Latin search results for: advorsum

#1

preposition

  • type: takes an accusative object

Definitions:

  1. contrary to
  2. face to face, in presence of
  3. facing, opposite, against, towards
  • Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adverb

Definitions:

  1. (w/ire go to meet)
  2. in opposition
  3. opposite, against, in opposite direction
  • Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say