Dictionary formsol, solis(masculine)
Translation
sun
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | sol | soles |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | sol | soles |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | solem | soles |
| Genitiveof | solis | - |
| Dativeto, for | soli | solibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | sole | solibus |
Examples
lucet.
The sun is shining.
.
They set out at sunrise.
.
There is nothing new under the sun.
illustrat.
The light of the sun lights up everything.
occasum .
They returned after sunset.
, is a third declension masculine noun and it barely uses a plural, because there is only one of it. Ablative .
Latin has no single verb for "to rise" and "to set" that you can hang a time on, so sunrise and sunset are built out of participles and nouns: , "with the sun rising", an ablative absolute; occasus, "the sun's going down"; , under the sun. One thing to watch is the spelling collision with : here is the genitive singular of the sun, but is also the dative and ablative plural of "alone", and only context separates them. Descendants: Italian , Spanish , French soleil, from the diminutive soliculus.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 12: sol, numquam, ideo and 11 more words.