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  • 1 inferior

    infĕrĭor, infĕrĭus, compar. de inferus [st1]1 [-] qui est plus bas, inférieur.    - Caes. BG. 7, 46, 3; id. ib. 2, 25; id. ib. 7, 35.    - ex inferiore loco dicere, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3: parler d'en bas (sans monter à la tribune).    - infĕrĭōres, um, m.: les habitants de la partie basse (d'une ville). --- B. Alex. 6, 3.    - inferior versus Ov. Am. 1, 1, 3: le vers inférieur dans le distique, le pentamètre.    - inferior aetate, Cic. Br. 182: plus jeune. --- cf. Br. 228. [st1]2 [-] plus faible.    - inferior numero navium, Caes. BC. 1, 57, 1: plus faible sous le rapport du nombre des navires.    - causa inferior, Cic. Br. 30: la cause la plus faible, la moins bonne.    - inferior in jure civili, Cic. Br. 179: moins fort en droit civil.    - inferior quam aliquis (inferior alicui, inferior aliquo): inférieur à qqn.    - multo inferior est pater filio: le père est bien inférieur à son fils.    - multo inferior pater est quam filius: le père est bien inférieur à son fils.    - avec dat. nemini inferior, Sall. H. 2, 87: qui ne le cède à personne.    - avec abl. humanos casus virtute inferiores putare, Cic. Lael. 7: croire que la vertu est plus forte que les vicissitudes humaines.    - belli laude non inferior quam pater, Cic. Off. 1, 116: ne le cédant pas à son père pour les mérites guerriers. --- cf. Br. 155 ; 179, etc. [st1]3 [-] inférieur, d'un rang plus bas.    - omnia inferiora virtute ducere, Cic. Tusc. 4, 57: mettre tout au-dessous de la vertu.    - inferioris ordinis esse, Cic. Leg. 3, 30: être d'un rang inférieur.    - subst. inferior, Quinct. 95: un inférieur.    - inferiores, Cic. Lael. 72, etc.: les inférieurs.    - inferiores quinque dies, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13: les cinq derniers jours.
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    infĕrĭor, infĕrĭus, compar. de inferus [st1]1 [-] qui est plus bas, inférieur.    - Caes. BG. 7, 46, 3; id. ib. 2, 25; id. ib. 7, 35.    - ex inferiore loco dicere, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3: parler d'en bas (sans monter à la tribune).    - infĕrĭōres, um, m.: les habitants de la partie basse (d'une ville). --- B. Alex. 6, 3.    - inferior versus Ov. Am. 1, 1, 3: le vers inférieur dans le distique, le pentamètre.    - inferior aetate, Cic. Br. 182: plus jeune. --- cf. Br. 228. [st1]2 [-] plus faible.    - inferior numero navium, Caes. BC. 1, 57, 1: plus faible sous le rapport du nombre des navires.    - causa inferior, Cic. Br. 30: la cause la plus faible, la moins bonne.    - inferior in jure civili, Cic. Br. 179: moins fort en droit civil.    - inferior quam aliquis (inferior alicui, inferior aliquo): inférieur à qqn.    - multo inferior est pater filio: le père est bien inférieur à son fils.    - multo inferior pater est quam filius: le père est bien inférieur à son fils.    - avec dat. nemini inferior, Sall. H. 2, 87: qui ne le cède à personne.    - avec abl. humanos casus virtute inferiores putare, Cic. Lael. 7: croire que la vertu est plus forte que les vicissitudes humaines.    - belli laude non inferior quam pater, Cic. Off. 1, 116: ne le cédant pas à son père pour les mérites guerriers. --- cf. Br. 155 ; 179, etc. [st1]3 [-] inférieur, d'un rang plus bas.    - omnia inferiora virtute ducere, Cic. Tusc. 4, 57: mettre tout au-dessous de la vertu.    - inferioris ordinis esse, Cic. Leg. 3, 30: être d'un rang inférieur.    - subst. inferior, Quinct. 95: un inférieur.    - inferiores, Cic. Lael. 72, etc.: les inférieurs.    - inferiores quinque dies, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13: les cinq derniers jours.
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        Inferior, et hoc inferius, Comparatiuum ab Inferus. Plin. Plus bas, Inferieur.
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        Omnibus rebus inferior. Cic. Moindre qu'un autre en toutes choses.
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        Belli laude non inferior quam pater. Cic. Qui n'est point moins à estimer en faict de guerre que son pere.
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        Reliquis inferioris aetatis. Cic. Qui ne sont pas si anciens.
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        Humanos casus virtute inferiores esse putas. Cic. Tu n'estimes point tant touts les inconvenients qui adviennent à l'homme, que tu fais vertu.
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        Inferiore genere orto cedendum putauit. Cic. De plus basse lignee.
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        Caelum sidet inferius mari. Horat. Le ciel descendra plus bas que n'est la mer.

    Dictionarium latinogallicum > inferior

  • 2 īnferior

        īnferior ius, adj.    [comp. of inferus], lower, further down: spatium, Cs.: locus (opp. superior): in inferius ferri, downwards, O.: Africae pars, i. e. nearer the sea, S.: caelum sidet inferius mari, H.: effigies, smaller, H.—Fig., subsequent, later, latter: aetate inferiores paulo quam Iulius: inferioris aetatis esse.—Inferior, lower: genus hominum: ordines, Cs.: dignitate, gratiā non inferior, quam qui, etc.: navium numero, Cs.: hoc ipso inferius esse suum foedus quam ceterorum: in iure civili. —As subst: inferiores extollere: supplices inferioresque: non inferiora secutus, naught inferior, V.: his non inferiora loqui, less proud (words), O.

    Latin-English dictionary > īnferior

  • 3 inferior

    inferior inferior, ius нижний, низший

    Латинско-русский словарь > inferior

  • 4 inferior

    īnferior, ius [compar. к inferus ]
    1) находящийся ниже, нижний (labrum inferius Cs); более низкий
    ex inferiore loco dicere C — говорить, стоя внизу (не на трибуне)
    versus i. O — второй стих (элегического двустишия), т. е. пентаметр
    2) более поздний, последний (inferiores quinque dies Vr)
    3) более молодой, младший (aetate i. C)
    4) численно меньший (i. numero navium Cs)
    5) низший по рангу (gradus, ordo C); занимающий более низкое служебное (социальное) положение, подчинённый (crudelis erga inferiores rhH.)
    6) уступающий (virtute haud ullo i. Sen); побежденный

    Латинско-русский словарь > inferior

  • 5 inferior

    īnferior, s. īnfer.

    lateinisch-deutsches > inferior

  • 6 inferior

    īnferior, s. infer.

    Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > inferior

  • 7 inferior

    infĕrĭor, v. inferus, II.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inferior

  • 8 inferior

    1) низший;

    infimus s. imus, самый низкий: а) по месту, inferior, imu fundus, ager, locus (1. 29. 31 D. 8, 3. 1. 1 § 23 D. 39, 3. cf. 1. 2 pr. eod.);

    infer. aedificia, aedes (1. 24. 25 § 1 D. 8, 2. 1. 8 § 5 D. 8, 5. 1. 1 D. 33, 3);

    b) по степени: gradus cognationis inferioris ordinis;

    inf. cognatio, нисходящие родственники (1. 1 pr. § 1 D. 38, 10);

    c) по роду, значению, чину, inferior, imus ordo, inf. dignitas, gradus (1. 4. 6 § 1. 1. 8 D. 1, 9. 1. 49 D. 23, 2. 1. 21 pr. D. 49, 1);

    infer. magistratus (1. 4 D. 4, 8. 1. 1 C. 10, 48).

    2) следующий, дальнейший (posterior), inferioris gradus cognatus, дальний родственник, прот. prior (1. 2 D. 38, 9);

    inf. bosorum possessor, прот. proximus (1. 1 § 7 D. 32);

    infer. creditores, следующие верители прот. privilegiarii (1. 24 § 3 D. 42, 5. 1. 3 § 4 D. 28, 3. 1. 19 pr. D. 29, 1. 1. 126 D. 50, 16).

    Латинско-русский словарь к источникам римского права > inferior

  • 9 inferior

    ius нижний

    Латинско-русский медицинско-фармацевтический словарь > inferior

  • 10 inferior

    ,ius
    нижний

    Latin-Russian dictionary > inferior

  • 11 inferior/ior/ius(inferus)

    cmp
    bas (plus inferior/ior/ius), inférieur

    Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae > inferior/ior/ius(inferus)

  • 12 inferior/ior/ius(inferus)

    cmp
    bas (plus inferior/ior/ius), inférieur

    Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae > inferior/ior/ius(inferus)

  • 13 Germania inferior

    f sg
    Pays-Bas

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  • 14 improbus

    inferior, bad, wicked, persistent, perverse, bold.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > improbus

  • 15 нижний

    inferior, ius

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  • 16 infer

    īnfer u. gew. īnferus, a, um, Compar. īnferior, Superl. īnfimus u. īmus, a, um (inferus = altindisch ádhara-h, der untere; infimus = altind. adhamá-h, der unterste), der, die, das untere, I) Posit.: A) īnfer (Ggstz. super), super inferque vicinus, Cato r. r. 149, 1. – B) īnferus, a, um (Ggstz. superus), 1) im allg.: limen superum inferumque, Plaut.: fulmina, die aus der Erde kommen sollen, Plin.: infera in loca (untere Gegend) obire, untergehen, v. Gestirnen, Cic. Arat.: mare inf., das untere Meer, d.i. das Tuskische (Ggstz. mare superum, das Adriatische), Cic. u.a. (im Briefstil auch ohne mare, z.B. iter ad superum, navigatio infero, Cic. ad Att. 9, 5, 1). – 2) insbes., der untere = der in der Unterwelt befindliche, unterirdische, a) übh.: superus an inferus deus, Liv. Andr.: inferi di (Ggstz. superi), Cic. u.a.: per flumina iuro infera, Ov. – subst., īnferus, ī, m. (sc. locus), die Unterwelt, die Hölle, Ven. Fort. carm. 3, 9, 79: porta inferi, Vulg. Isai. 38, 10 u. Matth. 16, 18. – b) v. Verstorbenen, īnferī, ōrum, u. ûm, m., die Unterirdischen, die Abgeschiedenen, Verstorbenen, Toten, die Unterwelt, di, quibus est potestas motus superûm atque inferûm, Enn. fr.: vanos esse inferorum metus (Furcht vor usw.), Sen.: elicere animas inferorum, Cic.: Cerberus apud inferos, in der Unterwelt, Cic.: ab inferis excitare od. revocare, von den Toten auferwecken, Cic.: umbras inferûm excitare, Plin.: ab inferis exsistere, von den Toten auferstehen, aus der Unterwelt kommen, Liv.

    II) Compar. īnferior, neutr. īnferius, Genet. iōris, der untere (Ggstz. superior), 1) dem Orte nach, limen, Varro: labrum, Unterlippe, Caes.: pars, Cornif. rhet. u. Caes.: locus, Caes.: in inferius ferri, herabsinken, Ov.: ex inferiore loco, auf der Erde, unten, nicht auf dem Tribunal (χαμόθεν), dicere, Cic.: Plur. subst., inferiores, die im untern Teil der Stadt Wohnenden, Auct. b. Alex. 6, 3. – 2) übtr.: a) dem Grade nach, v. Tone, gesenkter, modi inferiores (Ggstz. elati, gehobene), Quint. 11, 3, 17. – b) der Reihenfolge nach, versus, der Pentameter, Ov. am. 1, 1, 3: inferiores quinque dies, die letzteren f. T., Varro LL. 6, 13. – c) der Zeit nach später, jünger, aetate inferiores, Cic.: erant (motus nostrae civitatis) inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui loquebantur, Cic. ep. – d) der Zahl nach schwächer, inferior numero navium, Caes.: copiis inferior, Nep. – e) dem Range u. Stande nach, niederer, niedriger, tiefer, geringer, unbedeutender (Ggstz. superior), gradus, Cic.: ordo, Cic.: ordines (Stellen, Chargen), Caes.: inferioris iuris magistratus, ein niederer Beamter, Liv.: omnibus inferior, Ov.: ne inferior esset soror marito, Capit.: humanos casus virtute inferiores putare, Cic. – subst., inferior, der Niedrigere, Geringere (Ggstz. honestus, superior, par), Cic. u.a.: Plur. (Ggstz. superiores, aequi), Cornif. rhet., Cic. u.a. – f) der Kraft u. Macht nach geringer, schwächer, nachstehend, unterliegend (Ggstz. superior), oft inferiorem esse = unterliegen, nachstehen, untergeordnet sein, ei, qu affecti iniuriis ad opem iudicum supplices inferioresque confugiunt, Cic.: quemadmodum causa inferior dicendo superior esse posset, Cic.: ubi nostros non esse inferiores intellexit, Caes.: si inferiores fuissent, Auct. b. Alex. – m. Abl., inferior animo, Caes., velocitate, Iustin.: dignitate non inferior, Cic.: inferiorem esse fortunā, Cic. – m. in u. Abl., in iure civili non inferior quam magister fuit, Cic.: quem ego in hoc praesertim intellegam prudentiā non esse inferiorem quam me, usu vero etiam superiorem, Cic.: inferiorem esse in agendo (Ggstz. superiorem discedere), Cic. – zugl. m. Abl. pers., Alexandro virtute inferior, Iustin.: gens nullā Gallicā gente opibus aut famā inferior, Liv. – m. Dat. pers., vir gravis et nullā arte cuiquam inferior, Sall. hist. fr. 2, 87 (86). – subst., inferiores, Schwächere, Iustin. 5, 2, 12 u. 8, 1, 3: insbes. schwächere Schüler, Quint. 2, 3, 4.

    III) Superl. īnfimus (īnfumus), a, um, u. īmus, a, um (Ggstz. summus), A) īnfimus (īnfumus), a, um, der unterste, letzte, 1) eig.: a) übh.: solum, Caes.: terram esse infimam, Cic.: cum scripsissem haec infima, Unterste, Letzte, Cic.: ab infimo, von unten auf, Caes., od. ganz unten, Caes. – b) partitiv, zur Bezeichnung des untersten Teils, ad infimum Argiletum, an der untersten Stelle des A., Liv.: ad infimos montes, an den Fuß des Gebirges, Nep.: ab infima ara, vom untersten Teile des A., Cic.: in infimo foro, am untersten Ende des F., Plaut. – 2) übtr., der unterste dem Range, Stande usw. nach = geringste, niedrigste, infimo loco natus, von sehr geringer od. niedriger Geburt, Cic.: faex populi, Cic.: condicio servorum, Cic. – subst., infimus, der Niedrigste, Geringste (im Volke), Ggstz. summus, Amm. 19, 9, 2: gew. Plur. infimi (Ggstz. summi), Cic. u.a. – übtr., precibus infimis, durch demütiges Bitten, demütig, alqd impetrare ab alqo, Liv.: petere, ut etc., Liv. – / Kompar. infimior, Interpr. Iren. 2, 12, 7. Itala euang. Ioann. 2, 10.

    B) īmus, a, um, der unterste, 1) eig.: a) übh.: conviva imus, der zu unterst liegt, Hor. – subst., ab imo, von unten an, Caes. u.a.: ab imo suspirare, tief aufseufzen, Ov.: imo, unten, in der Tiefe, Ov.: ex imo, von Grund auf, Ov.: in imum deferri, zu Boden sinken, Cels. – neutr. pl. subst., ima, das Unterste (Ggstz. summa), Ov. u. Quint.: ima cornuum, die Wurzeln, Liv.: ima montis, der Fuß des B., Plin. u. Tac.; insbes., der Grund, die Tiefe, ima gurgitis, fontis, Ov.: maris, Plin.: u. prägn. = die Unterwelt, Ov. met. 10, 47. – b) partitiv, der unterste Teil = unten an, in, auf u. dgl., cauda, Schwanzspitze, Ov.: gurges, unterste Tiefe des Str., Ov.: pulmonibus imis, tief in den L., Ov.: in ima aure, Plin.: in fundo imo, Verg.: a summo (stipite) ad imum, Volc. Cass.: imo ex pectore, aus tiefer Brust, Catull., ab imo pectore, Verg.: ab imis unguibus (Fußspitzen) ad verticem summum, Cic.: so auch ad imos pedes, bis auf die Fußzehen, Suet.: subst., ab imo, am untersten Ende, Caes.: ebenso in imo, Cels., ad imum, Liv. u. Cels. – 2) übtr.: a) dem Grade nach, v. Tone, der tiefste, sonus summus, medius, imus, Plin.: vox ima (Ggstz. vox summa), Hor. u. Quint.: oratio perfecta non est, nisi ab imo ad summum omnibus intenta nervis consentiat, Quint. – b) der unterste der Reihe od. dem Range nach, nihil nostra intersit, utrum ab summo an ab imo an a medio nomina eorum dicere incipiamus, Cornif. rhet. 3, 30. – subst., superi imique deorum, Ov. fast. 5, 665: maximi imique, die Höchsten u. Niedrigsten, Sen. de clem. 1, 1, 9. – c) der letzte der Zeit nach, mensis, Ov. fast. 2, 52. – dah. ad imum, bis ans Ende, bis zuletzt, Hor. de art. poët. 126; u. (= franz. enfin) am Ende, zuletzt, Hor. ep. 1, 18, 35.

    lateinisch-deutsches > infer

  • 17 infer

    īnfer u. gew. īnferus, a, um, Compar. īnferior, Superl. īnfimus u. īmus, a, um (inferus = altindisch ádhara-h, der untere; infimus = altind. adhamá-h, der unterste), der, die, das untere, I) Posit.: A) īnfer (Ggstz. super), super inferque vicinus, Cato r. r. 149, 1. – B) īnferus, a, um (Ggstz. superus), 1) im allg.: limen superum inferumque, Plaut.: fulmina, die aus der Erde kommen sollen, Plin.: infera in loca (untere Gegend) obire, untergehen, v. Gestirnen, Cic. Arat.: mare inf., das untere Meer, d.i. das Tuskische (Ggstz. mare superum, das Adriatische), Cic. u.a. (im Briefstil auch ohne mare, z.B. iter ad superum, navigatio infero, Cic. ad Att. 9, 5, 1). – 2) insbes., der untere = der in der Unterwelt befindliche, unterirdische, a) übh.: superus an inferus deus, Liv. Andr.: inferi di (Ggstz. superi), Cic. u.a.: per flumina iuro infera, Ov. – subst., īnferus, ī, m. (sc. locus), die Unterwelt, die Hölle, Ven. Fort. carm. 3, 9, 79: porta inferi, Vulg. Isai. 38, 10 u. Matth. 16, 18. – b) v. Verstorbenen, īnferī, ōrum, u. ûm, m., die Unterirdischen, die Abgeschiedenen, Verstorbenen, Toten, die Unterwelt, di, quibus est potestas motus superûm atque inferûm, Enn. fr.: vanos esse inferorum metus (Furcht vor usw.), Sen.: elicere animas inferorum, Cic.: Cerberus apud inferos, in der Unterwelt, Cic.: ab inferis excitare od. revocare, von den Toten aufer-
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    wecken, Cic.: umbras inferûm excitare, Plin.: ab inferis exsistere, von den Toten auferstehen, aus der Unterwelt kommen, Liv.
    II) Compar. īnferior, neutr. īnferius, Genet. iōris, der untere (Ggstz. superior), 1) dem Orte nach, limen, Varro: labrum, Unterlippe, Caes.: pars, Cornif. rhet. u. Caes.: locus, Caes.: in inferius ferri, herabsinken, Ov.: ex inferiore loco, auf der Erde, unten, nicht auf dem Tribunal (χαμόθεν), dicere, Cic.: Plur. subst., inferiores, die im untern Teil der Stadt Wohnenden, Auct. b. Alex. 6, 3. – 2) übtr.: a) dem Grade nach, v. Tone, gesenkter, modi inferiores (Ggstz. elati, gehobene), Quint. 11, 3, 17. – b) der Reihenfolge nach, versus, der Pentameter, Ov. am. 1, 1, 3: inferiores quinque dies, die letzteren f. T., Varro LL. 6, 13. – c) der Zeit nach später, jünger, aetate inferiores, Cic.: erant (motus nostrae civitatis) inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui loquebantur, Cic. ep. – d) der Zahl nach schwächer, inferior numero navium, Caes.: copiis inferior, Nep. – e) dem Range u. Stande nach, niederer, niedriger, tiefer, geringer, unbedeutender (Ggstz. superior), gradus, Cic.: ordo, Cic.: ordines (Stellen, Chargen), Caes.: inferioris iuris magistratus, ein niederer Beamter, Liv.: omnibus inferior, Ov.: ne inferior esset soror marito, Capit.: humanos casus virtute inferiores putare, Cic. – subst., inferior, der Niedrigere, Geringere (Ggstz. honestus, su-
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    perior, par), Cic. u.a.: Plur. (Ggstz. superiores, aequi), Cornif. rhet., Cic. u.a. – f) der Kraft u. Macht nach geringer, schwächer, nachstehend, unterliegend (Ggstz. superior), oft inferiorem esse = unterliegen, nachstehen, untergeordnet sein, ei, qu affecti iniuriis ad opem iudicum supplices inferioresque confugiunt, Cic.: quemadmodum causa inferior dicendo superior esse posset, Cic.: ubi nostros non esse inferiores intellexit, Caes.: si inferiores fuissent, Auct. b. Alex. – m. Abl., inferior animo, Caes., velocitate, Iustin.: dignitate non inferior, Cic.: inferiorem esse fortunā, Cic. – m. in u. Abl., in iure civili non inferior quam magister fuit, Cic.: quem ego in hoc praesertim intellegam prudentiā non esse inferiorem quam me, usu vero etiam superiorem, Cic.: inferiorem esse in agendo (Ggstz. superiorem discedere), Cic. – zugl. m. Abl. pers., Alexandro virtute inferior, Iustin.: gens nullā Gallicā gente opibus aut famā inferior, Liv. – m. Dat. pers., vir gravis et nullā arte cuiquam inferior, Sall. hist. fr. 2, 87 (86). – subst., inferiores, Schwächere, Iustin. 5, 2, 12 u. 8, 1, 3: insbes. schwächere Schüler, Quint. 2, 3, 4.
    III) Superl. īnfimus (īnfumus), a, um, u. īmus, a, um (Ggstz. summus), A) īnfimus (īnfumus), a, um, der unterste, letzte, 1) eig.: a) übh.: solum, Caes.: terram esse infimam, Cic.: cum scripsissem haec infima, Unterste, Letzte, Cic.: ab infimo, von unten
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    auf, Caes., od. ganz unten, Caes. – b) partitiv, zur Bezeichnung des untersten Teils, ad infimum Argiletum, an der untersten Stelle des A., Liv.: ad infimos montes, an den Fuß des Gebirges, Nep.: ab infima ara, vom untersten Teile des A., Cic.: in infimo foro, am untersten Ende des F., Plaut. – 2) übtr., der unterste dem Range, Stande usw. nach = geringste, niedrigste, infimo loco natus, von sehr geringer od. niedriger Geburt, Cic.: faex populi, Cic.: condicio servorum, Cic. – subst., infimus, der Niedrigste, Geringste (im Volke), Ggstz. summus, Amm. 19, 9, 2: gew. Plur. infimi (Ggstz. summi), Cic. u.a. – übtr., precibus infimis, durch demütiges Bitten, demütig, alqd impetrare ab alqo, Liv.: petere, ut etc., Liv. – Kompar. infimior, Interpr. Iren. 2, 12, 7. Itala euang. Ioann. 2, 10.
    B) īmus, a, um, der unterste, 1) eig.: a) übh.: conviva imus, der zu unterst liegt, Hor. – subst., ab imo, von unten an, Caes. u.a.: ab imo suspirare, tief aufseufzen, Ov.: imo, unten, in der Tiefe, Ov.: ex imo, von Grund auf, Ov.: in imum deferri, zu Boden sinken, Cels. – neutr. pl. subst., ima, das Unterste (Ggstz. summa), Ov. u. Quint.: ima cornuum, die Wurzeln, Liv.: ima montis, der Fuß des B., Plin. u. Tac.; insbes., der Grund, die Tiefe, ima gurgitis, fontis, Ov.: maris, Plin.: u. prägn. = die Unterwelt, Ov. met. 10, 47. – b) partitiv, der unterste Teil = unten
    ————
    an, in, auf u. dgl., cauda, Schwanzspitze, Ov.: gurges, unterste Tiefe des Str., Ov.: pulmonibus imis, tief in den L., Ov.: in ima aure, Plin.: in fundo imo, Verg.: a summo (stipite) ad imum, Volc. Cass.: imo ex pectore, aus tiefer Brust, Catull., ab imo pectore, Verg.: ab imis unguibus (Fußspitzen) ad verticem summum, Cic.: so auch ad imos pedes, bis auf die Fußzehen, Suet.: subst., ab imo, am untersten Ende, Caes.: ebenso in imo, Cels., ad imum, Liv. u. Cels. – 2) übtr.: a) dem Grade nach, v. Tone, der tiefste, sonus summus, medius, imus, Plin.: vox ima (Ggstz. vox summa), Hor. u. Quint.: oratio perfecta non est, nisi ab imo ad summum omnibus intenta nervis consentiat, Quint. – b) der unterste der Reihe od. dem Range nach, nihil nostra intersit, utrum ab summo an ab imo an a medio nomina eorum dicere incipiamus, Cornif. rhet. 3, 30. – subst., superi imique deorum, Ov. fast. 5, 665: maximi imique, die Höchsten u. Niedrigsten, Sen. de clem. 1, 1, 9. – c) der letzte der Zeit nach, mensis, Ov. fast. 2, 52. – dah. ad imum, bis ans Ende, bis zuletzt, Hor. de art. poët. 126; u. (= franz. enfin) am Ende, zuletzt, Hor. ep. 1, 18, 35.

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  • 18 imi

    infĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. infer:

    ubi super inferque vicinus permittet,

    Cato, R. R. 149), adj. [cf. Sanscr. adh-aras, adh-amas, the lower, lowest; and Lat. infra], that is below, underneath, lower; opp. superus.
    I.
    Posit.
    A.
    In gen.: inferus an superus tibi fert Deus funera, Liv. Andr. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.; cf.:

    Di Deaeque superi atque inferi,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36; Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6; cf.

    also: ut ex tam alto dignitatis gradu ad superos videantur deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 12:

    limen superum inferumque salve,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1:

    ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:

    loca,

    the lower parts, id. Arat. 474:

    fulmina,

    that come out of the ground, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 138: aqua, that falls down, rain-water, Varr. ap. Non. 1, 221: mare inferum, the Lower, i. e. the Tuscan Sea (opp. mare superum, the Upper or Adriatic Sea), Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 75; Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; id. de Or. 3, 19 et saep. also without mare:

    navigatio infero,

    upon the Tuscan Sea, id. Att. 9, 5, 1.—
    B.
    In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower World: infĕri, ōrum, m. ( gen. inferūm for inferorum, Varr. ap. Macr. S. 1, 16; Sen. de Ira, 2, 35), the inhabitants of the infernal regions, the dead:

    triceps apud inferos Cerberus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:

    si ab inferis exsistat rex Hiero,

    were to rise from the dead, Liv. 26, 32:

    si salvi esse velint, Sulla sit iis ab inferis excitandus,

    to be raised from the dead, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

    inferorum animas elicere,

    id. Vatin. 6, 14:

    ad inferos poenas parricidii luere,

    in the infernal regions, id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:

    ab inferis excitare aliquem,

    i. e. to quote the words of one deceased, id. Or. 25, 85; id. Brut. 93, 322.
    II.
    Comp.: infĕrĭor, ius, lower in situation or place.
    A.
    Lit.:

    spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 46, 3:

    locus,

    id. ib. 2, 25:

    pars,

    id. ib. 7, 35: ex inferiore loco dicere, from below (opp. ex superiore loco, from the tribunal), Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; cf.

    superus, II. A.: onerosa suo pondere in inferius feruntur,

    downwards, Ov. M. 15, 241:

    scriptura,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117.— Plur. subst.: infĕrĭōres, um, m., the people of the lower part of the city, Auct. B. Alex. 6, 3. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Subsequent, later, latter, in time or succession:

    erant inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui, etc.,

    lived later, were younger, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2; cf.:

    aetate inferiores paulo quam Iulius, etc.,

    id. Brut. 49, 182; and:

    inferioris aetatis esse,

    id. ib. 64, 228:

    inferiores quinque dies,

    the latter, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll. —
    2.
    Inferior in quality, rank, or number.
    (α).
    With abl. specif.:

    voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 34:

    inferior fortunā,

    id. Fam. 13, 5, 2:

    dignitate, auctoritate, existimatione, gratia non inferior, quam qui umquam fuerunt amplissimi,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 6:

    inferiores animo,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 24:

    quemadmodum causa inferior, dicendo fieri superior posset,

    Cic. Brut. 8:

    erat multo inferior navium numero Brutus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 57. — With abl.:

    ut humanos casus virtute inferiores putes,

    Cic. Lael. 2.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    in jure civili non inferior, quam magister fuit,

    Cic. Brut. 48, 179.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    inferiores extollere,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. §

    71: invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus,

    id. de Or. 2, 52, 209; cf.:

    indignum est, a pari vinci aut superiore, indignius ab inferiore atque humiliore,

    id. Quint. 31:

    supplices inferioresque,

    id. Font. 11:

    ordines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    crudelis in inferiores,

    Auct. Her. 4, 40:

    non inferiora secutus,

    naught inferior, Verg. A. 6, 170.
    III.
    Sup. in two forms: infĭmus (or infŭmus) and īmus.
    A.
    Form infimus (infumus), a, um, lowest, last (= imus;

    but where the lowest of several objects is referred to, infimus is used,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103; 2, 6, 17; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    stabiliendi causa singuli ab infimo solo pedes terra exculcabantur,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 7:

    ab infimis radicibus montis,

    id. B. C. 1, 41, 3; 1, 42, 2:

    cum scripsissem haec infima,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6:

    ab infima ara,

    from the lowest part of the altar, id. Div. 1, 33; cf.:

    sub infimo colle,

    the foot, Caes. B. G. 7, 79. — Subst.: infĭmum, i, n., the lowest part, bottom, in the phrase:

    ab infimo,

    from below, at the bottom, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 140:

    collis erat leniter ab infimo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 1 (for which, ab imo;

    v. below, B. 1.): stipites demissi et ab infimo revincti,

    id. ib. 7, 73, 3; cf. Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4; 6, 4, 1; so,

    ad infimum,

    at the bottom, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 3:

    collis passus circiter CC. infimus apertus,

    at the bottom, id. ib. 2, 18, 2.—
    2.
    Trop., lowest, meanest, basest in quality or rank:

    infima faex populi,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6; cf.:

    condicio servorum,

    id. Off. 1, 13:

    infimo loco natus,

    id. Fl. 11:

    summos cum infimis pari jure retinebat,

    id. Off. 2, 12:

    humilitas natalium,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 37:

    preces,

    the most humble, Liv. 8, 2; 29, 30. — Hence, infĭmē, adv., only trop., at the bottom (late Lat.):

    quid summe est, quid infime,

    Aug. Ep. 18, 2. —
    B.
    Form imus, a, um, the lowest, deepest, last ( = infimus; but when opp. to summus, to express a whole from end to end, imus is used; v. Suet. Aug. 79; Quint. 2, 13, 9; Liv. 24, 34, 9; Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:

    terra ima sede semper haeret,

    id. Rep. 6, 18:

    fundo in imo,

    at the very bottom, Verg. A. 6, 581: vox, the deepest bass (opp. vox summa, the treble), Hor. S. 1, 3, 7; Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    conviva,

    that reclines at the bottom, Hor. S. 2, 8, 40; Mart. 6, 74:

    ad imam quercum,

    at the foot of the oak, Phaedr. 2, 4, 3:

    in aure ima,

    at the bottom of the ear, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 205. — As substt.
    A.
    Plur.: īmi, ōrum, m., the lowest, most humble:

    aequalis ad maximos imosque pervenit clementiae tuae admiratio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 9:

    pacis et armorum superis imisque deorum Arbiter,

    Ov. F. 5, 665. —
    B.
    īmum, i, n., the bottom, depth, low [p. 945] est part. Lit.:

    ab imo ad summum,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 308:

    locus erat paulatim ab imo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 1 (for which, ab infimo; v. above, A. 1.); so,

    tigna paulum ab imo praeacuta,

    id. ib. 4, 17:

    suspirare ab imo,

    to fetch a deep sigh, Ov. A. A. 3, 675:

    (aures) instabiles imo facit,

    at the bottom. at their roots, id. M. 11, 177:

    aquae perspicuae imo,

    down to the bottom, id. ib. 5, 588. — Plur.:

    ima summis mutare,

    to turn the lowest into the highest, Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; Vell. 2, 2:

    ima,

    the under world, Ov. M. 10, 47.—With gen.:

    ima maris,

    the bottom of the sea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 64:

    ima montis,

    the foot of a mountain, id. 4, 11, 18, § 40.—
    2.
    Trop., with respect to time or order, the last (mostly poet.):

    mensis,

    Ov. F. 2, 52.—Hence, subst.: īmum, i, n., the last, the end:

    nihil nostrā intersit an ab summo an ab imo nomina dicere incipiamus,

    Auct. Her. 3, 18, 30:

    si quid inexpertum scaenae committis... servetur ad imum,

    till the last, to the end, Hor. A. P. 126:

    dormiet in lucem... ad imum Threx erit,

    at last, id. Ep. 1, 18, 35.

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  • 19 imum

    infĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. infer:

    ubi super inferque vicinus permittet,

    Cato, R. R. 149), adj. [cf. Sanscr. adh-aras, adh-amas, the lower, lowest; and Lat. infra], that is below, underneath, lower; opp. superus.
    I.
    Posit.
    A.
    In gen.: inferus an superus tibi fert Deus funera, Liv. Andr. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.; cf.:

    Di Deaeque superi atque inferi,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36; Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6; cf.

    also: ut ex tam alto dignitatis gradu ad superos videantur deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 12:

    limen superum inferumque salve,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1:

    ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:

    loca,

    the lower parts, id. Arat. 474:

    fulmina,

    that come out of the ground, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 138: aqua, that falls down, rain-water, Varr. ap. Non. 1, 221: mare inferum, the Lower, i. e. the Tuscan Sea (opp. mare superum, the Upper or Adriatic Sea), Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 75; Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; id. de Or. 3, 19 et saep. also without mare:

    navigatio infero,

    upon the Tuscan Sea, id. Att. 9, 5, 1.—
    B.
    In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower World: infĕri, ōrum, m. ( gen. inferūm for inferorum, Varr. ap. Macr. S. 1, 16; Sen. de Ira, 2, 35), the inhabitants of the infernal regions, the dead:

    triceps apud inferos Cerberus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:

    si ab inferis exsistat rex Hiero,

    were to rise from the dead, Liv. 26, 32:

    si salvi esse velint, Sulla sit iis ab inferis excitandus,

    to be raised from the dead, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

    inferorum animas elicere,

    id. Vatin. 6, 14:

    ad inferos poenas parricidii luere,

    in the infernal regions, id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:

    ab inferis excitare aliquem,

    i. e. to quote the words of one deceased, id. Or. 25, 85; id. Brut. 93, 322.
    II.
    Comp.: infĕrĭor, ius, lower in situation or place.
    A.
    Lit.:

    spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 46, 3:

    locus,

    id. ib. 2, 25:

    pars,

    id. ib. 7, 35: ex inferiore loco dicere, from below (opp. ex superiore loco, from the tribunal), Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; cf.

    superus, II. A.: onerosa suo pondere in inferius feruntur,

    downwards, Ov. M. 15, 241:

    scriptura,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117.— Plur. subst.: infĕrĭōres, um, m., the people of the lower part of the city, Auct. B. Alex. 6, 3. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Subsequent, later, latter, in time or succession:

    erant inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui, etc.,

    lived later, were younger, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2; cf.:

    aetate inferiores paulo quam Iulius, etc.,

    id. Brut. 49, 182; and:

    inferioris aetatis esse,

    id. ib. 64, 228:

    inferiores quinque dies,

    the latter, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll. —
    2.
    Inferior in quality, rank, or number.
    (α).
    With abl. specif.:

    voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 34:

    inferior fortunā,

    id. Fam. 13, 5, 2:

    dignitate, auctoritate, existimatione, gratia non inferior, quam qui umquam fuerunt amplissimi,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 6:

    inferiores animo,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 24:

    quemadmodum causa inferior, dicendo fieri superior posset,

    Cic. Brut. 8:

    erat multo inferior navium numero Brutus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 57. — With abl.:

    ut humanos casus virtute inferiores putes,

    Cic. Lael. 2.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    in jure civili non inferior, quam magister fuit,

    Cic. Brut. 48, 179.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    inferiores extollere,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. §

    71: invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus,

    id. de Or. 2, 52, 209; cf.:

    indignum est, a pari vinci aut superiore, indignius ab inferiore atque humiliore,

    id. Quint. 31:

    supplices inferioresque,

    id. Font. 11:

    ordines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    crudelis in inferiores,

    Auct. Her. 4, 40:

    non inferiora secutus,

    naught inferior, Verg. A. 6, 170.
    III.
    Sup. in two forms: infĭmus (or infŭmus) and īmus.
    A.
    Form infimus (infumus), a, um, lowest, last (= imus;

    but where the lowest of several objects is referred to, infimus is used,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103; 2, 6, 17; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    stabiliendi causa singuli ab infimo solo pedes terra exculcabantur,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 7:

    ab infimis radicibus montis,

    id. B. C. 1, 41, 3; 1, 42, 2:

    cum scripsissem haec infima,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6:

    ab infima ara,

    from the lowest part of the altar, id. Div. 1, 33; cf.:

    sub infimo colle,

    the foot, Caes. B. G. 7, 79. — Subst.: infĭmum, i, n., the lowest part, bottom, in the phrase:

    ab infimo,

    from below, at the bottom, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 140:

    collis erat leniter ab infimo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 1 (for which, ab imo;

    v. below, B. 1.): stipites demissi et ab infimo revincti,

    id. ib. 7, 73, 3; cf. Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4; 6, 4, 1; so,

    ad infimum,

    at the bottom, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 3:

    collis passus circiter CC. infimus apertus,

    at the bottom, id. ib. 2, 18, 2.—
    2.
    Trop., lowest, meanest, basest in quality or rank:

    infima faex populi,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6; cf.:

    condicio servorum,

    id. Off. 1, 13:

    infimo loco natus,

    id. Fl. 11:

    summos cum infimis pari jure retinebat,

    id. Off. 2, 12:

    humilitas natalium,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 37:

    preces,

    the most humble, Liv. 8, 2; 29, 30. — Hence, infĭmē, adv., only trop., at the bottom (late Lat.):

    quid summe est, quid infime,

    Aug. Ep. 18, 2. —
    B.
    Form imus, a, um, the lowest, deepest, last ( = infimus; but when opp. to summus, to express a whole from end to end, imus is used; v. Suet. Aug. 79; Quint. 2, 13, 9; Liv. 24, 34, 9; Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:

    terra ima sede semper haeret,

    id. Rep. 6, 18:

    fundo in imo,

    at the very bottom, Verg. A. 6, 581: vox, the deepest bass (opp. vox summa, the treble), Hor. S. 1, 3, 7; Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    conviva,

    that reclines at the bottom, Hor. S. 2, 8, 40; Mart. 6, 74:

    ad imam quercum,

    at the foot of the oak, Phaedr. 2, 4, 3:

    in aure ima,

    at the bottom of the ear, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 205. — As substt.
    A.
    Plur.: īmi, ōrum, m., the lowest, most humble:

    aequalis ad maximos imosque pervenit clementiae tuae admiratio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 9:

    pacis et armorum superis imisque deorum Arbiter,

    Ov. F. 5, 665. —
    B.
    īmum, i, n., the bottom, depth, low [p. 945] est part. Lit.:

    ab imo ad summum,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 308:

    locus erat paulatim ab imo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 1 (for which, ab infimo; v. above, A. 1.); so,

    tigna paulum ab imo praeacuta,

    id. ib. 4, 17:

    suspirare ab imo,

    to fetch a deep sigh, Ov. A. A. 3, 675:

    (aures) instabiles imo facit,

    at the bottom. at their roots, id. M. 11, 177:

    aquae perspicuae imo,

    down to the bottom, id. ib. 5, 588. — Plur.:

    ima summis mutare,

    to turn the lowest into the highest, Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; Vell. 2, 2:

    ima,

    the under world, Ov. M. 10, 47.—With gen.:

    ima maris,

    the bottom of the sea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 64:

    ima montis,

    the foot of a mountain, id. 4, 11, 18, § 40.—
    2.
    Trop., with respect to time or order, the last (mostly poet.):

    mensis,

    Ov. F. 2, 52.—Hence, subst.: īmum, i, n., the last, the end:

    nihil nostrā intersit an ab summo an ab imo nomina dicere incipiamus,

    Auct. Her. 3, 18, 30:

    si quid inexpertum scaenae committis... servetur ad imum,

    till the last, to the end, Hor. A. P. 126:

    dormiet in lucem... ad imum Threx erit,

    at last, id. Ep. 1, 18, 35.

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  • 20 inferiores

    infĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. infer:

    ubi super inferque vicinus permittet,

    Cato, R. R. 149), adj. [cf. Sanscr. adh-aras, adh-amas, the lower, lowest; and Lat. infra], that is below, underneath, lower; opp. superus.
    I.
    Posit.
    A.
    In gen.: inferus an superus tibi fert Deus funera, Liv. Andr. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.; cf.:

    Di Deaeque superi atque inferi,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36; Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6; cf.

    also: ut ex tam alto dignitatis gradu ad superos videantur deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 12:

    limen superum inferumque salve,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1:

    ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:

    loca,

    the lower parts, id. Arat. 474:

    fulmina,

    that come out of the ground, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 138: aqua, that falls down, rain-water, Varr. ap. Non. 1, 221: mare inferum, the Lower, i. e. the Tuscan Sea (opp. mare superum, the Upper or Adriatic Sea), Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 75; Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; id. de Or. 3, 19 et saep. also without mare:

    navigatio infero,

    upon the Tuscan Sea, id. Att. 9, 5, 1.—
    B.
    In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower World: infĕri, ōrum, m. ( gen. inferūm for inferorum, Varr. ap. Macr. S. 1, 16; Sen. de Ira, 2, 35), the inhabitants of the infernal regions, the dead:

    triceps apud inferos Cerberus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10:

    si ab inferis exsistat rex Hiero,

    were to rise from the dead, Liv. 26, 32:

    si salvi esse velint, Sulla sit iis ab inferis excitandus,

    to be raised from the dead, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

    inferorum animas elicere,

    id. Vatin. 6, 14:

    ad inferos poenas parricidii luere,

    in the infernal regions, id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:

    ab inferis excitare aliquem,

    i. e. to quote the words of one deceased, id. Or. 25, 85; id. Brut. 93, 322.
    II.
    Comp.: infĕrĭor, ius, lower in situation or place.
    A.
    Lit.:

    spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 46, 3:

    locus,

    id. ib. 2, 25:

    pars,

    id. ib. 7, 35: ex inferiore loco dicere, from below (opp. ex superiore loco, from the tribunal), Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; cf.

    superus, II. A.: onerosa suo pondere in inferius feruntur,

    downwards, Ov. M. 15, 241:

    scriptura,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117.— Plur. subst.: infĕrĭōres, um, m., the people of the lower part of the city, Auct. B. Alex. 6, 3. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Subsequent, later, latter, in time or succession:

    erant inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui, etc.,

    lived later, were younger, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2; cf.:

    aetate inferiores paulo quam Iulius, etc.,

    id. Brut. 49, 182; and:

    inferioris aetatis esse,

    id. ib. 64, 228:

    inferiores quinque dies,

    the latter, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll. —
    2.
    Inferior in quality, rank, or number.
    (α).
    With abl. specif.:

    voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 34:

    inferior fortunā,

    id. Fam. 13, 5, 2:

    dignitate, auctoritate, existimatione, gratia non inferior, quam qui umquam fuerunt amplissimi,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 6:

    inferiores animo,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 24:

    quemadmodum causa inferior, dicendo fieri superior posset,

    Cic. Brut. 8:

    erat multo inferior navium numero Brutus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 57. — With abl.:

    ut humanos casus virtute inferiores putes,

    Cic. Lael. 2.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    in jure civili non inferior, quam magister fuit,

    Cic. Brut. 48, 179.—
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    inferiores extollere,

    Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. §

    71: invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus,

    id. de Or. 2, 52, 209; cf.:

    indignum est, a pari vinci aut superiore, indignius ab inferiore atque humiliore,

    id. Quint. 31:

    supplices inferioresque,

    id. Font. 11:

    ordines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 46:

    crudelis in inferiores,

    Auct. Her. 4, 40:

    non inferiora secutus,

    naught inferior, Verg. A. 6, 170.
    III.
    Sup. in two forms: infĭmus (or infŭmus) and īmus.
    A.
    Form infimus (infumus), a, um, lowest, last (= imus;

    but where the lowest of several objects is referred to, infimus is used,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103; 2, 6, 17; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    stabiliendi causa singuli ab infimo solo pedes terra exculcabantur,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 7:

    ab infimis radicibus montis,

    id. B. C. 1, 41, 3; 1, 42, 2:

    cum scripsissem haec infima,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6:

    ab infima ara,

    from the lowest part of the altar, id. Div. 1, 33; cf.:

    sub infimo colle,

    the foot, Caes. B. G. 7, 79. — Subst.: infĭmum, i, n., the lowest part, bottom, in the phrase:

    ab infimo,

    from below, at the bottom, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 140:

    collis erat leniter ab infimo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 1 (for which, ab imo;

    v. below, B. 1.): stipites demissi et ab infimo revincti,

    id. ib. 7, 73, 3; cf. Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4; 6, 4, 1; so,

    ad infimum,

    at the bottom, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 3:

    collis passus circiter CC. infimus apertus,

    at the bottom, id. ib. 2, 18, 2.—
    2.
    Trop., lowest, meanest, basest in quality or rank:

    infima faex populi,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6; cf.:

    condicio servorum,

    id. Off. 1, 13:

    infimo loco natus,

    id. Fl. 11:

    summos cum infimis pari jure retinebat,

    id. Off. 2, 12:

    humilitas natalium,

    Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 37:

    preces,

    the most humble, Liv. 8, 2; 29, 30. — Hence, infĭmē, adv., only trop., at the bottom (late Lat.):

    quid summe est, quid infime,

    Aug. Ep. 18, 2. —
    B.
    Form imus, a, um, the lowest, deepest, last ( = infimus; but when opp. to summus, to express a whole from end to end, imus is used; v. Suet. Aug. 79; Quint. 2, 13, 9; Liv. 24, 34, 9; Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
    1.
    Lit.:

    ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:

    terra ima sede semper haeret,

    id. Rep. 6, 18:

    fundo in imo,

    at the very bottom, Verg. A. 6, 581: vox, the deepest bass (opp. vox summa, the treble), Hor. S. 1, 3, 7; Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    conviva,

    that reclines at the bottom, Hor. S. 2, 8, 40; Mart. 6, 74:

    ad imam quercum,

    at the foot of the oak, Phaedr. 2, 4, 3:

    in aure ima,

    at the bottom of the ear, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 205. — As substt.
    A.
    Plur.: īmi, ōrum, m., the lowest, most humble:

    aequalis ad maximos imosque pervenit clementiae tuae admiratio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 9:

    pacis et armorum superis imisque deorum Arbiter,

    Ov. F. 5, 665. —
    B.
    īmum, i, n., the bottom, depth, low [p. 945] est part. Lit.:

    ab imo ad summum,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 308:

    locus erat paulatim ab imo acclivis,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 1 (for which, ab infimo; v. above, A. 1.); so,

    tigna paulum ab imo praeacuta,

    id. ib. 4, 17:

    suspirare ab imo,

    to fetch a deep sigh, Ov. A. A. 3, 675:

    (aures) instabiles imo facit,

    at the bottom. at their roots, id. M. 11, 177:

    aquae perspicuae imo,

    down to the bottom, id. ib. 5, 588. — Plur.:

    ima summis mutare,

    to turn the lowest into the highest, Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; Vell. 2, 2:

    ima,

    the under world, Ov. M. 10, 47.—With gen.:

    ima maris,

    the bottom of the sea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 64:

    ima montis,

    the foot of a mountain, id. 4, 11, 18, § 40.—
    2.
    Trop., with respect to time or order, the last (mostly poet.):

    mensis,

    Ov. F. 2, 52.—Hence, subst.: īmum, i, n., the last, the end:

    nihil nostrā intersit an ab summo an ab imo nomina dicere incipiamus,

    Auct. Her. 3, 18, 30:

    si quid inexpertum scaenae committis... servetur ad imum,

    till the last, to the end, Hor. A. P. 126:

    dormiet in lucem... ad imum Threx erit,

    at last, id. Ep. 1, 18, 35.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inferiores

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