grex
[ˈɡrɛks]
The English word 'group' can be translated into Latin as grex.
grex is used to describe a subset of a culture or a society.
Meaning: subset of a culture or of a society (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, grex means a flock or a herd and it is used metaphorically to refer to a group of people.
Did you know?
- The Latin word grex is a distant relative of the English word 'segregation', which comes from the Latin 'segregare' meaning to pull something away from the grex.
- In Latin literature, the term grex is often used to imply a lack of individuality, suggesting a crowd that follows a leader blindly like sheep.
- While grex describes a herd, the Latin language uses a different word, turba, to describe a crowd that is chaotic or rowdy.
Examples in context
- Grex puerorum in hortis publicis canebat.A group of children were playing in the park.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe a group of children in a public place.Tatoeba #1294093 by alexmarcelo, translation #245716 by CK
- Grex puerorum canebat.A group of children were playing.This sentence shows how to describe a group of children playing.Tatoeba #1294092 by alexmarcelo, translation #245695 by CK
- Societas Poetarum RomanorumThe Society of Roman Poets
- Cohors MedicorumGroup of Physicians
Example conversation
Lucius and Aurelia are observing a crowd in the city.
- LuciusVide illum gregem agricolorum in via.Look at that group of farmers in the street.
- AureliaCur iste grex hic adest?Why is that group here?
- LuciusFortasse nuntium novum exspectant.Perhaps they are waiting for new news.
- AureliaIta est, videntur anxii esse.That is true, they seem to be anxious.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry grex, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
