derecto
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. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →derectum, derecti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Field:
- Science
straight line;
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →derecto:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
straight, in straight line; directly, immediately, without intervening action;
- 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.abl. sg. perf. pass. part.dat. sg. perf. pass. part.dat. sg. 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. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.)
Examples
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...patientia et in morbo gravi temperantia. Illa bona derecto optabimus nobis, haec, si necesse erit. Sunt adhuc tertia..."Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...ordine duplici ad ancoras conlocatis superiectoque terreno ac derecto in Appiae viae formam. Per hunc pontem ultro citro..."Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...flexum illi mutaveris, accidet. Quid? non Sallustius derecto ad Ciceronem, in quem ipsum dicebat, usus est principio..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...superuacuum, breue an longius, ad iudicem omni sermone derecto an aliquando auerso per aliquam figuram dicendum sit, constricta..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...cunctis procul eminet una diaetis,quae tibi Parthenopen derecto limite pontiingerit: hic Grais penitus delecta metallis 85saxa; quot..."Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...properant, labor est inhibere volentes. nec tibi derectos placeat via quinque per arcus! sectus in obliquum est lato..."de Bello Africo
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...subsidiaria acie ita extenuatos et in longitudinem derectos ut procul simplex esse acies media ab legionariis militibus videretur..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pacto tradendi quod in sinistris manibus esset derecto arma petisse dicant et fraude visam agere sua ipsam peremptam..."
