Meditations — Page 1

Vocabulary

MEDITATIONEN

Philosophical reflections or meditations written by Marcus Aurelius

Von

Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'

INHALT

Table of contents or contents of a book

ANMERKUNGEN

Notes or annotations accompanying a text

EINLEITUNG

Introduction or preface to a book or text

ERSTES

First, ordinal number used to indicate order

BUCH

Book or volume of a written work

ZWEITES

Second, ordinal number indicating second position

DRITTES

Third, ordinal number indicating third position

VIERTES

Fourth, ordinal number indicating fourth position

FÜNFTES

Fifth, ordinal number indicating fifth position

SECHSTES

Sixth, ordinal number indicating sixth position

SIEBTES

Seventh, ordinal number indicating seventh position

ACHTES

Eighth, ordinal number indicating eighth position

NEUNTES

Ninth, ordinal number indicating ninth position

ZEHNTES

Tenth, ordinal number indicating tenth position

ELFTES

Eleventh, ordinal number indicating eleventh position

ZWÖLFTES

Twelfth, ordinal number indicating twelfth position

ANHANG

Appendix or supplement at the end of a book

GLOSSAR

Glossary listing and explaining specialized terms

wurde

Was, past tense auxiliary verb indicating becoming

am

On the, contraction of 'an dem' indicating date

April

Fourth month of the year, April

geboren

Born, past participle of 'gebären', to give birth

Sein

His, possessive pronoun referring to a male subject

wirklicher

Real or actual, adjective emphasizing true nature

Name

Name, the word by which someone is called

war

Was, simple past tense of 'sein', to be

und

And, coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

er

He, third-person singular masculine pronoun

entstammte

Descended from, originated from a particular family

einer

A, indefinite article in dative or genitive feminine

adeligen

Noble, adjective describing aristocratic or noble lineage

Familie

Family, a group of related people sharing ancestry

die

Who or which, relative pronoun or definite article

ihre

Their, possessive pronoun referring to a previously mentioned subject

Abstammung

Descent or lineage, origin from ancestors

von

From or of, preposition indicating origin or relation

dem

The, definite article in dative masculine or neuter

zweiten

Second, ordinal number in dative or accusative form

König

King, male monarch ruling over a kingdom

Rom

Rome, the capital city of ancient and modern Italy

herleitete

Derived or traced back, past tense of 'herleiten'

So

So or thus, adverb indicating result or manner

der

The, definite article in nominative masculine singular

frömmste

Most pious, superlative of 'fromm', devout or godly

aller

Of all, genitive plural of 'all', meaning all of

Kaiser

Emperor, ruler of an empire

Blute

Blood, dative of 'Blut', used here to mean lineage

des

Of the, genitive masculine or neuter definite article

gottgefälligsten

Most pleasing to God, superlative of 'gottgefällig'

frühen

Early, adjective in inflected form meaning former or early

Könige

Kings, genitive or plural form of 'König'

Vater

Father, male parent of a person

hatte

Had, simple past tense of 'haben', to have

hohe

High, adjective describing elevated rank or position

Ämter

Offices or positions, plural of 'Amt', official post

in

In or at, preposition indicating location or context

bekleidet

Held or occupied an office, past participle of 'bekleiden'

sein

His, possessive pronoun or infinitive of 'to be'

Großvater

Grandfather, the father of one's parent

gleichen

Same, adjective in inflected form meaning identical

Namens

Of the name, genitive of 'Name', referring to namesake

dreimal

Three times, adverb indicating something occurred thrice

Konsul

Consul, highest elected official in ancient Rome

gewesen

Been, past participle of 'sein', to be

Beide

Both, pronoun or adjective referring to two people

Eltern

Parents, the mother and father of a person

starben

Died, simple past plural of 'sterben', to die

jung

Young, adjective describing someone of little age

doch

Yet or however, conjunction or particle indicating contrast

bewahrte

Preserved or kept, past tense of 'bewahren'

ihnen

Them or to them, dative plural personal pronoun

ein

A or an, indefinite article in German

liebevolles

Loving or affectionate, adjective in neuter nominative form

Andenken

Memory or remembrance, fond recollection of someone

Nach

After or following, preposition indicating time or sequence

Tod

Death, the end of life

seines

His, genitive of 'sein', possessive pronoun masculine

Vaters

Father's, genitive of 'Vater', indicating possession

seinem

His, dative masculine or neuter possessive pronoun

Konsular

Consular, relating to the rank of Roman consul

adoptiert

Adopted, past participle of 'adoptieren', to legally adopt

zwischen

Between, preposition indicating position or relationship of two

diesen

These, demonstrative pronoun in dative or accusative plural

beiden

Both, referring to two previously mentioned people or things

bestand

Existed or consisted of, past tense of 'bestehen'

eine

A or an, indefinite article in feminine nominative

tiefe

Deep, adjective describing profound emotional connection

Zuneigung

Affection or fondness, warm feelings toward someone

Gleich

Already or directly, adverb meaning right at the start

auf

On or upon, preposition indicating position or location

ersten

First, ordinal adjective in dative or accusative form

Seite

Page or side, a single page of a book

Buches

Book's, genitive of 'Buch', indicating possession or reference

erklärt

Explains or declares, third-person singular present of 'erklären'

dankbar

Grateful or thankful, adjective expressing gratitude

wie

How or as, conjunction or adverb of manner

gelernt

Learned, past participle of 'lernen', to learn

sanft

Gentle or soft, adjective describing mild temperament

demütig

Humble, adjective describing modest and unassuming character

zu

To, preposition or infinitive particle in German

sich

Oneself, reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs

jeden

Every or each, indefinite adjective in accusative masculine

Zornes

Anger's, genitive of 'Zorn', meaning wrath or rage

jeder

Every or each, indefinite pronoun in genitive feminine

Leidenschaft

Passion, intense emotion or strong feeling

enthalten

To abstain from, refrain from a particular behavior

erkannte

Recognized, simple past of 'erkennen', to recognize

edlen

Noble, adjective in inflected form meaning distinguished

Charakter

Character, the moral and mental qualities of a person

Knaben

Boy's or of the boy, genitive of 'Knabe'

nicht

Not, negation particle used to negate verbs or adjectives

sondern

But rather, conjunction correcting a previous negative statement

nennen

To call or name, infinitive of 'nennen'

pflegte

Used to, past tense of 'pflegen', habitual past action

wahrhaftiger

More truthful, comparative of 'wahrhaftig', honest

als

Than or as, conjunction used in comparisons

eigener

Own, possessive adjective emphasizing personal ownership

Er

He, third-person singular masculine personal pronoun

erhob

Elevated or raised, simple past of 'erheben'

im

In the, contraction of 'in dem', dative masculine

Alter

Age, the number of years a person has lived

sechs

Six, the cardinal number between five and seven

Jahren

Years, dative plural of 'Jahr', indicating age or time

Ritterstand

Equestrian order, the Roman knightly social class

machte

Made or caused, simple past tense of 'machen'

ihn

Him, accusative third-person singular masculine pronoun

acht

Eight, the cardinal number between seven and nine

zum

To the, contraction of 'zu dem', dative masculine

Mitglied

Member, a person belonging to a group or organization

alten

Old or ancient, adjective in inflected dative form

Priesterkollegiums

Priestly college's, genitive of sacred Roman priestly body

Die

The, definite article in nominative feminine singular

Tante

Aunt, the sister of one's parent

mit

With, preposition indicating accompaniment or association

verheiratet

Married, past participle of 'heiraten', to marry

später

Later, adverb indicating a subsequent point in time