derecta
Dictionary entries
- Entry →derectum, derecti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Field:
- Science
straight line;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →derecta:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
perpendicularly; straight down;
- Entry →derigo, derigere, derexi, derectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
direct, steer, guide, align, point; set in order, form up; straighten, level;; arrange/set in line/direction; align; set in order; form up, fall in (army);; mark/fix (boundary); demarcate; straighten (out); level; square (up);; point; direct (word/attention); bring proceedings; end word w/inflection;; direct (course/steps), turn/steer/guide; propel/direct (missiles/blows);
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →derectus, derecta -um, derectior -or -us, derectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
straight/not curved; moving straight forward/in straight line; direct/absolute;; vertical, upright, perpendicular; simple; forthright/undisguised; strict legal;; sheer/steep (L+S); level; open/straightforward (Ecc); proper, helpful/guiding;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...respuat umor aquae? nam quo magis ursimus altum derecta et magna vi multi pressimus aegre, tam cupide sursum..."Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...amoenos secessus celebrarent. Postremo quasi perpetraturus bellum, derecta acie in litore Oceani ac ballistis machinisque dispositis, nemine gnaro..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tamen generaliter illa societate, quod utraque res a derecta et simplici ratione cum aliqua dicendi virtute deflectitur..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...hostium genus, mutabit praesentis condicio discriminis: nunc acie derecta, nunc cuneis, nunc auxiliis, nunc legione pugnabitur, nonnumquam terga..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...regiae, novi libri, novi umbilici, lora rubra membranae, derecta plumbo et pumice omnia aequata. haec cum legas..."Liber VII
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...autem omnes Gallici hac fere forma sunt. Trabes derectae perpetuae in longitudinem paribus intervallis, distantes inter se binos..."Liber IV
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...aquae se incitavisset, hoc artius inligata tenerentur. Haec derecta materia iniecta contexebantur ac longuriis cratibusque consternebantur; ac nihilo..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quam sancto, uera, Catoni? certe uita tibi semper derecta supernas ad leges, sequerisque deum. datur, ecce, loquendi..."
