Meaning of fātum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. accusative singular of fātus
   accusative, form-of, singular
2. destiny, fate, lot
   declension-2
3. death
   declension-2, in-plural
4. speech
   declension-2
5. utterance, declaration, proclamation, prediction, prophecy
   declension-2

Equivalents

Examples

“alicuius fatum est/ alicui fatum est + infinitive”

someone is fated to ...

“Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs Ītaliam, fātō profugus, Lāvīniaque vēnit lītora, …. I sing of arms and a man, exiled by fate, who first came from the coasts of Troy to Italy and the shores of Lavinium. (Here, “by fate” [fātō] is an ablative of cause, meaning “because of,” or “on account of.” The epic of Aeneas and his band of refugees begins: divine fate compels their actions and will propel the story. See: Aeneid, Troy, Italy, Lavinium.)”

“sīc erat in fātīs; nec tē tua culpa fugāvit, sed deus”

Thus it was in the prophecies: no fault of yours has exiled you, but a god.

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