Dictionary formvita, vitae(feminine)
Translation
life
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | vita | vitae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | vita | vitae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | vitam | vitas |
| Genitiveof | vitae | vitarum |
| Dativeto, for | vitae | vitis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | vita | vitis |
Examples
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Life is short.
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In my life I have never seen this.
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He gave his life for his country.
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This is the way of life.
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We are looking for a happy life.
, is a first declension feminine noun, regular throughout: , , , , , and plural , , . It comes from the same root as , "to live".
It carries two senses that English also runs together: life as existence, the thing you can lose, and a life as a course of conduct or a biography. Suetonius's are Lives in the second sense. The set phrases are worth having ready: or degere, to spend one's life; decedere, to depart from life, the polite way of saying "to die"; in , in the whole of one's experience. It comes down into Italian , Spanish vida and French vie.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: vita, aio, fere and 6 more words.