Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2064.uincō on page 2064
latin
page_listing.tpl
page_subListingDetails.tpl
sub_listingDetails_style1.tpl
sub_listingDetails.title.tpl
vincere to conquer
vincere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to conquer.
Definitions for vincere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to conquer, overcome
English derivatives:
convince convict evince evict invincible Vincent victor Victoria vanquish
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To inflict a military defeat on, conquer, overcome.
- 2
To overcome in a fight or physical struggle.
- 3
To beat, defeat (in a race, game, or other competition).
- 4
To prevail over, get the better of, defeat (in any dispute, confrontation, etc.).
- 5
To defeat (in court), win one's case against.
Sentences with vincere
Latin to English
Aut vincere aut mori.Compare Either conquer or die.
Itaque centum Rōmānī mīlle Graecōs vīcērunt.Compare Therefore a hundred Romans conquered a thousand Greeks.
Omnī cupiditāte pecūniae glōriaeque ex animō expulsā, ille dux sē vīcit.Compare When every desire for (lit., of) money and glory had been banished from his soul, that leader conquered himself.
Caesar tam ācer dux erat ut hostēs mīlitēs Rōmānōs nōn vincerent.Compare Caesar was such a keen leader that the enemy did not conquer the Roman soldiers.
Cum mīlitēs nostrī hostēs vicissent, tamen eīs multa beneficia obtulērunt.Compare Although our soldiers had conquered the enemy, nevertheless they offered them many kindnesses.
Conjugation table for vincere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| vincō vincis vincit vincimus vincitis vincunt | vincēbam vincēbās vincēbat vincēbāmus vincēbātis vincēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| vīcī vīcistī vīcit vīcimus vīcistis vīcērunt / vīcēre | vīceram vīcerās vīcerat vīcerāmus vīcerātis vīcerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| vincam vincēs vincet vincēmus vincētis vincent | vīcerō vīceris vīcerit vīcerimus vīceritis vīcerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| vincam vincās vincat vincāmus vincātis vincant | vincerem vincerēs vinceret vincerēmus vincerētis vincerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| vīcerim vīceris vīcerit vīcerimus vīceritis vīcerint | vīcissem vīcissēs vīcisset vīcissēmus vīcissētis vīcissent |
Infinitive present vincere Infinitive perfect vīcisse Infinitive future victūrum esse | Imperative present vince vincite Imperative future vincitō vincitō vincitōte vincuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| vincor vinceris vincitur vincimur vinciminī vincuntur | vincēbar vincēbāris / vincēbāre vincēbātur vincēbāmur vincēbāminī vincēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| victus sum victus es victus est victī sumus victī estis victī sunt | victus eram victus erās victus erat victī erāmus victī erātis victī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| vincar vincēris / vincēre vincētur vincēmur vincēminī vincentur | victus erō victus eris victus erit victī erimus victī eritis victī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| vincar vincāris / vincāre vincātur vincāmur vincāminī vincantur | vincerer vincerēris / vincerēre vincerētur vincerēmur vincerēminī vincerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| victus sim victus sīs victus sit victī sīmus victī sītis victī sint | victus essem victus essēs victus esset victī essēmus victī essētis victī essent |
Infinitive present vincī Infinitive perfect victum esse Infinitive future victum īrī | Imperative present vincere vinciminī Imperative future vincitor vincitor - vincuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | vincēns | vincentēs |
| Gen. | vincentis | vincentium |
| Dat. | vincentī | vincentibus |
| Acc. | vincentem | vincentēs |
| Abl. | vincente | vincentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | victūrus | victūrī |
| Gen. | victūrī | victūrōrum |
| Dat. | victūrō | victūrīs |
| Acc. | victūrum | victūrōs |
| Abl. | victūrō | victūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | victus | victī |
| Gen. | victī | victōrum |
| Dat. | victō | victīs |
| Acc. | victum | victōs |
| Abl. | victō | victīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | vincendus | vincendī |
| Gen. | vincendī | vincendōrum |
| Dat. | vincendō | vincendīs |
| Acc. | vincendum | vincendōs |
| Abl. | vincendō | vincendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | vincere | victum |
| Gen. | vincendī | victū |
| Dat. | vincendō | |
| Acc. | vincendum | |
| Abl. | vincendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 52.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2064.
- 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.
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.
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.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vincō, vincere, vīcī, victum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vinco-vincere-vici-victum.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 52.vincō, vincere, vīcī, victum on page 52
