hirrītus

irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.

Lit.

Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

testamentum irritum facere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

testamentum pro irrito habere,

Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

omnia ab iis acta,

Vell. 2, 43, 1:

pacta,

Sil. 6, 696:

Tiberii voluntas,

Suet. Calig. 14:

somnia,

of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

Remus aves irritas habuit,

Gell. 13, 14.—

Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

inceptum,

Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

dona,

Verg. G. 4, 519:

tela,

id. A. 2, 459:

moenia,

Ov. M. 12, 587:

labor anni,

id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

verba,

Ov. R. Am. 286:

tua dicta factaque,

Cat. 30, 10:

spes,

Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

oblivio,

Liv. 28, 29:

lingua (Cassandrae),

Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

remedium,

Tac. H. 4, 81:

preces,

Plin. Pan. 26:

ova,

fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—

Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.

With gen.:

irritus legationis,

Tac. H. 4, 32:

consilii,

Vell. 2, 63, 2:

propositi,

Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

spei,

vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

incepti,

Sil. 7, 131.—

Absol.:

variis assultibus irritus urget,

Verg. A. 5, 442:

venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

irriti legati remittuntur,

Tac. A. 15, 25:

domum irritus rediit,

Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

discedere irritum putebat,

Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

spes ad irritum redacta,

Liv. 28, 31:

spes ad irritum cadens,

id. 2, 6:

victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

Tac. H. 3, 26:

cecidisse in inritum labores,

id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

irrita dicere,

useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.

irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.

irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.

Lit.

Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

testamentum irritum facere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

testamentum pro irrito habere,

Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

omnia ab iis acta,

Vell. 2, 43, 1:

pacta,

Sil. 6, 696:

Tiberii voluntas,

Suet. Calig. 14:

somnia,

of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

Remus aves irritas habuit,

Gell. 13, 14.—

Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

inceptum,

Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

dona,

Verg. G. 4, 519:

tela,

id. A. 2, 459:

moenia,

Ov. M. 12, 587:

labor anni,

id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

verba,

Ov. R. Am. 286:

tua dicta factaque,

Cat. 30, 10:

spes,

Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

oblivio,

Liv. 28, 29:

lingua (Cassandrae),

Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

remedium,

Tac. H. 4, 81:

preces,

Plin. Pan. 26:

ova,

fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—

Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.

With gen.:

irritus legationis,

Tac. H. 4, 32:

consilii,

Vell. 2, 63, 2:

propositi,

Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

spei,

vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

incepti,

Sil. 7, 131.—

Absol.:

variis assultibus irritus urget,

Verg. A. 5, 442:

venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

irriti legati remittuntur,

Tac. A. 15, 25:

domum irritus rediit,

Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

discedere irritum putebat,

Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

spes ad irritum redacta,

Liv. 28, 31:

spes ad irritum cadens,

id. 2, 6:

victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

Tac. H. 3, 26:

cecidisse in inritum labores,

id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

irrita dicere,

useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.

irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.

irrĭtus ( inr-), a, um, adj. [2. inratus], invalid.

Lit.

Undecided, unfixed, void, of no effect:

quod modo erat ratum, irritum est,

Ter. Phorm, 4, 7, 58:

testamentum irritum facere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 42, 109:

testamentum pro irrito habere,

Suet. Tib. 51; Gai. Inst. 2, 146 sq.; Paul. Sent. 3, 5, 14:

injurias rescindere et irritas facere,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 63:

quaeque augur injusta, nefasta, vitiosa, dira, defixerit, inrita infectaque sunto,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 21:

omnia ab iis acta,

Vell. 2, 43, 1:

pacta,

Sil. 6, 696:

Tiberii voluntas,

Suet. Calig. 14:

somnia,

of no significance, id. Aug. 91:

Remus aves irritas habuit,

Gell. 13, 14.—

Vain, useless, without effect, ineffectual:

ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego,

Plaut. As. 1, 2, 10:

inceptum,

Liv. 29, 35; 24, 19:

dona,

Verg. G. 4, 519:

tela,

id. A. 2, 459:

moenia,

Ov. M. 12, 587:

labor anni,

id. ib. 1, 273; Quint. 12, 1, 13:

verba,

Ov. R. Am. 286:

tua dicta factaque,

Cat. 30, 10:

spes,

Liv. 22, 20; Stat. Th. 10, 45:

oblivio,

Liv. 28, 29:

lingua (Cassandrae),

Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 66:

remedium,

Tac. H. 4, 81:

preces,

Plin. Pan. 26:

ova,

fruitless, infertile, Plin. 10, 58, 79, § 160.—

Transf., of persons, that does or undertakes a thing in vain, to no purpose, without effect.

With gen.:

irritus legationis,

Tac. H. 4, 32:

consilii,

Vell. 2, 63, 2:

propositi,

Val. Max. 4, 3, 3 [p. 1003] ext.:

spei,

vainly hoping, Curt. 6, 5, 31:

incepti,

Sil. 7, 131.—

Absol.:

variis assultibus irritus urget,

Verg. A. 5, 442:

venit et e templis irrita turba domum,

without a response, Tib. 2, 3, 22:

irriti legati remittuntur,

Tac. A. 15, 25:

domum irritus rediit,

Sen. Ben. 6, 11:

discedere irritum putebat,

Curt. 4, 4, 2: irritus qui habebatur, laudabatur, good for nothing, Cat. ap. Gell. 11, 2, 2.— Subst.: irrĭtum, i, n., nothingness, vanity, worthlessness:

spes ad irritum redacta,

Liv. 28, 31:

spes ad irritum cadens,

id. 2, 6:

victoria ad inritum revolvebatur,

Tac. H. 3, 26:

cecidisse in inritum labores,

id. ib. 3, 53 fin.:

irrita dicere,

useless words, Ov. M. 11, 40.— Adv.: irrĭtē, in vain, Cassiod. Var. 1, 4; 12, 2.

irrītus, ūs, m., v. hirritus.