Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2122.vulgus on page 2122
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vulgus the common people
vulgus is a Latin Noun that primarily means the common people.
Definitions for vulgus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
the common people, mob, rabble
English derivatives:
vulgar vulgarity vulgarize vulgate divulge
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The common people, general public; (also transf., of animals). (b) in ~us (~um) (in contexts expr. the dissemination of information, etc.) to the general public, publicly.
- 2
A (particular) multitude of ordinary or undifferentiated people crowd (usus. w. some derogatory implication). (b) a flock, etc., of animals.
- 3
The members as a whole of a particular class or category; (also applied to classes of animals or things).
Sentences with vulgus
Latin to English
Extremus elephantorum dies fuit. In quo admiratio magna vulgi atquae turbae, delectatio nulla exstitit; quin etiam misericordia quaedam consecuta est atque opinio eius modi, esse quamdam illi beluae cum gener humano societatem.Compare The last day was devoted to the elephants. The vulgar populace was enthusiastic, but there was no pleasure in it; indeed, the show provoked some sort of compassion, a feeling that there is some kinship between this great beast and humankind.
Odi profanum vulgus et arceo; favete linguis. Carmina non prius audita Musarum sacerdos virginibus puerisque canto.Compare I hate the uninitiated crowd and bid them avaunt. Listen all in silence! Strains unheard before I, the Muses' hierophant, now chant to maidens and to boys.
Componitur orbis regis ad exemplum, nec sic inflectere sensus humanos edicta valent quam vita regentis: mobile mutatur semper principe vulgus.Compare The world shapes itself after its ruler's pattern, nor can edicts sway men's minds so much as their monarch's life; the unstable crowd ever changes along with the prince.
Ipsa quidem Virtus sibi, solaque late Fortunae secura nitet nec fascibus ullis erigitur plausuve petit clarescere vulgi. (Panegyricus dictus Manlio Theodor Consuli, I)Compare Virtue is its own reward; alone with its far-flung splendor it mocks at Fortune; no honors raise it higher nor does it seek glory from the mob's applause.
Declension table for vulgus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | vulgus | - |
| Gen. | vulgī | - |
| Dat. | vulgō | - |
| Acc. | vulgum / vulgus | - |
| Abl. | vulgō | - |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 137.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2122.
- 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): 124.
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vulgus, vulgī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vulgus-vulgi.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 137.vulgus, vulgī on page 137
