Dictionary formoculus, oculi(masculine)
Translation
eye
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | oculus | oculi |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | ocule | oculi |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | oculum | oculos |
| Genitiveof | oculi | oculorum |
| Dativeto, for | oculo | oculis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | oculo | oculis |
Examples
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He opened his eyes.
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I saw this with my own eyes.
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Her eyes are beautiful.
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He stood before the eyes of everyone.
amisit.
He lost an eye in the war.
, is a second declension masculine noun, regular throughout, and it is the plural , , that you meet most often. "With my own eyes" is the bare ablative, , with no preposition: Latin treats the eyes as the instrument.
The word carries a diminutive suffix that has stopped meaning anything, and it comes from the same ancient root as Greek optikos and English "eye". Latin then built another diminutive on top, ocellus, "little eye", used as a term of endearment. Descendants: Italian occhio, Spanish ojo, French oeil. English gets "ocular", "monocle" and, unexpectedly, "inoculate", which was a gardener's word first, for grafting in an eye or bud.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 11: oculus, valde, cur and 7 more words.