Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2078.uíta on page 2078
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vīta life
vīta is a Latin Noun that primarily means life.
Definitions for vīta
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
life, mode of life
English derivatives:
vital vitals vitality vitamin vitalize devitalize revitalize
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The condition of being alive, animate existence, life. (b) the life (of a person) in respect of its duration. (c) (pregn.) life worthy of the name. (d) continued existence (of things).
- 2
Life (viewed as a possession, or something that can be given and taken away).
- 3
A person's life together with its acts, circumstances, etc., the course of a life. (b) a written or spoken account of a person's life.
Sentences with vīta
Latin to English
Quid est vīta sine philosophiā?Compare What is life without philosophy?
Vīta paucīs virīs fāmam dat.Compare Life gives fame to few men.
Aetāte nostrā multī hominēs vītam in metū er servitūte agunt.Compare In our age many human beings pass their life in fear and slavery.
Patria nostra cuique adiuvanda est quī nostrum modum vītae amat.Compare Our country ought to be helped by each one who likes our mode of life.
Nisi Caesar cīvibus placēbit, vītae eius nōn parcent.Compare If Caesar does not please the citizens, they will not spare his life.
Cur non et plenus vitae conviva recedis aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem?Compare Why not like a banqueter full of life, withdraw with contentment and rest in peace, you fool?
Ergo sollicitae tu causa, pecunia, vitae; per ter immaturum mortis adimus iter; tu vitiis hominum crudelis pabula praebes; semina curarum de capita orte tuo.Compare So it is you, money, the cause of a restless life. Because of you we embark toward early death; on you men's vices cruelly feed, you, the seed and fountainhead of all our cares.
Vivere tota vita discendum est et, quod magis fortasse miraberis, tota vita discendum est mori.Compare It takes the whole of life to learn how to live, and -what will perhaps make you wonder more- it takes the whole of life to learn how to die.
Declension table for vīta
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | vīta | vītae |
| Gen. | vītae | vītārum |
| Dat. | vītae | vītīs |
| Acc. | vītam | vītās |
| Abl. | vītā | vītīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 14.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2078.
- 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
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.
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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.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
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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. "vīta, vītae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vita-vitae.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 14.vīta, vītae on page 14
