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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2073.uirtūs on page 2073
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virtūs courage
virtūs is a Latin Noun that primarily means courage.
Definitions for virtūs
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
manliness, courage, excellence, character, worth, virtue
English derivatives:
virtuoso virtuosity virtual
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The qualities typical of a true man, manly spirit, resolution, valour, steadfastness or sim. (b) (esp. as displayed in war and other contests). (c) (transf.) mature vigour (of vegetation).
- 2
Excellence of character or mind, worth, merit, ability, etc. (b) a particular excellence of character, ability, etc., a virtue or merit.
- 3
Moral excellence, virtue, goodness.
Sentences with virtūs
Latin to English
Virtūs tua est magna.Compare Your (sg.) courage is great.
Virtūtēs hominum multōrum sunt magnae.Compare The virtues of many human beings are great.
Paucī hominēs virtūtī cūram dant.Compare Few men give attention to excellence.
Hominēs magnae virtūtis tyrannōs superāre audēbant.Compare Men of great courage were daring to overcome tyrants.
Magna fidēs et virtūs ommnibus virīs reperiendae sunt.Compare Great faith and courage must be found by all men.
Rēgī ipsī hās litterās cum virtūte scrīpsit.Compare He wrote this letter to the king himself with courage (courageously).
Virtūs, probitās, integritās in candidāto, nōn linguaē volūbilitās, nōn ars, nōn scientia requīrī solet. (Cicero, Pro Planchio, 62)Compare Moral courage, honesty, and integrity are usually sought in candidates, not a glib tongue, skill or knowledge.
Etsi ars quidem, cum ea non utare, scientia tamen ipsa teneri potest, virtus in usu sui tota posita est; usus autem eius est maximus civitatis gubernatio. (De re publica, I, 2)Compare Though it is true that an art, even if you never use it, can still remain in your possession by the very fact of your knowledge of it, yet the existence of virtue depends entirely upon its use; and its noblest use is the government of the state. (Tr. C. W. Keyes)
Declension table for virtūs
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | virtūs | virtūtēs |
| Gen. | virtūtis | virtūtum |
| Dat. | virtūtī | virtūtibus |
| Acc. | virtūtem | virtūtēs |
| Abl. | virtūte | virtūtibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 45.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2073.
- 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): 119.
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.
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. "virtūs, virtūtis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/virtus-virtutis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 45.virtūs, virtūtis on page 45
