae soror, incorrupta Fides, nudaque, Veritas, quando ullum inveniet parem?Compare When shall Modesty find again his peer, and stainless Faith, own sister to Justice, and naked Truth?
Hoc tempore obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit. [Andria, 67]Compare Nowadays, flattery wins friends, truth begets hatred.
Declension table for vēritās
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | vēritās | vēritātēs |
| Gen. | vēritātis | vēritātum |
| Dat. | vēritātī | vēritātibus |
| Acc. | vēritātem | vēritātēs |
| Abl. | vēritāte | vēritātibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 64.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2037.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Bibliography
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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.
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Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vēritās, vēritātis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/veritas-veritatis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 64.vēritās, vēritātis on page 64
