Dictionary formvotum, voti(neuter)
Translation
vow; prayer, wish
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | votum | vota |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | votum | vota |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | votum | vota |
| Genitiveof | voti | votorum |
| Dativeto, for | voto | votis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | voto | votis |
Examples
.
He discharged his vow to God.
.
Vows were made for the king's safety.
favet.
God looks kindly on our prayers.
obligavit.
He bound himself by a vow.
evenerunt.
Everything turned out as he had wished.
Votum, voti, n. Second declension neuter, the participle of voveo, vovere, vovi, votum, to vow. A votum is first the promise made to a god on conditional terms, do this for me and I will do that for you, and then by extension the thing prayed for and the wish itself.
The verb for keeping it is solvere, to loosen or discharge, not facere: votum solvere. That phrase is carved on thousands of altar stones as V.S.L.M., votum solvit libens merito, "he paid his vow willingly and deservedly". Note that ex voto means "in accordance with the vow" and so "as one wished"; it does not mean out of it. Gives vote, votive and devout.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: votum, refero, desertum and 7 more words.