derectis
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;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →derectum, derecti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Field:
- Science
straight line;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - 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. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. 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. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
- T
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..." - M
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..." - G
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..." - T
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...misit. Regillus Aemilius post uictoriam naualem profectus Ephesum, derectis ante portum nauibus, cum confessionem ultimam concessi maris hosti..."
