Dictionary formgratia, gratiae(feminine)
Translation
favour, goodwill; thanks; grace
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | gratia | gratiae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | gratia | gratiae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | gratiam | gratias |
| Genitiveof | gratiae | gratiarum |
| Dativeto, for | gratiae | gratiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | gratia | gratiis |
Examples
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I give you thanks, lord.
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The grace of God preserves us.
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His influence with the king was great.
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I say this by way of example.
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Without grace we can do nothing.
Gratia, gratiae, f., first declension, doing three separate jobs. Classical prose uses it for favour and social pull: gratia apud regem, "influence with the king". The fixed plural gratias agere is "to give thanks" - the thanks are always plural, and the verb is ago, never do. And the postpositive gratia takes a genitive in front of it to mean "for the sake of": exempli gratia, from which e.g.
The ecclesiastical sense, "grace" as an unearned gift from God, is a Christian extension and it dominates this corpus, so gratia dei there is not about anybody's popularity. Descendants everywhere: grace, gracious, grateful, gratis, gratuity, Spanish gracias, French grâce.
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: gratia, et, in and 11 more words.