Dictionary formarx, arcis(feminine)
Translation
citadel, stronghold; height
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | arx | arces |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | arx | arces |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | arcem | arces |
| Genitiveof | arcis | arcium |
| Dativeto, for | arci | arcibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | arce | arcibus |
Examples
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The citadel of the community was high.
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They captured the enemy's citadel.
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They stayed in the citadel for a long time.
firmae .
The strongholds of the mountains were strong.
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From the citadel he could see the whole city.
Arx, arcis is third declension feminine, and the x of the nominative hides a stem in arc-, from arceo, "keep off, defend". It is the fortified high point of a city rather than the city itself: at Rome the Arx is the northern summit of the Capitoline, and Livy's arcem capere is the move that ends a siege.
By extension it is any stronghold or last refuge, including a figurative one. Three lookalikes to keep apart, all of them common: arca, a chest or ark; arcus, a bow or arch; and arceo itself. Different declensions, different words, and confusing them wrecks a sentence quietly.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 12: arx, tristis, pecunia and 10 more words.