derecti
Dictionary entries
- Entry →derectus, derecti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
person given rights by direct procedure;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →derectum, derecti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Field:
- Science
straight line;
gen. sg.loc. sg. - 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);
gen. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. 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;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.)
Examples
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...quae circum fervunt sonituque cientur. at simulacra viis derectis omnia tendunt, ut sunt missa semel; qua propter cernere..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...communes loci, siue qui sunt in uitia derecti, quales legimus a Cicerone compositos, seu quibus quaestiones generaliter tractantur..."Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...norant; nondum praecipites cingebant oppida fossae; non tuba derecti, non aeris cornua flexi, non galeae, non ensis erat..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...norant; nondum praecipites cingebant oppida fossae; non tuba derecti, non aeris cornua flexi, non galeae, non ensis erat..."de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...tabulatorum confixerant subiectisque eas rotis funibus iumentisque obiectis derectis plateis in quamcumque erat visum partem movebant. Urbs fertilissima..."Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...misit. Regillus Aemilius post uictoriam naualem profectus Ephesum, derectis ante portum nauibus, cum confessionem ultimam concessi maris hosti..."
