Germ. 4.1Ipse eōrum opīniōnibus accēdō quī Germāniae populōs nūllīs aliārum nātiōnum cōnūbiīs īnfectōs propriam et sincēram et tantum suī similem gentem extitisse arbitrantur.I myself agree with the opinions of those who judge that the peoples of Germany, tainted by no intermarriage with other nations, have stood forth as a distinct and pure race, like only to itself. Germ. 4.2Unde habitus quoque corporum, tamquam in tantō hominum numerō, īdem omnibus: trucēs et caeruleī oculī, rutilae comae, magna corpora et tantum ad impetum valida.Hence too the physical appearance, even in so great a number of people, is the same for all: fierce blue eyes, reddish hair, large bodies, strong only for an assault. Germ. 4.3Labōris atque operum nōn eadem patientia, minimēque sitim aestumque tolerāre, frīgora atque inediam caelō solōve adsuēvērunt.They have not the same endurance of toil and labour, and they are least able to bear thirst and heat, though to cold and hunger they have grown accustomed through their climate or their soil.
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Tacitus · Germania
Germania 4
A pure race and its physique
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| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| opīniō, -ōnis, f. | opinion, expectation; reputation |
| accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessum | come near, approach; be added |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| nātiō, -ōnis f. | people, nation; birth |
| cōnūbium, -ī n. | marriage; the right of intermarriage |
| īnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | stain, dye |
| proprius, -a, -um | one's own, private; characteristic (of) |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| sincērus, -a, -um | pure, sound, chaste |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| similis, -e | like, similar (vērī similis: likely) |
| gēns, gentis, f. | race, nation |
| exstō, -āre | stand out; appear, arise |
| arbitror, -ārī, -ātus | consider, think, judge |
| unde, adv. | whence |
| habitus, -ūs m. | condition, state; bearing, character |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| corpus, corporis, n. | body |
| tamquam (adv., conj.) | as, just as; as if |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| trux, trucis | savage, fierce, grim |
| caeruleus, -a, -um | dark blue |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| coma, -ae f. | hair, a head of hair; foliage |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| impetus, -ūs, m. | attack; impetum facere, to charge |
| validus, -a, -um | strong |
| labor, -ōris, m. | labor, toil |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| patientia, -ae f. | endurance, hardiness |
| minimē, adv. | least, very little; by no means, not at all |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| sitis, -is f. | thirst |
| aestus, -ūs m. | heat; tide |
| tolerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | bear, endure; keep off (hunger) |
| frīgus, -oris n. | cold |
| inedia, -ae f. | going without food, fasting, starvation |
| caelum, -ī, n. | heaven, sky |
| sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n. | only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil |
| assuēscō, -ere, -suēvī, -suētus | become accustomed, get used to |
Tacitus, Germania. Latin text: H. Furneaux, Cornelii Taciti Opera Minora (Oxford, 1900), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.