Dictionary formquies, quietis(feminine)
Translation
rest, repose; quiet, sleep
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | quies | quietes |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | quies | quietes |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | quietem | quietes |
| Genitiveof | quietis | quietum |
| Dativeto, for | quieti | quietibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | quiete | quietibus |
Examples
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Rest after work is sweet.
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He gave the soldiers rest.
somnium .
In his sleep he saw a dream.
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The time of rest has come.
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He never found rest.
Quies, quietis is third declension feminine. The stem is quiet-, so every case after the nominative shows the t: quietem, quietis, quiete. From it come quietus, "calm", quiesco, "I come to rest", and requies, "repose", which is the word in requiescat in pace.
Note that quies is not simply the absence of noise. It is the condition of having stopped: rest from work, peace after war, sleep at night, and in funerary inscriptions death itself. The ablative quiete doubles as the adverb "quietly", which is where English quiet, quit, acquit and requiem all begin. Do not confuse the nominative quies with quies as a form of queo, "I am able", which is rare but real.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 8: quies, furor, iudex and 7 more words.