Latin noun
annus
annus, annī m.
annus is a Latin noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “in the year” (once), “year” (once) and “years” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from annus to the words it goes with.
Et cum orta subito tempestate non comparuisset, anno regni tricesimo septimo ad deos transisse creditus est et consecratus.
And when he had not suddenly appeared, a storm having arisen, in the thirty-seventh year of his reign he was believed to have passed to the gods and was consecrated.
anno: tells how, where or when about est.
“Pater meus,” inquit, “Hamilcar puerulo me, utpote non amplius novem annos nato, in Hispaniam imperator proficiscens Karthagine Iovi optimo maximo hostias immolavit.
"My father," he said, "Hamilcar, when I was a mere boy, being no more than nine years old, upon setting out for Spain as commander, sacrificed victims at Carthage to Jupiter Optimus Maximus."
annos: object of nato.
Deinde Romae per quinos dies senatores imperaverunt et his regnantibus annus unus completus est.
Then at Rome senators ruled for five days each, and with these reigning, one year was completed.
annus: subject of the passive completus.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| anno | Ablative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
| annos | Accusative · Plural · Masculine | 1 |
| annus | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to annus by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the ablativeThe Latin ablative says by what, with what, from where and in what respect. Its main uses and endings, with real lines from Caesar, Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the accusativeThe Latin accusative marks the direct object and follows prepositions of motion such as ad and in. Uses and endings, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.