Meaning of iter | Babel Free
[ˈɪ.tɛr]Definitions
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a route declension-3, neuter
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a journey, trip declension-3, neuter
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a march declension-3, neuter
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a course declension-3, neuter
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a path; a road declension-3, neuter
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a court circuit Medieval-Latin, declension-3, neuter
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a passage Medieval-Latin, declension-3, neuter
- Equivalent to 'road': A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced...
Examples
“Erant omnīnō itinera duo, quibus itineribus domō exīre possent […] .”
There were, altogether, two ways — routes by which they could leave their home territory […] . (“Observe the form of this relative sentence, common in Caesar, which gives the antecedent noun [iter] in both clauses. It is usually omitted in one or the other; in English, almost always in the relative clause; in Latin, quite as often in the other.” — Greenough, D’Ooge, Daniell, 1898.)
“Doceās iter et sacra ōstia pandās.”
Show us the way and lay open the sacred portals.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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