vincimur

Vincimur is the Latin present passive indicative form of the verb vincere, meaning to conquer or to win. The form translates most directly as we are conquered or we are being conquered, depending on context and accompanying phrases.

Grammatically, vincimur is the first-person plural present passive of a third-conjugation verb. The active counterpart is vincimus (we conquer). In the passive, the subject receives the action, and an agent can be expressed with a by-phrase, typically using a or a + ablative agent, e.g., a hostibus (by the enemies).

Usage of vincimur occurs in historical, narrative, and liturgical Latin to denote defeat, submission, or metaphorical overcoming. It can describe real military outcomes or figurative struggles, such as trials or fate. For clarity, it is often found with an explicit agent: Nos a hostibus vincimur (We are conquered by the enemies).

Examples:

- Nos a hostibus vincimur. (We are conquered by the enemies.)

- Tempore adverso, vincimur et surgimus iterum. (In difficult times we are overcome, and we rise again.)

Etymology and related forms: vincimur derives from vincere, the standard Latin verb meaning to conquer. Related forms include vinco (present active: I conquer), vincit (he conquers), vincitur (he/she/it is conquered), and the noun victor (conqueror) with victoria (victory). The root vinc- underlies related words in Latin and later Romance languages, including terms in English such as vanquish.