Latin noun
populus
populus, populī m.
populus is a Latin noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “of the people” (2 times) and “people” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from populus to the words it goes with.
Sed veteris populi Romani prospera vel adversa claris scriptoribus memorata sunt;
But the prosperous or adverse fortunes of the ancient Roman people have been recorded by famous writers;
populi: goes with prospera (“of …”).
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.
populus: joined with ipse.
…te nocturnum praesidium Palati, nihil urbis vigiliae, nihil timor populi, nihil concursus bonorum omnium, nihil hic munitissimus habendi senatus…
Has the nightly garrison on the Palatine not moved you at all, nor the watches of the city, nor the people's fear, nor the gathering of all good men, nor this strongly fortified place for holding the senate, nor the faces and expressions of these men?
populi: goes with timor (“of …”).
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| populi | Genitive · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| populus | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to populus by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the genitiveThe Latin genitive ties one noun to another, where English says “of” or adds ’s. Its uses and endings, with real lines from the story of Perseus and Genesis.
- 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.