Latin preposition
ad
ad is a Latin preposition. In the 10 analysed lines it was read in, it means “to” (9 times) and “for” (2 times).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ad to the words it goes with.
Dictaturae ad tempus sumebantur;
Dictatorships were assumed for a time;
ad: preposition taking tempus.
Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia?
To what limit will unbridled boldness cast itself?
ad: preposition taking finem.
Ad rivum eundem lupus et agnus venerant siti compulsi;
To the same stream the wolf and the lamb had come, driven by thirst.
Ad: preposition taking rivum.
di, coeptis (nam vos mutastis et illas) adspirate meis primaque ab origine mundi ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen.
Gods, favor my undertakings (for you also changed those things) and from the very beginning of the world lead a continuous song down to my times.
ad: preposition taking tempora.
Tum, cum uxores ipse et populus suus non haberent, invitavit ad spectaculum ludorum vicinas urbi Romae nationes atque earum virgines rapuit.
Then, since he himself and his people had no wives, he invited to a spectacle of games the nations neighboring the city of Rome, and he seized their maidens.
ad: preposition taking spectaculum.
Simul me ad aram adduxit, apud quam sacrificare instituerat, eamque ceteris remotis tenentem iurare iussit numquam me in amicitia cum Romanis fore.
At the same time, he led me to the altar, at which he had decided to sacrifice, and commanded me, while holding it (the altar) and with the others removed, to swear that I would never be in friendship with the Romans.
ad: preposition taking aram.
…quod a cultu atque humanitate provinciae longissime absunt, minimeque ad eos mercatores saepe commeant atque ea quae ad effeminandos…
Of all these, the Belgians are the bravest, because they are furthest removed from the civilization and refinement of the province, and merchants least often travel to them and import those things which pertain to weakening their spirits, and they are nearest to the Germans, who live across the Rhine, with whom they continually wage war.
ad: preposition taking eos.
A te decurrit ad meos haustus liquor.”
From you a stream flows down to my drafts.”
ad: preposition taking haustus.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ad | Preposition | 11 |
Words it goes with
Joined to ad by an arc in these lines, most often first.