sălū-ber

sălūbris, e ( masc. collat. form sălū-ber, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8; Ov. R. Am. 704; but salubris, m., Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130; Cels. 1, 3; 2, 1; 3, 6; abl. salubri, v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 30), adj. [salus], health-giving, promoting health, healthful, wholesome, salubrious; salutary, serviceable, advantageous, beneficial (v. salutaris init.).

Lit. (freq. and class.)

Absol.:

saluber locus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 8; so Cic. Fat. 4, 7 (opp. pestilens); id. Rep. 2, 6, 11 (opp. pestilens regio); 1, 1, 1; id. de Or. 2, 71, 290; Cels. 1, 3 (opp. gravis); cf.:

sunt partes agrorum aliae pestilentes, aliae salubres,

Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79.— Comp.:

salubrior ager,

Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 3.— Sup.: saluberrimae regiones, * Caes. B. C. 3, 2 fin.:

Apennino saluberrimo montium,

Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 2:

Esquiliae,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 14:

silvae,

id. Ep. 1, 4, 4:

aquae,

id. C. S. 31:

irriguis ora salubris aquis,

Ov. Am. 2, 16, 2:

fluvius,

Verg. G. 1, 272:

aura,

Ov. A. A. 3, 693:

caelum,

Col. 1, 2:

si Baiae salubres repente factae sunt,

Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 1:

salubrisne an pestilens annus futurus sit,

id. Div. 1, 57, 130; cf.:

saluberrimum (tempus) ver est... saluberrimi sunt sereni dies... salubriores septentrionales quam subsolani, etc.... nam fere ventus ubique a mediterraneis regionibus veniens salubris, a mari gravis est,

Cels. 2, 1:

aestates,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 21:

stellae,

id. ib. 1, 7, 24:

sidus,

Luc. 1, 661:

afflatus ex Apenninis,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 29:

cultus atque victus,

strengthening, nourishing, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; id. Or. 26, 90 infra; cf.:

suci Ambrosiae,

Verg. A. 12, 418:

saluberrimum acetum,

Plin. 21, 14, 48, § 82:

saluberrimi potus,

id. 31, 2, 19, § 28:

somnus,

Verg. G. 3, 530:

in medicinā alia salubria alia insalubria,

Quint. 3, 2, 3:

princeps,

i. e. mindful of the good of others, Suet. Aug. 42:

Phoebe saluber, ades,

Ov. R. Am. 704:

o salute meā salus salubrior!

Plaut. Cist. 3, 13:

quicquid est salsum aut salubre in oratione,

sound, solid, Cic. Or. 26, 90:

sententiae exemplo haud salubres,

Liv. 2, 30; cf.:

(factum) severitate exempli salubre,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 1:

consilia,

Cic. Att. 8, 12, 5; cf.:

hiems saluberrimis consiliis absumpta,

Tac. Agr. 21:

mendacium,

Liv. 2, 64:

justitia legesque,

Hor. A. P. 198:

verba,

Ov. F. 6, 753:

factum,

Ov. R. Am. 316:

pretium,

advantageous, profitable, Col. 7, 3, 22; Mart. 10, 104, 14:

exempla,

Gell. 6, 10, 1; cf. infra, adv.—

With dat., ad aliquid, contra (cf. salutaris):

(sententiam) dixi rei publicae saluberrimam,

Cic. Dom. 7, 16:

vinum firmum, corpori salubre,

Col. 12, 27; so,

et gravi Malvae salubres corpori,

Hor. Epod. 2, 58; Cato, R. R. 157, 12; cf.:

salubris parum urbs valetudini suae,

Suet. Aug. 72:

liber salubrior studiis quam dulcior,

Quint. 3, 1, 5:

leges rem salubriorem inopi quam potenti (esse),

Liv. 2, 3, 4:

saluberrima Romano imperio juga Alpium,

Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 31:

ad omnes res salubre est,

Cato, R. R. 156, 1:

icterias existimatur salubris contra regios morbos,

Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 470.—

Transf., in a neutr. sense, of the human body, healthy, sound, well, vigorous (very rare, and for the most part not till after the Aug. per.;

not in Cic.): genus hominum salubri corpore,

Sall. J. 17, 6:

salubriora etiam credente corpora esse,

Liv. 1, 31; 3, 8:

(exercitum) mutatione locorum salubriorem esse,

id. 10, 28; Tac. H. 5, 6:

ut salubri sint corpore pecora,

Col. 6, 4, 1; Mart. 10, 47, 6; cf. Liv. 10, 25.— Sup.:

gentes quae saluberrimis corporibus utuntur,

Tac. Or. 41.—Hence, adv.: sălūbrĭ-ter, healthfully, wholesomely, salubriously; profitably, advantageously:

ubi potest illa aetas aut calescere... aut vicissim umbris aquisve refrigerari salubrius?

Cic. Sen. 16, 57; Col. 1, 8, 12; 2, 9, 14:

ut salubrius litigantes consisterent,

Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 24:

nasci,

Gell. 3, 10, 8.— Sup.:

saluberrime,

Plin. 22, 12, 14, § 29:

bellum trahi salubriter,

beneficially, advantageously, Liv. 3, 62: leges emendatae utiliter, latae salubriter, Vell. 2, 89, 4; Gell. 2, 29, 1 al.; cf.

emere,

i. e. at a cheap rate, Plin. Ep. 1, 24, 4:

ut (laesa) quam saluberrime reficiantur,

id. ib. 6, 30, 3.