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Monday, October 26, 2026
A GOOGLE AI search for a Latin vocabulary word in context led me to this ghastly sentence from Tacitus : " And notice was taken of the soldier .... "
Use the Latin vocabulary word " prae-riguisse " in a Latin sentence by Tacitus ?
Tacitus uses the exact word "praeriguisse" in Book 13, Chapter 35 of the Tacitus: Annales.
Here is the full sentence describing the brutal winter conditions endured by the Roman army under the general Corbulo:
"Adnotatusque miles, qui fascem lignorum gestabat, ita praeriguisse manus, ut oneri adhaerentes truncis brachiis deciderent."
English Translation
"And notice was taken of a soldier who was carrying a bundle of wood, whose hands had become so completely frozen that, still clinging to their burden, they dropped off from his stumped arms."
Context and Breakdown
• The Meaning: Praeriguisse is the perfect active infinitive of praerigescere, which means "to become very stiff" or "to freeze completely."
• Grammar: Because Tacitus is writing in indirect speech (oratio obliqua) reporting what was observed (adnotatusque [est]), the verb is in the infinitive form, and manus (hands) acts as its accusative subject.
If you are analyzing this text, let me know if you would like me to break down the full syntax of the sentence or provide more historical background on Corbulo's Armenian campaigns.
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