Dictionary formcastra, castrorum(neuter plural)
Translation
camp, military camp; encampment
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | plural |
|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | castra |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | castra |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | castra |
| Genitiveof | castrorum |
| Dativeto, for | castris |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | castris |
Examples
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They pitched camp on the hill.
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The enemy attacked our camp.
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There were many soldiers in the camp.
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The army went out of the camp.
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He ordered camp to be broken at once.
Castra, castrorum, n., second declension, plural in form and singular in sense: castra sunt means "the camp is", one camp, not several. To count them Latin uses the distributive numerals, bina castra for two camps. The singular castrum does exist but means something else, a fort or fortified post, and in medieval Latin a castle.
Two idioms carry most of the traffic in military prose: castra ponere, "pitch camp", and castra movere, "strike camp and march". The word left a heavy mark on the map of Britain, where every Chester, Manchester, Lancaster and Doncaster marks a place the Romans garrisoned.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: castra, iuvenis, patria and 7 more words.