Latin Word of the Day
labor
LAH-bor • noun (masculine, 3rd declension) — 21st of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: work, toil, effort; a task or exertion
Examples
- Labor omnia vincit.
(Work conquers all.) - Magnum laborem sustinuit.
(He endured great toil.) - In agris multus labor est.
(There is much work in the fields.)
Synonyms
- opus
- negotium
- industria
Labor is commonly used for both physical and mental work or effort. It's frequent in proverbs and inscriptions (e.g., 'Labor omnia vincit') and appears in ordinary speech to refer to a job, task, or hardship. Its genitive is 'laboris' and it belongs to the third declension.
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