Dictionary formsermo, sermonis(masculine)
Translation
speech, conversation; discourse, sermon
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | sermo | sermones |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | sermo | sermones |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | sermonem | sermones |
| Genitiveof | sermonis | sermonum |
| Dativeto, for | sermoni | sermonibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | sermone | sermonibus |
Examples
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His talk pleased everyone.
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He had a long conversation with the king.
Latino .
He spoke with the strangers in Latin.
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He heard the talk of the people in the forum.
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The force of his speech was great.
Sermo, sermonis, m., third declension, from sero, "to join, to weave": words strung together.
Classically it is talk rather than oratory, and the contrast with oratio is the thing to hold on to. Oratio is a prepared public speech; sermo is conversation, everyday chat, and by extension the ordinary register of the language, so sermo cotidianus and sermo vulgaris mean what people actually said rather than what they wrote. Sermo Latinus is simply the Latin language. Christian Latin then took the word for the preacher's address, which is where English sermon comes from, and the Vulgate also uses Sermo to render the Logos, the Word.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 2: sermo, arbor, quisquis and 7 more words.