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Dumézil in a sentence

Using Dumézil

  • In the example corpus, dumézil often appears in combinations such as: dumézil arr, georges dumézil, dumézil above.

Context around Dumézil

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 18 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

georges 3× proof 1× bruno 1×

Often after:

arr 5× cites 1× 1977 1× argues 1× elaborates 1× hints 1× maintains 1× noted 1× opines 1× theorise 1×

Sentence patterns with Dumézil

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

g dumézil arr above 4× and bruno dumézil theorise that 1× cf g dumézil arr above 1× consonants georges dumézil and tevfik 1× dumézil 1977 p 1× dumézil argues that 1× dumézil elaborates that 1× dumézil hints to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

g dumézil arr 4× as a further 1× consonants are scheduled 1× dumézil 1977 p 1× dumézil argues that 1× dumézil elaborates that 1×

Common sentence endings:

against their breach 1× among pagan peoples 1× by the tarquins 1× connected to njörðr 1× connection to vesta 1× descriptives et comparatives 1×

Words around Dumézil

Just before it in the word index:

dumez 3 dumelo 16 dumebi 4 dumbwaiters 2 dumbwa 2 dumbuya 5

Just after it in the word index:

dumezweni 2 dumfeh 2 dumfounding 2 dumfries 148 dumfriesshire 7 dumi 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Dumézil

  • In this selection, "dumézil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, georges, proof, bruno, arr, cites and 1977 stand out and add context to how "dumézil" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include g dumézil arr above and and bruno dumézil theorise that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dumézil" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dumézil

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Georges Dumézil has suggested such a division for Proto-Indo-European society. (12 words)

G. Dumézil ARR above p. 174. Three Roman festivals were connected with viniculture and wine. (15 words)

Dumézil hints to the significance of fire as the origin and bearer of life in connection to Vesta. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Consonants are scheduled by their features in a number of IPA charts: Examples The recently extinct Ubykh language had only 2 or 3 vowels but 84 consonants; Georges Dumézil and Tevfik Esenç, 1975, Le verbe oubykh: études descriptives et comparatives. (40 words)

Dumézil elaborates that in Rome the whole site of the city itself was considered as an extended sacrificial ground, A. Magdelain Recherches sur l'imperium, la loi curiate et les auspices d'investiture Paris 1968 pp. 57-67. (38 words)

Dumézil noted the presence of the two minor sovereign deities Bagha and Aryaman beside the Vedic sovereign gods Varuna and Mitra (though more closely associated with Mitra); the couple would be reflected in Rome by Terminus and Iuventas. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

As a further proof, Dumézil cites the story of Tullus Hostilius (the most belligerent of the Roman kings), who was killed by Jupiter with a lightning bolt (indicating that he did not enjoy the god's favour).

Consonants are scheduled by their features in a number of IPA charts: Examples The recently extinct Ubykh language had only 2 or 3 vowels but 84 consonants; Georges Dumézil and Tevfik Esenç, 1975, Le verbe oubykh: études descriptives et comparatives.

Dumézil 1977 p. 147. Augurs The augures publici, augurs were a college of sacerdotes who were in charge of all inaugurations and of the performing of ceremonies known as auguria.

Dumézil above p. 239; It. Tr. p. 171. However, sovereignty permits action in every field; otherwise, it would lose its essential quality.

Dumézil argues that with the advent of the Republic, Jupiter became the only king of Rome, no longer merely the first of the great gods.

Dumézil elaborates that in Rome the whole site of the city itself was considered as an extended sacrificial ground, A. Magdelain Recherches sur l'imperium, la loi curiate et les auspices d'investiture Paris 1968 pp. 57-67.

Dumézil hints to the significance of fire as the origin and bearer of life in connection to Vesta.

Dumézil maintains that Jupiter is not himself a god of war and agriculture, although his actions and interest may extend to these spheres of human endeavour.

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Dumézil noted the presence of the two minor sovereign deities Bagha and Aryaman beside the Vedic sovereign gods Varuna and Mitra (though more closely associated with Mitra); the couple would be reflected in Rome by Terminus and Iuventas.

Dumézil, on the other hand, sees the relationship between Jupiter and Liber as grounded in the social and political relevance of the two gods (who were both considered patrons of freedom).

Dumézil opines the action of Jupiter is not that of a god of war who wins through fighting: Jupiter acts by causing an inexplicable change in the morale of the fighters of the two sides.

G. Dumézil ARR above p. 169. The functionality of Sancus occurs consistently within the sphere of fides, oaths and respect for contracts and of the divine-sanction guarantee against their breach.

G. Dumézil ARR above p. 174. Three Roman festivals were connected with viniculture and wine.

G. Dumézil ARR above p. 408. A temple was dedicated to the goddess afterwards on the Palatine, testifying to her high station in the Roman mind.

G. Dumézil ARR above pp. 172 and 175. Capitoline Triad seeAlso Capitoline Triad The Capitoline Triad was introduced to Rome by the Tarquins.

G. Dumézil, on the other hand, views the function of this god as associated with the legalistic aspect of the sovereign function of Jupiter.

Georges Dumézil has suggested such a division for Proto-Indo-European society.

Historians Rudolf Simek and Bruno Dumézil theorise that the Viking attacks may have been in response to the spread of Christianity among pagan peoples.

In Roman legend Aeneas vowed all of that year's wine of Latium to Jupiter before the battle with Mezentius : cf. G. Dumézil ARR above p. 173 ; Ovid Fasti IV 863 ff.

Scholar Georges Dumézil further cites various tales of havmennesker (Norwegian "sea people") who govern over sea weather, wealth, or, in some incidents, give magic boats are likely connected to Njörðr.

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Common combinations with dumézil

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