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1 respondeo
rē-spondĕo, di, sum, 2, v. a.I.Lit., to promise a thing in return for something else; to offer or present in return. So, only in a few examples, the phrase par pari (dat.) respondere, to return like for like: par pari respondes dicto, you return tit for tat with your tongue (syn. refero), Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 41; cf.: istuc serva; et verbum verbo par pari ut respondeas, Ter Phorm. 1, 4, 35; and:II.paria paribus respondimus,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 23.— Pass.: provide, si cui quid debetur, ut sit, unde par pari respondeatur, i. e. that there be wherewithal to meet the demand, Atticus ap. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 6; cf. also under II. A. 1, the lusus verbb. with spondeo; and II. B. init. —In a more general signification.A.To answer, reply, respond (either to a question, or to any statement or remark, and either in a friendly or hostile signif.); constr. aliquid alicui, ad, adversus, contra aliquem ( aliquid).1.In gen.a.Lit.: Th. Aliud te rogo. Tr. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 70; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 73.— Absol.:b.prius respondes, quam rogo,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 119:eā legatione Papirius auditā... respondit,
Liv. 9, 14, 2; 27, 40, 8; 33, 38, 7; Nep. Milt. 1, 4:ille appellatus respondit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 36; 5, 41; Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 30; id. Verr. 2, 4, 62, § 138; id. Fam. 3, 6, 2; 5, 2, 8; 7, 24, 2;9, 14, 2. — So usu. of an oral answer: tibi non rescribam, sed respondeam,
Sen. Ep. 67, 2;but also of writing: epistulae,
Cic. Att. 9, 9, 1 et saep.; v. infra:ab his sermo oritur, respondet Laelius,
Cic. Lael. 1, 5; Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 28: olli respondit rex Albaï Longaï, Enn. ap. Fortun. p. 2691 P. (Ann. v. 34 Vahl.):cui orationi Caepionis ore respondit Aelius,
Cic. Brut. 46, 169:criminibus,
id. Planc. 2, 4:supremae tuae paginae,
id. Att. 6, 2, 1:cui opinioni,
Quint. 4, 4, 1:tam aequae postulationi,
id. 7, 1, 47 al.:summā constantiā ad ea, quae quaesita erant, respondebat,
Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; cf.:arbitrabar me satis respondisse ad id quod quaesierat Laelius,
id. Rep. 2, 39, 65:nec absurde adversus utrosque respondisse visus est,
Liv. 35, 50; 8, 32:adversus haec imperator respondit,
id. 30, 31; 33, 35 fin. — With acc. of neutr. pron.:illud respondere cogam,
to make answer to that, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; cf. id. Vatin. 7, 18; 17, 41:multa contra patronos venuste testis saepe respondet,
Quint. 5, 7, 31; 5, 7, 24; cf.:accipe, quid contra juvenis responderit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 233.— With object-clause:respondent, bello se et suos tutari posse,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 59; id. Curc. 2, 3, 54; id. Mil. 2, 2, 23; id. Merc. 5, 2. 102 al. —Introducing a direct answer:cum dixisset, Quid agis, Grani? respondit, Immo vero tu, Druse, quid agis!
Cic. Planc. 14, 33; id. Att. 5, 21, 12; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.— In impers. perf.:postquam mihi responsum est, abeo, etc.,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 57; cf. id. Mil. 4, 2, 93: quid nunc renunciem abs te responsum? Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 18:sic existimet: Responsum non dictum esse, quia laesit prior,
id. Eun. prol. 6.— In plur.:multa ejus et in senatu et in foro vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6.— In the sup.:(haec) quam brevia responsu,
Cic. Clu. 59 fin. — In a lusus verbb. with spondeo: Er. Sponden' tu istud? He. Spondeo. Er. At ego, tuum tibi advenisse filium, respondeo, and in return I promise you, i. e. assure you, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 119; cf.:fideiussores, qui salvam rempublicam fore responderunt, etc.,
promised, gave assurance, Dig. 50, 1, 17 fin. —Trop., to answer, respond, reply to, re-echo, resound, etc.:2.saxa et solitudines voci respondent,
Cic. Arch. 8, 19;respondent flebile ripae,
Ov. M. 11, 53; and:respondentia tympana,
Stat. Achill. 2, 175: urbes coloniarum respondebunt Catilinae tumulis silvestribus, will give an answer to, i. e. will prove a match for, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24.—In partic.a.Of lawyers, priests, oracles, etc., to give an opinion, advice, decision, response:b.quaeris, num juris consultus (sit)? quasi quisquam sit, qui sibi hunc falsum de jure respondisse dicat,
Cic. Planc. 25, 62; so,de jure,
id. Brut. 30, 113; cf.:de jure consulentibus respondere,
id. Mur. 4, 9;in a like signif., also simply jus,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 12:facultas respondendi juris,
id. ib. 2, 12, 29; id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 3 al.; cf.:civica jura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 24; and:quae consuluntur, minimo periculo respondentur, etc.,
Cic. Mur. 13, 28; id. Brut. 89, 306. — Absol., Dig. 2, 14, 7; and so very freq. of the jurists in the Digests;v. responsum: pater Roscii ad haruspices retulit: qui responderunt, nihil illo puero clarius fore,
Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:cum ex prodigiis haruspices respondissent,
Sall. C. 47, 2; Liv. 27, 37; 31, 5; 5, 54; Vell. 2, 24, 3:responsum est,
Suet. Aug. 94, 97:deliberantibus Pythia respondit, ut moenibus ligneis se munirent,
gave advice, Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. Just. 11, 11, § 11:possumus seniores amici quiete respondere,
to give advice, Tac. A. 14, 54 fin. —Of the answering of a person summoned when his name is called; hence, meton., to appear: citatus neque respondit neque excusatus est, Varr. ap. Gell. 11, 1, 4; cf.:(β).cives, qui ad nomina non respondissent,
Liv. 7, 4:quia Romae non respondebant,
id. 39, 18; Val. Max. 6, 3, 4; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Ner. 44; Hor. S. 1, 9, 36 (vadato, dat., i.e. ei qui eum vadatus erat; v. vador); Dig. 3, 3, 35; 41, 1, 14 et saep.—Esp., to appear before a tribunal, to answer an accusation, meet a charge, etc.:(γ).perfectus in exsilium Tubulus est nec respondere ausus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:Verrem alterā actione responsurum non esse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:nemo Epaminondam responsurum putabat,
Nep. Epam. 8, 1.—Transf., in gen., to appear, be present:B.ipsi (sc. paeon et herous) se offerent et respondebunt non vocati,
Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:verba (with res se ostendent),
Quint. 10, 3, 9:ut ii, qui debent, non respondeant ad tempus,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2; cf.:podagra ad tempus (with venit ad horam),
Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 1:sanguis per menstrua,
Cels. 4, 4, 5.—To answer to; to meet, agree, accord, or correspond with a thing; constr. usually with dat. or absol.:C.ut omnia omnibus paribus paria respondeant,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50:ut horum auctoritatibus illorum orationi, qui dissentiunt, respondere posse videamur,
id. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant,
id. Or. 12, 38; and:respondent extrema primis, media utrisque, omnia omnibus,
id. Fin. 5, 28, 83: (Aristoteles dicit) illam artem (sc. rhetoricam) quasi ex alterā parte respondere dialecticae, that it corresponds to, i. e. forms the counterpart of, id. Or. 32, 114:aedificare alteram porticum quae Palatio responderet,
id. Har. Resp. 23, 49; cf.of a locality: contra elata mari respondet Gnosia tellus,
i. e. lies opposite, Verg. A. 6, 23:Pachyni pulsata Ionio respondent saxa profundo,
Sil. 14, 73:est mihi magnae curae, ut ita erudiatur (Lucullus), ut et patri et Caepioni nostro et tibi tam propinquo respondeat,
Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8: satis Graecorum [p. 1582] gloriae responderunt, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:tua virtus opinioni hominum,
id. Fam. 2, 5, 2; id. Lael. 16, 56:fortuna meis optatis,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 2; cf.:seges votis,
Verg. G. 1, 47:arma Caesaris non responsura lacertis,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 48:favor meritis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 9:ne prior officio quisquam respondeat,
id. S. 2, 6, 24:par fama labori,
id. ib. 2, 8, 66:fructus labori,
Ov. F. 4, 641:non mihi respondent veteres in carmine vires,
id. H. 15, 197 al.:familiam nemo speciosiorem producet, sed hominibus non respondet,
he does not pay his debts, Sen. Ep. 87, 6:amori amore respondere,
i. e. to return it, repay it, Cic. Fam. 15, 21, 4; cf.:Quinti fratris liberalitati subsidiis amicorum,
id. Att. 4, 3, 6:qui ex vico ortus est, eam patriam intellegitur habere, cui reipublicae vicus ille respondet,
to which it belongs, Dig. 50, 1, 30.—In mal. part.: mulieribus,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 17.—With ad:respondere ad parentum speciem,
resemble, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9:deformentur directiones, ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur,
Vitr. 7, 3; cf.:structuram ad perpendiculum respondere oportet,
Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172:quia non tota ad animum responderat (villa),
Suet. Caes. 48:ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 28, 6.—With dat.:Papirio quoque brevi ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 9, 15.— With ex:quicquid non ex voluntate respondet, iram provocat,
Sen. Ep. 47, 19:speculum quocumque obvertimus oris, Res sibi respondent simili formā atque colore,
i. e. correspond, are reflected, Lucr. 4, 167.— Absol.:sidera respondent in aquā,
Lucr. 4, 213:quia raro verba belle respondeant,
Quint. 6, 3, 48: medicus aliquid oportet inveniat, quod non ubique fortasse, sed saepius tamen etiam respondeat, may answer, be suitable, Cels. praef.—To return, make a return, yield:1.frumenta quando cum quarto responderint (sc. colono),
have returned, yielded, Col. 3, 3, 4; cf. with abl. and dat.:humus cum est repetita cultu, magno fenore colono respondet,
id. 2, 1, 3:vitis, nisi praepingui solo, non respondet,
id. 3, 2, 11; cf.:metalla plenius responsura fodienti,
Sen. Ep. 23, 5.—Hence, rēspon-sum, i, n., an answer, reply, response (equally freq. in sing. and plur.).In gen.:2.suis postulatis responsa exspectare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5 fin.:haec paucis diebus ex illius ad nostra responsa responsis intellegentur, quorsum evasura sint,
Cic. Att. 7, 17, 4:responsum senatūs,
Liv. 7, 31:sine responso legatos dimisit,
id. 9, 38:nullo ab nostris dato responso,
Caes. B. G. 5, 58:responsum dedisti tantis de rebus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 40; 2, 4, 39, § 85; so,dare responsum,
Liv. 5, 32, 8; Val. Max. 9, 5, ext. 3; Curt. 3, 12, 9; Liv. 3, 50, 12:reddere alicui,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:triste redditum,
Liv. 9, 16:ferre (ab aliquo),
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:referre (ab aliquo),
to deliver, Cic. Att. 7, 17, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 23; Liv. 37, 6:elicere,
Quint. 5, 7, 20:petere,
Hor. C. S. 55:responsum accipere,
Liv. 5, 36, 4; Just. 12, 2, 8:responsum non fuit in eis,
Vulg. Jer. 5, 13.—In partic. (acc. to II. A. 2.), an answer, reply of a lawyer, priest, oracle, etc.; an opinion, response, oracle:cum responsumque ab eo (Crasso) verum magis, quam ad suam rem accommodatum abstulisset, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 239:res judicatae, decreta, responsa,
id. ib. 2, 27, 116; id. Mur. 13, 29.—The responsa prudentium, or authoritative opinions of leading lawyers, were an important source of the Roman law,
Just. Inst. 1, 2, 8 Sandars ad loc.:haruspicum responsa,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 30; Ov. M. 3, 340; 527:legatus a Delphis Romam rediit, responsumque ex scripto recitavit,
Liv. 23, 11; cf. id. 1, 56; Quint. 3, 7, 11; 5, 7, 35; Tac. H. 1, 10; 4, 65 al.; Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 65; Ter. And. 4, 2, 15; Verg. A. 7, 86 et saep.—In eccl. Lat.: responsum Dei, ab angelo, etc.,
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2 F
F, f, indecl. n. or (sc. littera) f. The sign W is the Aeolic digamma, adopted by the Latins instead of 8, the form used by the Etruscans, Oscans, and Umbrians for this letter; in inscriptions, before A.U.C. 500, it is sometimes written. The ancient grammarians, misled by the shape, ascribed to F the power of the digamma; thus: W Aeolicum digamma, quod apud antiquissimos Latinorum eandem vim quam apud Aeolis habuit, eum autem prope sonum quem nunc habet, significabat p cum aspiratione; sicut etiam apud veteres Graecos pro ph, p, et h, Prisc. 1, 4, p. 12. But it is certain that Lat. F never represents the sound of digamma, and etymologically corresponds to it in but a single root (frango; Gr. rhêgnumi, Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 531; Corss. Ausspr. 1, 397 sq. Fick, however, denies any connection between these words, Vergl. Wört. p. 182; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 511; rhigos, Lat. frigus, was never digammated). The sound of F was nearly that of the Gr. ph, but rougher, Quint. 1, 4, 14; 12, 10, 29; cf. Prisc. 1, 4, p. 14; Mar. Vict. p. 2455 P. Initial F in Latin corresponds to an original Indo-European bh, dh, and gh: 1. To bh, as in fari, fama, Sanscr. root bha-; Gr. pha-, phêmi: ferre, Sanscr. bhar-; Gr. pherô: fuga, Sanscr. bhug-, to bend; Gr. phugê; 2. To dh, as in firmus, Sanscr. dhar-, to support: ferus, Sanscr. dhvar-, to destroy; Gr. thêr (phêr): fumus, Sanscr. dhumas, smoke; Gr. thuein; 3. To gh, as in far, farina, Sanscr. gharsh-, to rub: formus, Sanscr. ghar-, to burn; Gr. thermos, etc. In situations not initial these original sounds commonly gave place in Latin to b, or were weakened to h (v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 140 sqq.). In writing Greek words, ph was represented by p or b, the Latins having no means of expressing the aspiration ( p-h, not like Engl. ph or f) until the post-Aug. period; but in the later writings and inscr. ph is generally represented by f (Corss. Ausspr. 1, 173; Roby, Lat. Gram. 1, p. 33). Respecting the use of the reversed F (► ) for V, see under that letter.As an abbreviation, F stands for fili, functus, faciundum. F. C., faciundum curavit. FF., fecerunt. F. I., fieri jussit. FL. P., flamen perpetuus. F. P. C., filius ponendum curavit. F. M., fecit monumentum. F.A., filio amantissimo. F. C. H., fieri curavit heres. FR. or FRU., frumentum, frumentarius. -
3 f
F, f, indecl. n. or (sc. littera) f. The sign W is the Aeolic digamma, adopted by the Latins instead of 8, the form used by the Etruscans, Oscans, and Umbrians for this letter; in inscriptions, before A.U.C. 500, it is sometimes written. The ancient grammarians, misled by the shape, ascribed to F the power of the digamma; thus: W Aeolicum digamma, quod apud antiquissimos Latinorum eandem vim quam apud Aeolis habuit, eum autem prope sonum quem nunc habet, significabat p cum aspiratione; sicut etiam apud veteres Graecos pro ph, p, et h, Prisc. 1, 4, p. 12. But it is certain that Lat. F never represents the sound of digamma, and etymologically corresponds to it in but a single root (frango; Gr. rhêgnumi, Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 531; Corss. Ausspr. 1, 397 sq. Fick, however, denies any connection between these words, Vergl. Wört. p. 182; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 511; rhigos, Lat. frigus, was never digammated). The sound of F was nearly that of the Gr. ph, but rougher, Quint. 1, 4, 14; 12, 10, 29; cf. Prisc. 1, 4, p. 14; Mar. Vict. p. 2455 P. Initial F in Latin corresponds to an original Indo-European bh, dh, and gh: 1. To bh, as in fari, fama, Sanscr. root bha-; Gr. pha-, phêmi: ferre, Sanscr. bhar-; Gr. pherô: fuga, Sanscr. bhug-, to bend; Gr. phugê; 2. To dh, as in firmus, Sanscr. dhar-, to support: ferus, Sanscr. dhvar-, to destroy; Gr. thêr (phêr): fumus, Sanscr. dhumas, smoke; Gr. thuein; 3. To gh, as in far, farina, Sanscr. gharsh-, to rub: formus, Sanscr. ghar-, to burn; Gr. thermos, etc. In situations not initial these original sounds commonly gave place in Latin to b, or were weakened to h (v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 140 sqq.). In writing Greek words, ph was represented by p or b, the Latins having no means of expressing the aspiration ( p-h, not like Engl. ph or f) until the post-Aug. period; but in the later writings and inscr. ph is generally represented by f (Corss. Ausspr. 1, 173; Roby, Lat. Gram. 1, p. 33). Respecting the use of the reversed F (► ) for V, see under that letter.As an abbreviation, F stands for fili, functus, faciundum. F. C., faciundum curavit. FF., fecerunt. F. I., fieri jussit. FL. P., flamen perpetuus. F. P. C., filius ponendum curavit. F. M., fecit monumentum. F.A., filio amantissimo. F. C. H., fieri curavit heres. FR. or FRU., frumentum, frumentarius. -
4 G
G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:(α).g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;(β).ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;(γ).k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,
Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq. -
5 g
G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:(α).g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;(β).ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;(γ).k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,
Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq. -
6 pars
pars, partis ( gen. sing. PARTVS, Inscr. Corp. Lat. 197, 12; acc. partim, Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 94; Liv. 26, 46, 8; 31, 36, 9; 23, 11, 11; Sall. J. 89, 1; id. H. 2, 41, 1; v. infra fin.; abl. parti, Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 14; Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 5; Lucr. 1, 1113; 4, 515; nom. plur. parteis, Varr. L. L. 5, 4, 21; gen. plur. partum, Caes. ap. Charis. p. 114 P.), f. [root por; Gr. eporon, gave; peprôtai, is given, destined; Lat. portio; cf. parare], a part, piece, portion, share, etc.I.In gen.:2.ne expers partis esset de nostris bonis,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 39:urbis, imperil,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 32, § 84:duae partes frumenti,
id. ib. 2, 3, 19, §48: magnas partes habuit publicorum,
id. Rab. Post. 2, 4:dare partes amicis,
id. ib.:Belgae pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1:copias in quattuor partes distribuerat,
Sall. J. 101, 3:locare agrum partibus,
Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 3:pars occidentalis Jordanis,
the west side, Vulg. Jos. 23, 4.—Magna, bona, multa, major, maxima pars, many, a good many, the majority:3.magna pars in iis civitatibus,
Cic. Balb. 8, 21:major pars populi,
id. Agr. 2, 9, 22:maxima pars hominum,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 121; cf.:minor pars populi,
Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 18:multa pars mei,
Hor. C. 3, 30, 6.—Pars, some, partitively (= partim):4.faciunt pars hominum,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 13; id. Most. 1, 2, 33; id. Capt. 2, 1, 36: pars levem ducere equitum jacturam;pars, etc.,
Liv. 22, 8; cf. id. 21, 7; 23; 20:pars triumphos suos ostentantes,
Sall. J. 31, 10:poscebantque pericula, pars virtute, multi ferocia et cupidine praemiorum,
Tac. H. 5, 11:tergora deripiunt costis et viscera nudant: Pars in frusta secant,
Verg. A. 1, 212.—Rarely of a single person:cum pars Niliacae plebis, cum verna Canopi, Crispinus ventilet, etc.,
Juv. 1, 26.—Parte, in part, partly:5.(poma) quae candida parte, Parte rubent,
Ov. M. 3, 483:melichloros est geminus, parte flavus, parte melleus,
Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 191.—Esp., with magnā, maximā, etc.:ab semisomnis ac maximā parte inermibus refringi,
Liv. 9, 24, 12 Weissenb. ad loc.:invalido exercitu et magnā parte pestilentiā absumpto,
id. 24, 34, 14:quod saxum magnā parte ita proclive est,
id. ib.; 41, 6, 6.—Pro parte, for one's share or quota, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 59, § 145.—6.Ex parte, in part, partly:b.ex parte gaudeo,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 9:de decem viris sacrorum ex parte de plebe creandis,
Liv. 6, 42, 2.—Esp.,Ex ullā, ex aliquā, ex magnā, ex maximā parte, in any, etc., degree, measure, etc.:7.si ullā ex parte sententia hujus interdicti infirmata sit,
Cic. Caecin. 13, 38; id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33:ex magnā parte tibi assentior,
id. Att. 7, 3, 3:aut omnino, aut magnā ex parte,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 1:saucii ex magnā parte milites,
Liv. 21, 56, 8:ne minimā quidem ex parte,
not in the slightest degree, Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76.—Multis partibus, by a great deal, much: omnibus partibus, in all respects, altogether:8.non multis partibus malit,
Cic. Fin. 3, 11, 36:quoniam numero multis partibus esset inferior,
Caes. B. C. 3, 84; 3, 80:in Hortensii sententiam multis partibus plures ituros,
Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 2; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 3:omnium virorum bonorum vitam omnibus partibus plus habere semper boni quam mali,
in all respects, every way, Cic. Fin. 5, 31, 91.—In parte, in part, partly (cf. ex parte, supra):9.in parte expeditior, in parte difficilior,
Quint. 5, 7, 22; 11, 2, 34:in parte verum videtur,
id. 2, 8, 6; 4, 5, 13; 10, 7, 25.—Pro meā, tuā, suā parte, or simply pro parte (for the stronger pro virili parte, v. virilis, II. 2.), for my, your, or his share, to the best of my, your, his, etc., ability:10.quibus aliquid opis fortasse ego pro meā, tu pro tuā, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset,
Cic. Fam. 15, 15, 3:pro meā parte adjuvi, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 5, 2, 9:sciunt ii, qui me norunt, me pro illā tenui infirmāque parte id maxime defendisse, ut, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:quisquis adest operi, plus quam pro parte laborat,
Ov. F. 4, 301.—Likewise,In partem, i. q. pro parte, en merei, for one's share, to the best of one's ability:11.quodsi pudica mulier in partem juvet Domum (i. e. quae ad eam proprie pertinet),
Hor. Epod. 2, 39 (for which:age sis tuam partem nunc iam hunc delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89 Fleck., where others read tu in partem).—Acc. absol.: magnam, maximam partem, in great part, for the most part:12.magnam partem ex iambis nostra constat oratio,
Cic. Or. 56, 189; Liv. 5, 14:maximam partem ad arma trepidantes caedes oppressit,
id. 9, 37, 9:maximam partem lacte atque pecore vivunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 1.—So, bonam partem, Lucr. 6, 1249.—In eam partem.a.On that side:b.in eam partem accipio,
i. e. in that sense, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 37:in eam partem peccant, quae cautior est,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56.—On that account, with that intent, to the end that:13.moveor his rebus omnibus, sed in eam partem, ut salvi sint vobiscum omnes,
Cic. Cat. 4, 2, 3:has litteras scripsi in eam partem, ne me motum putares,
id. Att. 16, 1, 6.—In aliam partem, in the opposite direction:14.antehac est habitus parcus... is nunc in aliam partem palmam possidet,
for the opposite quality Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 32.—In utramque partem, on both sides, for and against, pro and con: nullam in partem, on neither side: in mitiorem, in optimam partem, in the most mild or most favorable manner, Cic. Att. 15, 23 init.:15.magna vis est fortunae in utramque partem, vel secundas ad res, vel adversas,
id. Off. 2, 6, 19:neutram in partem,
id. ib.:neque ego ullam in partem disputo,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 3, § 6:mitiorem in partem interpretari,
id. Mur. 31, 64:in optimam partem aliquid accipere,
id. Att. 10, 3, 2; id. Fam. 14, 2, 3: in partem aliquem vocare, to call upon one to take his share, to summon to a division of any thing, id. Caecin. 4, 12.—Nullā parte, by no means, not at all, Ov. H. 7, 110; Quint. 2, 16, 18.—b.Omni parte, and omni a and ex parte, in every respect, entirely:16.gens omni parte pacata,
Liv. 41, 34; Hor. S. 1, 2, 38:quod sit omni ex parte... perfectum,
Cic. Lael. 21, 79:omnique a parte placebam,
Ov. H. 15, 45.—Per partes, partly, partially:17.quod etsi per partes nonnumquam damnosum est, in summā tamen fit compendiosum,
Col. 1, 4, 5:per partes emendare aliquid,
Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 10; Dig. 12, 1, 13.—In omnes partes, in every respect, altogether:II.Brundusii jacere in omnes partes est molestum,
Cic. Att. 11, 6, 2; id. Fam. 4, 10, 2; 13, 1, 2.In partic.A. (α).Sing.:(β).timeo huic nostrae parti, quid hic respondeat,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 8:cum non liceret mihi nullius partis esse,
Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1:a parte heredum intraverant duo,
Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 10:nec ex advocatis partis adversae judex eligendus,
of the opposite party, Quint. 5, 6, 6; 7, 9, 14; 12, 9, 19 et saep.:ut alius in aliam partem mente atque animo traheretur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 21.—Hence, esp.: ex alterā parte, on the other hand:omnia ex alterā parte collocata,
Cic. Off. 3, 3, 11:si videatis catenas, non minus profecto vos ea species moveat, quam si ex alterā parte cernatis, etc.,
Liv. 22, 59, 15:idem ex alterā parte et ancilla fecit,
Petr. 18 fin.:parvuli amplexi patrem tenebant. Ex alterā parte uxor maritum osculis fatigabat,
Just. 23, 2, 9; cf. Cic. Or. 32, 114.—Plur. (class.;B.esp. freq. in Tac.),
Cic. Phil. 13, 20, 47:erat, inquit, illarum partium,
id. Quint. 21, 69:in duas partes discedunt Numidae,
Sall. J. 13, 1:ita omnia in duas partes abstracta sunt,
id. ib. 41, 5:mihi a spe, metu, partibus rei publicae animus liber erat,
id. C. 4, 2:ducere aliquem in partes,
Tac. A. 15, 51:trahere,
id. ib. 4, 60:transire in partes,
id. H. 1, 70. —In plur., a part, character, on the stage: primas partes qui aget, is erit Phormio, [p. 1307] the first part, the principal character, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:2.cur partes seni Poëta dederit, quae sunt adulescentium,
a youthful part, id. Heaut. prol. 1; 10:esse primarum, secundarum, aut tertiarum partium,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 51:servus primarum partium,
id. Fl. 27, 65.—Transf. beyond the lang. of the theatre, a part, function, office, duty, etc.—In plur. (class.):C. D.sine illum priores partes hosce aliquot dies Apud me habere,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 71:in scribendo priores partes alicui tribuere,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 4:puero me hic sermo inducitur, ut nullae esse possent partes meae,
so that I could not take a part in it, id. Att. 13, 19, 4:constantiae, moderationis, temperantiae, verecundiae partes,
id. Off. 1, 28, 98:has partes lenitatis et misericordiae, quas me natura ipsa docuit semper egi libenter,
id. Mur. 3, 6:partes accusatoris obtinere,
id. Quint. 2, 8; id. Rosc. Am. 34, 95:tuum est hoc munus, tuae partes, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 5, 3:promitto atque confirmo, me... imperatoris suscepturum officia atque partes,
id. ib. 3, 10, 8:Antonii audio esse partes, ut de totā eloquentiā disserat,
id. de Or. 2, 7, 26:transactis jam meis partibus ad Antonium audiendum venistis,
id. ib. 2, 4, 15; id. Att. 7, 26, 2: ut ad partes paratus veniat, qs. prepared to act his part, Varr. R. R. 2, 5; so,ad partes parati,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 87; cf. Liv. 3, 10; Gai. Inst. 4, 160; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 14, 3, 2.—In sing. (mostly post-Aug.):haec igitur tibi reliqua pars est,... ut rem publicam constituas, etc.,
Cic. Marc. 9, 27:pars consilii pacisque,
Tac. H. 3, 46:videri alia quoque hujus partis atque officii,
Quint. 11, 3, 174:pars defensoris tota est posita in refutatione,
id. 5, 13, 1:neglegentiae, humilitatis,
id. 9, 4, 35 et saep. (v. Bonnell, Lex. Quint. p. 627).—A portion, share, of food, Petr. 33:E.equiti Romano avidius vescenti partes suas misit,
Suet. Calig. 18.—Also, the remains of a meal, App. M. 2, p. 125 med. —A task, lesson:F.puer frugi est, decem partes dicit,
Petr. 75, 4; 46, 3; 58, 7; Inscr. Grut. 625, 8; Inscr. Orell. 2872.—A part, place, region, of the earth.—In plur., Cic. Fam. 12, 7, 2:G.Orientis partes,
id. Mur. 41, 89:in extremis ignoti partibus orbis,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 3; cf. Ruhnk. on Ov. H. 18, 197.—In counting or calculating, a part, fraction; one half, one third, etc., as the context indicates:H.tres jam copiarum partes,
fourths, Caes. B. G. 1, 12:agri partes duae,
thirds, Liv. 8, 1:duabus partibus peditum amissis,
id. 21, 40:mulctae novem partes,
tenths, Nep. Timol. 4.—A part of the body, member:A.nam lingua mali pars pessima servi,
Juv. 9, 121.—Esp., the private parts, Ov. F. 1, 437; id. A. A. 2, 584; Auct. Priap. 30; 38; Phaedr. 4, 7.—Of a testicle, Col. 7, 11.—Hence, adv.: partim (old acc. sing.), partly, in part, a part, some of, some.Lit.(α).With gen.: cum partim illorum saepe ad eundem morem erat, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 13, 2:(β).atque haud scio an partim eorum fuerint, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 7, 3, 16: utrum neglegentia partim magistratuum, an, etc., nescio, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 10, 13, 4:Bruttios Apulosque, partim Samnitium ac Lucanorum defecisse ad Poenos,
Liv. 23, 11.—So, repeated:corpora partim Multa virum terrae infodiunt avectaque partim Finitimos tollunt in agros,
Verg. A. 11, 204:partim... partim: cum partim ejus praedae profundae libidines devorassent, partim nova quaedam et inaudita luxuries, partim etiam, etc.,
Cic. Pis. 21, 48:eorum autem ipsorum partim ejus modi sunt, ut, etc.,
id. Off. 2, 21, 9; 72; id. de Or. 2, 22, 94; 1, 31, 141:partim copiarum ad tumulum expugnandum mittit, partim ipse ad arcem ducit,
Liv. 26, 46:eorum autem, quae objecta sunt mihi, partim ea sunt, etc.,
id. 42, 41, 2; Nep. Att. 7, 2.—With ex:(γ).ex quibus partim tecum fuerunt, partim, etc.,
Cic. Vatin. 7, 16:partim ex illis distracti ac dissipati jacent,
id. Leg. 2, 17, 42:cum partim e nobis ita timidi sint, ut, etc.,... partim, etc.,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 32:ex dubiis partim nobis ipsis ad electionem sunt libera, partim aliorum sententiae commissa,
Quint. 3, 4, 8.—Absol. (so most freq.): animus partim uxoris misericordiā Devinctus, partim victus hujus injuriis, partly,... partly; in part,... in part, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 92 sq.:B.partim quae perspexi his oculis, partim quae accepi auribus,
id. ib. 3, 3, 3:amici partim deseruerint me, partim etiam prodiderint,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 5:diuturni silentii... non timore aliquo, sed partim dolore, partim verecundiā, finem hodiernus dies attulit,
id. Marc. 1, 1; Quint. 7, 1, 3:partim quod... partim quod, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 6, 3:partim ductu, partim auspiciis suis,
Suet. Aug. 21:partim cupiditate... partim ambitione... partim etiam inscientiā,
Quint. 12, 11, 14:Scipio dux partim factis fortibus partim suāpte fortunā quādam ingentis ad incrementa gloriae celebratus converterat animos,
Liv. 29, 26, 5:postea renuntiavit foro partim pudore, partim metu,
Suet. Rhet. 6.—Sometimes partim is placed only in the second member of a partitive proposition:Caesar a nobilissimis civibus, partim etiam a se omnibus rebus ornatis, trucidatus,
Cic. Div. 2, 9, 23; id. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 158.—Sometimes it corresponds to alius, quidam, etc.:bestiarum terrenae sunt aliae, partim aquatiles, aliae quasi ancipites,
Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103:multa inusitata partim e caelo, alia ex terrā oriebantur, quaedam etiam, etc.,
id. Div. 1, 42, 93:quibusdam placuisse mirabilia quaedam, partim fugiendas esse nimias amicitias,
Cic. Am. 13, 45:castra hostium invadunt, semisomnos partim, alios arma sumentes fugant,
Sall. J. 21, 2:Gaetulos accepimus, partim in tuguriis, alios incultius vagos agitare, etc.,
id. ib. 19, 5; 38, 3; 40, 2; cf. id. ib. 13, 2; Gell. 2, 22, 1.—Transf.1.For the most part, chiefly, principally (ante-class.):2.mirum quin tibi ego crederem, ut ipse idem mihi faceres, quod partim faciunt argentarii,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 28:bubulcis obsequitor, partim quo libentius boves curent,
Cato, R. R. 5, 6; 6, 3. —Of time, sometimes (late Lat.), Scrib. Comp. Med. 53. -
7 Commodus
1. I.Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;II.most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).A.Of things.1.With dat.a.Of the purpose or use:b.curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—Of the person:2.hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—Absol.:3.hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:4.proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):5.nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—With sup. in u (rare):B.hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:III.mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.1.A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):b.nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:2.etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):b.commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:c. d.omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—A useful thing, a good:e.commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:3.ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:B.qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—Advv.:1.commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).a.At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):b.ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.(α).Absol.:(β).ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:2.postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—3.commŏdē, adv.a.(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):b.suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—(Acc. to commodus, II.)(α).Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:(β).magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:c.acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.2.Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,1.Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:2.thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:3.Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.— -
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1. I.Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;II.most freq. in Plaut.): statura,
a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:capillus,
id. Most. 1, 3, 98:viginti argenti minae,
full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:talentum argenti,
id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,
Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:alimenta,
Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:capitis valetudo commodior,
more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,
to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).A.Of things.1.With dat.a.Of the purpose or use:b.curationi omnia commodiora,
Liv. 30, 19, 5:nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,
Verg. G. 4, 129.—Of the person:2.hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,
id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),
Liv. 34, 3, 5:primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,
Tac. Or. 12:hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 85:quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,
Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—Absol.:3.hiberna,
Liv. 42, 67, 8:longius ceterum commodius iter,
id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 2:commodius anni tempus,
Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:faciliore ac commodiore judicio,
Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:mores,
id. Lael. 15, 54:commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:4.proinde ut commodum est,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:si id non commodum est,
id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,
Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):5.nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,
Ov. F. 2, 288.—With sup. in u (rare):B.hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,
Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:III.mihi commodus uni,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?
Cic. Mur. 31, 66:commodior mitiorque,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:convivae,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:commodus comissator,
Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:commodus meis sodalibus,
Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:homines,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:mulier commoda, Faceta,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,
sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.1.A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):b.nostrum exspectare,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,
id. ib. 14, 2, 3;12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,
when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:2.etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,
according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:quod commodo tuo fiat,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,
Liv. 42, 18, 3:tamquam lecturus ex commodo,
Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;so opp. festinanter,
id. 6, 2, 14.—Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):b.commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,
Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,
id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:(honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,
Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:pacis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:contra valetudinis commodum laborare,
to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:mea,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:in publica peccem,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:populi commoda,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:c. d.omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,
emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:emeritae militiae,
id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:militibus commoda dare,
Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:tribunatus,
Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:missionum,
Suet. Aug. 49.—A useful thing, a good:e.commoda vitae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,
Sen. Ep. 74, 17:inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,
id. ib. 87, 29. —Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:3.ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,
Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,
Liv. 10, 25, 17.—Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:B.qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—Advv.:1.commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).a.At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):b.ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:commodum adveni domum,
id. Am. 2, 2, 37:orditur loqui,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:ipse exit Lesbonicus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.(α).Absol.:(β).ad te hercle ibam commodum,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,
Gell. 2, 2, 2:si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,
just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:2.postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,
id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,
Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—3.commŏdē, adv.a.(Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):b.suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:multa breviter et commode dicta,
Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:cogitare,
id. Heaut. prol. 14:audire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:valere,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,
Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:commode facere, quod, etc.,
id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,
id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:commode facere,
to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—(Acc. to commodus, II.)(α).Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:(β).magis commode quam strenue navigavi,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,
id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:vos istic commodissime sperem esse,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,
id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:cui commodissime subjungitur,
id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:c.acceptae bene et commode eximus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—(Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.2.Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,1.Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:2.thermae,
Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:3.Nonae,
Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.— -
9 intellego
intellĕgo (less correctly intellĭgo), exi, ectum (intellexti for intellexisti, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 30; Cic. Att. 13, 32, 3:I.intellexes for intellexisses,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 81; subj. perf.:intellegerint,
Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 41, 23 Dietsch), 3, v. a. [inter-lego], to see into, perceive, understand.Lit.A.To perceive, understand, comprehend:B.qualem autem deum intellegere nos possumus nulla virtute praeditum,
Cic. N. D. 3, 15, 38 Schoemann ad loc.:haec dumtaxat in Graecis intellego, quae ipsi, qui scripserunt, voluerunt a vulgo intellegi,
Cic. de Or. 2, 14:puderet me dicere non intellegere, si vos ipsi intellegeretis, qui ista defenditis,
id. N. D. 1, 39:corpus quid sit intellego,
id. ib. 1, 26:quare autem in his vis deorum insit, tum intellegam cum cognovero,
id. ib. 3, 24:quam sis audax hinc omnes intellegere potuerunt, quod,
id. Rosc. Am. 31:magna ex parvis,
id. Off. 1, 41:intellexi ex tuis litteris, te audisse,
id. Att. 6, 9:de gestu intellego, quid respondeas,
id. Vatin. 15:intellegere et sapere plus quam ceteros,
id. Off. 2, 14:cernere aliquid animo atque intellegere,
id. Top. 5:facile intellectu est,
Nep. Dion. 9:intellegi necesse est: esse deos,
Cic. N. D. 1, 17; id. Tusc. 3, 5:quocirca intellegi necesse est, in ipsis rebus invitamenta inesse,
id. Fin. 5, 11.—In answers, intellego corresponds to our I understand, go on, very well, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 63; Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 93.— Abl. absol.: intellecto; with rel. clause:quidam bonorum caesi, postquam, intellecto in quos saeviretur, pessimi quoque arma rapuerant,
Tac. A. 1, 49;intellecto quantum bellum suscitaret,
Just. 38, 3, 6.—In partic., to have an accurate knowledge of or skill in a thing, to be a connoisseur:C.faciunt intellegendo ut nihil intellegant,
Ter. And. prol. 17:tametsi non multum in istis rebus intellego,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:hoc nugatorium sciebam esse, ista intellegere,
id. ib. 2, 4, 14, §33: quoniam non intellexerunt in operibus domini,
Lact. 4, 13, 18:illi qui linguam ejus intellegebant,
Petr. S. 73, 3; Sen. Apoc. 5, 2.—To distinguish:D.oraculorum praestigias profani a veritate intellegere non possunt,
Lact. 2, 16.—To see, perceive, observe by the understanding:E.vehementer nunc mihi est irata: sentio atque intellego,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 64:ubi neque cohortationes suas neque preces audiri intellegit,
Caes. B. C. 2, 42:illi, ante inito, ut intellectum est, consilio,
id. B. G. 2, 33:intellego, quid loquar,
Cic. Lig. 5.—Of persons, to understand, comprehend, judge rightly (post-Aug.):F.quod Catonem aetas sua parum intellexisset,
Sen. de Const. Sap. 1:quando Socrates ab hominibus sui temporis parum intellegebatur,
Quint. 11, 1, 10; Vell. 2, 114, 5; Tac. A. 3, 3:quem legatum tribunus ita et intellexit et cepit, ut, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 5. —To understand a language: isti qui linguam avium intellegunt, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131 (Trag. v. 83 Rib.):G. 1.in iis linguis quas non intellegimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116:quantum ego Graece scripta intellegere possum,
id. de Or. 2, 13, 55:linguam ejus,
Sen. de M. Claud. 5, 2; Petr. 73.—With in or sub aliqua re, or per aliquid: illa est eutaxia, in qua intellegitur ordinis conservatio, Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142:2.sub hoc themate intellegere non hoc, sed, etc.,
Sen. Contr. 9, 28, 10:intellego sub hoc verbo multa,
id. ib. 1, 2, 15:per nemo homo,
Donat. ad Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 1:solem sub appellatione Jovis,
Macr. S. 1, 23, 5:per sagittas vim radiorum,
id. ib. 1, 17, 12. —With two acc.:3.non habeo quod intellegam bonum illud,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41. —With acc. and abl.: consuetudo omnibus his nominibus Argesten intellegi, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121.—II.Transf., to perceive, discern by the senses; to see, feel, notice. Alcumenam ante aedis stare saturam intellego, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 35: Si. Statum vide hominis, Callipho.... Ca. Bene confidenterque astitisse intellego, id. Ps. 1, 5, 41:A.illa quidem primo nullos intellegit ignes,
Ov. M. 9, 456:frigus,
Col. Arbor. 13:vestigia hominum intellegi a feris,
Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 58; 28, 4, 14, § 55.— Hence, in-tellĕgens, entis, P. a., that has understanding or that understands a thing; intelligent, acquainted with.In gen.:B.semperne vulgi judicium cum intellegentium judicio congruit?
Cic. Brut. 49:intellegens dicendi existimator,
id. ib. 54:judicium,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 4:vir,
id. Fin. 3, 5.—With gen.:cujusvis generis ejus intellegens,
id. ib. 2, 20.— Comp.:aliquid intellegentiore mente discutere,
Aug. Retract. 1, 19.—In partic.1.Intellegens alicujus, that understands a person, rightly estimates his character:2.intellegens principis nostri, cujus videbam hanc esse laudem,
Plin. Ep. 6, 27, 2 Döring ad loc.—Well skilled in matters of taste, a connoisseur:signa pulcherrima quae non modo istum hominem, ingeniosum atque intellegentem, verum etiam quemvis nostrum, quos iste idiotas appellat, delectare possent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4:ut putetur in istis rebus intellegens esse,
id. ib. 2. 4, 15, § 33.— Adv.: intellĕgenter, intelligently:ut amice, ut intelligenter, ut attente audiamur,
Cic. Part. 8, 28:lectitare,
Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 3. -
10 alius
alius a, ud （gen. alīus; or m aliī, f aliae, all rare, alterīus is used instead; dat. aliī; nom plur. aliī, rarely alī), adj. pronom. [2 AL-], another, other, different: in aliā causā (opp. in hac): aliis in civitatibus: condemnatus aliis criminibus: utrum hanc actionem habebis... an aliam quampiam: ne quam aliam quaerat copiam, T.: si alius legem tulisset, any one else: (hoc) alium, non me, excogitasse, some one else: num quid est aliud? Quid aliud tibi vis? T.: Sed quis nunc alius audet praeferre? etc., Iu. — Alia omnia (not omnia alia), everything else: alia omnia falsa sunt, virtus una, etc.: aliaeque volucres et Procne, and in particular, V.—Praegn. ( indef pron. understood), some other, any other, somebody else, something else: etiam si melius aliud fuit, tamen, etc.: utar post alio, si invenero melius, something else: siti magis quam aliā re accenditur, S.—Hence, ‘alio die’ dicere, of the augur, who, deeming the omens unfavorable, postponed the Comitia to some other day.—In comparisons, other than, different from: alium esse censes nunc me atque olim, T.: potest aliud mihi ac tibi videri: alia atque antea sentiret, N.: lux longe alia est solis ac lychnorum, is very different: nihil aliud nisi, nothing else but, only: amare nihil aliud est, nisi eum diligere, etc., is simply: ut nihil aliud nisi de hoste cogitet: si provincia alii quam Mario traderetur, S. — Nihil aliud quam, nothing else than, only: hostes quidem nihil aliud quam perfusis vano timore Romanis abeunt, L.: is intromissus... nihil aliud quam hoc narrasse fertur, L. — So, quid aliud quam? what else than?: quibus quid aliud quam admonemus cives nos eorum esse, L.: num quid aliud praeter hasce insidias?: aliud, praeterquam de quo retulissent, dicere, L.—In distributive clauses, alius... alius; aliud... aliud, etc., one... another, the one... the other: alios excluserunt, alios eiecerunt: ut alias... auferretur, alius... occideretur.— Plur, some... others: quid potes dicere cur alia defendas, alia non cures: cum alii fossas complerent, alii defensores vallo depellerent, Cs. — Partim, pars, or quidam often corresponds to alius: principes partim interfecerant, alios in exsilium eiecerant, N.: nos alii ibimus Afros, pars Scythiam veniemus, V.—Also with aliquis: putat aliquis esse voluptatem bonum; alius autem pecuniam. — Sometimes aliud... aliud, simply, one thing... another, different things: aliud est male dicere, aliud accusare: longe aliud esse virgines rapere, aliud pugnare, L. — Connected by atque or -que, the one and the other; now this, now that; different: eadem res... alio atque alio elata verbo: milites trans flumen aliis atque aliis locis traiciebant, L.; cf. alias deinde alias morae causas facere, S.—In abridged expressions: fecerunt alii quidem alia quam multa, different men have done very many different things: alius ex aliā parte, from different quarters: dies alios alio dedit ordine Luna Felicīs operum, V.: quo facto cum alius alii subsidium ferrent, one to another, Cs.: alius alio more viventes, each in a different way, S.: cum alii alio mitterentur, in different directions, L.—Alius ex alio, super alium, post alium, one after another: ut aliud ex alio incidit, T.: alias ex aliis nectendo moras, L.: nos alia ex aliis in fata vocamur, V.—Meton., praegn., of another kind, different: nunc hic dies aliam vitam defert, alios mores postulat, T.: Huic aliud mercedis erit, V.: longe alia mihi mens est, S.: aliusque et idem Nasceris, H.—Hence, of a vote: in alia omnia ire (sc. vota), to go against (a motion), vote the other way. — With quam: iuvenis longe alius ingenio, quam cuius simulationem induerat, L.: non aliā quam, H. — With comp abl. (poet.): Neve putes alium sapiente bonoque beatum, H.: alius Lysippo, H. — Of that which remains of a whole, the rest, the remainder (for reliquus, ceteri): aliae naves, V.: (venti) praeter Iapyga, H.: ex aliis ei maximam fidem habebat, Cs.: inter primos atrox proelium fuit, alia multitudo terga vertit, L.; cf. ut omittam leges alias omnīs. — A second, the other (of two), another: eis (Catoni et Caesari) gloria par, sed alia alii, S.: duas (leges) promulgavit, unam... aliam, Cs.: duo deinceps reges, alius aliā viā, civitatem auxerunt, each in a different way, L.: alias partes fovere, the other side, Ta.: alius Achilles, a second, V.—With a subst., expressing the species, besides, also: virginitate aliisque caeremoniis venerabilis, and other (claims to respect, namely) observances, L.: Inde alias animas Deturbat, the rest, the shades, V.* * *Ithe_one... the_other (alius... alius)IIalia, aliud ADJother, another; different, changed; (A+G)alii...alii -- some...others
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11 B
B, b, indecl. n., designates, in the Latin alphabet, the soft, labial sound as in English, unlike the Gr. beta (B, b), which approached the Engl. v in sound; v. Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 124 sqq. At the beginning of words it represents an original dv or gv, and elsewhere an original gv, p, v, or bh ( v); v. Corss. Ausspr. I. pp. 134, 161. It corresponds regularly with Gr. b, but freq. also with p, and, in the middle of words, with ph; cf. brevis, brachus; ab, apo; carbasus, karpasos; ambo, amphi, amphô; nubes, nephos, etc.; v. Roby, Gram. I. p. 26; Kühner, Gram. § 34, 6. In Latin, as in all kindred languages, it was used in forming words to express the cry of different animals, as balare, barrire, baubari, blacterare, boare, bombitare, bubere, bubulare; children beginning to talk called their drink bua; so, balbus denoted the stammering sound, bambalio the stuttering, blatire and blaterare the babbling, blaesus the lisping, blandus the caressing. At the beginning of words b is found with no consonants except l and r (for bdellium, instead of which Marc. Emp. also wrote bdella, is a foreign word); but in the middle of words it is connected with other liquid and feeble consonants. Before hard consonants b is found only in compounds with ob and sub, the only prepositions, besides ab, which end in a labial sound; and these freq. rejected the labial, even when they are separated by the insertion of s, as abspello and absporto pass into aspello and asporto; or the place of the labial is supplied by u, as in aufero and aufugio (cf. ab init. and au); before f and p it is assimilated, as suffero, suppono; before m assimilated or not, as summergo or submergo; before c sometimes assimilated, as succedo, succingo, sometimes taking the form sus (as if from subs; cf. abs), as suscenseo; and sometimes su before s followed by a consonant, as suspicor. When b belonged to the root of a word it seems to have been retained, as plebs from plebis, urbs from urbis, etc.; so in Arabs, chalybs ( = Araps, chalups), the Gr. ps was represented by bs; as also in absis, absinthi-um, etc. But in scripsi from scribo, nupsi from nubo, etc., b was changed to p, though some grammarians still wrote bs in these words; cf. Prisc. pp. 556, 557 P.; Vel. Long. pp. 2224, 2261 ib. Of the liquids, l and r stand either before or after b, but m only before it, with the exception of abmatertera, parallel with the equally anomalous abpatruus (cf. ab init. and fin.), and n only after it; hence con and in before b always become com and im; as inversely b before n is sometimes changed to m, as Samnium for Sabinium and scamnum for scabnum, whence the dim. scabellum. B is so readily joined with u that not only acubus, arcubus, etc., were written for acibus, arcibus, etc., but also contubernium was formed from taberna, and bubile was used for bovile, as also in dubius ( = doios, duo) a b was inserted. B could be doubled, as appears not only from the foreign words abbas and sabbatum, but also from obba and gibba, and the compounds with ob and sub. B is reduplicated in bibo (cf the Gr. piô), as the shortness of the first syllable in the preterit bĭbi, compared with dēdi and stĕti or sti/ti, shows; although later bibo was treated as a primitive, and the supine bibitum formed from it. Sometimes before b an m was inserted, e. g. in cumbo for cubo kuptô, lambo for laptô, nimbus for nephos; inversely, also, it was rejected in sabucus for sambucus and labdacismus for lambdacismus. As in the middle, so at the beginning of words, b might take the place of another labial, e. g. buxis for pyxis, balaena for phalaina, carbatina for carpatina, publicus from poplicus, ambo for amphô; as even Enn. wrote Burrus and Bruges for Pyrrhus and Phryges; Naev., Balantium for Palatium (v. the latter words, and cf. Fest. p. 26).—In a later age, but not often before A.D. 300, intercourse with the Greeks caused the pronunciation of the b and v to be so similar that Adamantius Martyrius in Cassiod. pp. 2295-2310 P., drew up a separate catalogue of words which might be written with either b or v. So, Petronius has berbex for verbex, and in inscrr., but not often before A. D. 300, such errors as bixit for vixit, abe for ave, ababus for abavus, etc. (as inversely vene, devitum, acervus, vasis instead of bene, debitum, acerbus, basis), are found; Flabio, Jubentius, for Flavio, Juventius, are rare cases from the second century after Christ.—The interchange between labials, palatals, and linguals (as glans for balanos, bilis for fel or cholê) is rare at the beginning of words, but more freq. in the middle; cf. tabeo, têkô, and Sanscr. tak, terebra and teretron, uber and outhar; besides which the change of tribus Sucusana into Suburana (Varr. L. L. 5, § 48 Müll.; Quint. 1, 7, 29) deserves consideration. This interchange is most freq. in terminations used in forming words, as ber, cer, ter; brum or bulum, crum or culum, trum, bundus and cundus; bilis and tilis, etc.—Finally, the interchange of b with du at the beginning of words deserves special mention, as duonus for bonus, Bellona for Duellona, bellum for duellum, bellicus for duellicus, etc., and bis from duis.—As an abbreviation, B usually designates bonus or bene. Thus, B. D. = Bona Dea, Inscr. Orell. 1524; 2427; 2822:B. M. = bene merenti,
ib. 99; 114; 506:B. M. P. = bene merenti posuit,
ib. 255:B. D. S. M. = bene de se meritae,
ib. 2437:B. V. V. = bene vale valeque,
ib. 4816:B. M. = bonae memoriae,
ib. 1136; 3385:B. M. = bonā mente,
ib. 5033;sometimes it stands for beneficiarius, and BB. beneficiarii,
ib. 3489; 3868; 3486 al. -
12 b
B, b, indecl. n., designates, in the Latin alphabet, the soft, labial sound as in English, unlike the Gr. beta (B, b), which approached the Engl. v in sound; v. Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 124 sqq. At the beginning of words it represents an original dv or gv, and elsewhere an original gv, p, v, or bh ( v); v. Corss. Ausspr. I. pp. 134, 161. It corresponds regularly with Gr. b, but freq. also with p, and, in the middle of words, with ph; cf. brevis, brachus; ab, apo; carbasus, karpasos; ambo, amphi, amphô; nubes, nephos, etc.; v. Roby, Gram. I. p. 26; Kühner, Gram. § 34, 6. In Latin, as in all kindred languages, it was used in forming words to express the cry of different animals, as balare, barrire, baubari, blacterare, boare, bombitare, bubere, bubulare; children beginning to talk called their drink bua; so, balbus denoted the stammering sound, bambalio the stuttering, blatire and blaterare the babbling, blaesus the lisping, blandus the caressing. At the beginning of words b is found with no consonants except l and r (for bdellium, instead of which Marc. Emp. also wrote bdella, is a foreign word); but in the middle of words it is connected with other liquid and feeble consonants. Before hard consonants b is found only in compounds with ob and sub, the only prepositions, besides ab, which end in a labial sound; and these freq. rejected the labial, even when they are separated by the insertion of s, as abspello and absporto pass into aspello and asporto; or the place of the labial is supplied by u, as in aufero and aufugio (cf. ab init. and au); before f and p it is assimilated, as suffero, suppono; before m assimilated or not, as summergo or submergo; before c sometimes assimilated, as succedo, succingo, sometimes taking the form sus (as if from subs; cf. abs), as suscenseo; and sometimes su before s followed by a consonant, as suspicor. When b belonged to the root of a word it seems to have been retained, as plebs from plebis, urbs from urbis, etc.; so in Arabs, chalybs ( = Araps, chalups), the Gr. ps was represented by bs; as also in absis, absinthi-um, etc. But in scripsi from scribo, nupsi from nubo, etc., b was changed to p, though some grammarians still wrote bs in these words; cf. Prisc. pp. 556, 557 P.; Vel. Long. pp. 2224, 2261 ib. Of the liquids, l and r stand either before or after b, but m only before it, with the exception of abmatertera, parallel with the equally anomalous abpatruus (cf. ab init. and fin.), and n only after it; hence con and in before b always become com and im; as inversely b before n is sometimes changed to m, as Samnium for Sabinium and scamnum for scabnum, whence the dim. scabellum. B is so readily joined with u that not only acubus, arcubus, etc., were written for acibus, arcibus, etc., but also contubernium was formed from taberna, and bubile was used for bovile, as also in dubius ( = doios, duo) a b was inserted. B could be doubled, as appears not only from the foreign words abbas and sabbatum, but also from obba and gibba, and the compounds with ob and sub. B is reduplicated in bibo (cf the Gr. piô), as the shortness of the first syllable in the preterit bĭbi, compared with dēdi and stĕti or sti/ti, shows; although later bibo was treated as a primitive, and the supine bibitum formed from it. Sometimes before b an m was inserted, e. g. in cumbo for cubo kuptô, lambo for laptô, nimbus for nephos; inversely, also, it was rejected in sabucus for sambucus and labdacismus for lambdacismus. As in the middle, so at the beginning of words, b might take the place of another labial, e. g. buxis for pyxis, balaena for phalaina, carbatina for carpatina, publicus from poplicus, ambo for amphô; as even Enn. wrote Burrus and Bruges for Pyrrhus and Phryges; Naev., Balantium for Palatium (v. the latter words, and cf. Fest. p. 26).—In a later age, but not often before A.D. 300, intercourse with the Greeks caused the pronunciation of the b and v to be so similar that Adamantius Martyrius in Cassiod. pp. 2295-2310 P., drew up a separate catalogue of words which might be written with either b or v. So, Petronius has berbex for verbex, and in inscrr., but not often before A. D. 300, such errors as bixit for vixit, abe for ave, ababus for abavus, etc. (as inversely vene, devitum, acervus, vasis instead of bene, debitum, acerbus, basis), are found; Flabio, Jubentius, for Flavio, Juventius, are rare cases from the second century after Christ.—The interchange between labials, palatals, and linguals (as glans for balanos, bilis for fel or cholê) is rare at the beginning of words, but more freq. in the middle; cf. tabeo, têkô, and Sanscr. tak, terebra and teretron, uber and outhar; besides which the change of tribus Sucusana into Suburana (Varr. L. L. 5, § 48 Müll.; Quint. 1, 7, 29) deserves consideration. This interchange is most freq. in terminations used in forming words, as ber, cer, ter; brum or bulum, crum or culum, trum, bundus and cundus; bilis and tilis, etc.—Finally, the interchange of b with du at the beginning of words deserves special mention, as duonus for bonus, Bellona for Duellona, bellum for duellum, bellicus for duellicus, etc., and bis from duis.—As an abbreviation, B usually designates bonus or bene. Thus, B. D. = Bona Dea, Inscr. Orell. 1524; 2427; 2822:B. M. = bene merenti,
ib. 99; 114; 506:B. M. P. = bene merenti posuit,
ib. 255:B. D. S. M. = bene de se meritae,
ib. 2437:B. V. V. = bene vale valeque,
ib. 4816:B. M. = bonae memoriae,
ib. 1136; 3385:B. M. = bonā mente,
ib. 5033;sometimes it stands for beneficiarius, and BB. beneficiarii,
ib. 3489; 3868; 3486 al. -
13 A
1.A, a, indecl. n. (sometimes joined with littera), the first letter of the Latin alphabet, corresponding to the a, a of the other Indo-. European languages:II.A primum est: hinc incipiam, et quae nomina ab hoc sunt, Lucil. ap. Terent. Scaur. p. 2255 P.: sus rostro si humi A litteram impresserit,
Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23:ne in A quidem atque S litteras exire temere masculina Graeca nomina recto casu patiebantur,
Quint. 1, 5, 61.The sound of the A is short or long in every part of the word; as, ăb, păter, ită; ā, māter, frustrā. During a short period (between about 620 and 670 A. U. C. = from 134 to 84 B.C.) long a was written aa, probably first by the poet L. Attius, in the manner of the Oscan language; so we find in Latin inscriptions: AA. CETEREIS (i.e.a ceteris), CALAASI, FAATO, HAACE, MAARCIVM, PAAPVS, PAASTORES, VAARVS; and in Greek writing, MAAPKOPs PsIOS MAAPKEAAOS, KOINTON MAAPKION (like Osc. aasas = Lat. āra, Osc. Paapi = Lat. Pāpius, Osc. Paakul = Lat. Pāculus, Pācullus, Pācuvius, etc.), v. Ritschl, Monum. Epigr. p. 28 sq., and cf. Mommsen, Unterital. Dialekte, p. 210 sq. (The Umbrian language has gone a step farther, and written long a by aha, as Aharna, Naharcom, trahaf, etc.; cf. Aufrecht and Kirchhoff, Umbrische Sprachdenkm. p. 76 sq.) Vid. also the letters E and U.III.In etymological and grammatical formation of words, short a very often (sometimes also long a) is changed into other vowels.A.Short a is changed,1., into long a —a.In consequence of the suppression of the following consonants at the end or in the middle of the word: ŭb, ā; vădis, vūs; ăg-, ăg-men, exāmen; tăg-, contūmino; căd-, cāsus. Hence also in the abl. sing. of the first decl., and in the particles derived from it. in consequence of the suppression of the original ablat. end. - d: PRAEDAD (Col. Rostr.), praedā; SENTENTIAD (S. C. de Bacch.), sententiā; EXTBAD (ib.), extrā; SVPRAD (ib.), suprā. —Hence,b.In perfect forms: scăb-o, scābi; căveo, cūvi; făv-eo, fāvi; păv-eo, pāvi (for scăbui, căvui, făvui, păvui).c.In other forms: ăgo, ambūges; păc-, păc-iscor, pâcis (pâx); săg-ax, sūgus, sāga; măc-er, mâcero; făg- (phagein), fūgus. (Contrary to analogy, ă remains short in dănunt, from dă-in-unt, V. Ritschl, l.l.p. 17.)2.Short a is changed into é or ē—a.Into é.(α).Most frequently in the second part of compounds, particularly before two consonants: facio, confectus; jacio, conjectus; rapio, dereptus; dăm-, damno, condemno; fāl-, fallo, fefelli; măn-, mando, commendo; scando, ascendo; ăp-, aptus, ineptus; ăr-, ars, iners, sollers; ăn-, annus, perennis; căpio, auceps; căput, triceps; ăgo, remex; jăcio, objex. And thus in Plautus, according to the best MSS., dispenno, dispessus from pando, compectus from compăciscor, anteceptus from capio (on the other hand, in Vergil, according to the best MS., aspurgo, attractare, deiractare, kept their a unchanged).(β).Sometimes ă is changed into ĕ also before one consonant (but in this case it is usually changed into ĭ; v. infra, 3. a. a.): grădior, ingrĕdior; pătior, perpĕtior; părio, repĕrio; păro, vitupĕro; ăp-, coepi (i. e. co-ŭpi); căno, tubicĕn, tibicĕn; in the reduplicated carcĕr (from carcar) farfŏrus (written also farfārus); and so, according to the better MSS., aequipĕro from păro, and defĕtigo from fătigo.(γ).In words taken from the Greek: talanton, talŏntum; phalara, phalŏrae; sisaron, sisŏr (but, according to the best MSS., cumŭra from kamara, not camŏra).b.Short a is changed to ē in some perfect forms: ăgo, ēgi; fūcio, féci; jăci, jĕci; frag-, frango, frēgi; căpio, cēpi, and păg-, pango, pēgi (together with pepĭgi and panxi, v. pango).3.Short a is changed to ĭ, a (most frequently in the second part of compounds)(α).before one consonant: ăgo, abĭgo; făcio, confĭcio; cădo, concĭdo; sălio, assĭlio; răpio, abrĭpio; păter, Juppĭter (in Umbrian lang. unchanged, Jupater), Marspĭter; Diespĭter, Opĭter; rătus, irrĭtus; ămicus, inìmicus (but ŭ remains unchanged in adŭmo, impătiens, and in some compounds of a later period of Roman literature, as praejacio, calefacio, etc.). —(β).Sometimes also before two consonants (where it is usually changed into ĕ; v. supra, 2. a. b.): tăg-, tango, contingo; păg-, pango, compingo (unchanged in some compounds, as peragro, desacro, depango, obcanto, etc.).b.ă is changed into ĭ in the reduplicated perfect forms: cădo, cecĭdi; căno, cecĭni; tăg-, tango, tetĭgi; păg-, pango, pepĭgi.c. d.In words taken from the Greek: mêchanê, machĭna; patanê, patĭna; bukanê, bucĭna; trutanê, trutĭna; balaneion, balĭneum; Katana, Catĭna (written also Catana); Akragas, Agrĭgentum.4. a.Into ŏ: scăbo, scobs; păr, pars, portio; dăm-, dŏmo; Fabii, Fŏvii (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 87); marmaron, marmŏr; Mars, redupl. Marmar, Marmor (Carm. Fratr. Arv.).b.Into ō: dă-, dōnum, dōs; ăc-, ăcuo, ōcior (v. this art.).5.Short a is changed into ŭ —a.In the second part of compounds, particularly before l, p, and b: calco, inculco; salsus, insulsus; salto, exsulto; capio, occŭpo; răpio, surrupio and surruptus (also written surripio and surreptus); tăberna, contŭbernium; —before other consonants: quătio, conoŭtio; as, decussis; Mars, Mamŭrius, Mamŭralia; and once also condumnari (Tab. Bant. lin. 8, immediately followed by condemnatus, v. Klenze, Philol. Abhandl. tab. I., and Mommsen, Unterital. Dial. p. 149).b.In words of Greek origin: Hekabê, Hecŭba; skutalê, scutŭla; kraipalê, crapŭla; passalos, pessŭlus; aphlaston, aplustre; thriambos, triumphus.c.ă is perhaps changed into ŭ in ulciscor, compared with alc-, ulexô (arc-, arceo).B. 1. 2.Into ō: gnā-, gnārus, ignārus, ignōro. (But in general long a remains unchanged in composition: lābor, delūbor; gnàvus, ignūnus; fàma, infūmis.)IV.Contrary to the mode of changing Greek a into Latin e, i, o, u (v. supra), Latin a has sometimes taken the place of other Greek vowels in words borrowed from the Greek, as: lonchê, lancea; kulix, călix; Ganumêoês, Caiāmitus.V.The repugnance of the Latin Language to the Greek combined vowels ao has caused the translocation of them in Alumento for Daomeoôn (Paul. ex Fest. p. 18 Müll.).— Greek a is suppressed in Hercules from Hêraklês (probably in consequence of the inserted u; in late Latin we find Heracla and Heracula, cf. Ritschl, in Rhein. Mus. Neue Folge, vol. 12, p. 108).VI.Latin ă was early combined with the vowels i and u, forming the diphthongs ai and au; by changing the i into e, the diphthong ai soon became ae. So we find in the oldest inscriptions: AIDE, AIDLLIS, AIQVOM, GNAIVOD, HAICE, DVELONAI, TABELAI, DATAI, etc., which soon gave place to aedem, aedilis, aequom, Gnaeo, haec, Bellonae, tabellae, datae, etc. (the Col. Rostr. has PRAESENTE, PRAEDAD, and the S. C. de Bacch. AEDEM. The triphthong aei, found in CONQVAEISIVEI (?), is very rare; Miliar. Popil. lin. 11, v. Ritschl, l. l. p. 21). In some poets the old gen. sing. of the first decl. (- ai) is preserved, but is dissyllabic, āī. So in Ennius: Albūī Longūī, terrūī frugiferāī, frondosāī, lunāī, viāī; in Vergil: aulāī, aurāī, aquāī, pictāī; in Ausonius: herāī.B.ue as well as au are changed into other vowels.1.The sound of ae, e, and oe being very similar, these vowels are often interchanged in the best MSS., So we find caerimonia and cerimonia, caepa and cēpa, saeoulum and séculum; scaena and scēna; caelum and coelum, haedus and hoedus, macstus and moestus; cena, coena, and caena, etc.2.In composition and reduplications ae becomes í: aequus, iníquus; quaero, inquíro; laedo, illído; taedet, pertisum (noticed by Cic.); aestumo, exístumo; cuedo, cecídi, concído, homicida.3. 4.The diphthong au is often changed to ó and ú (the latter particularly in compounds): caudex, códex; Claudius, Clodius; lautus, lotus; plaustrum, plōstrum; plaudo, plōdo, explōdo; paululum, pōlulum; faux, suffōco; si audes (acc. to Cic. or acc. to others, si audies), sódes, etc.; claudo, inclūdo; causa, accūso. Hence in some words a regular gradation of au, o, u is found: claudo, clōdicare, clúdo; raudus, ródus, rúdus; caupo, cópa, cūpa; naugae, nōgae (both forms in the MSS. of Plautus), nūgae; fraustra, frode, frude (in MSS. of Vergil); cf. Ritschl, in Wintercatalog 1854-55, and O. Ribbeck, in Jahn's Neue Jahrb. vol. 77, p. 181 sq.—The change of au into oē and ō appears only in audio, (oboedio) obēdio.5.Au sometimes takes the place of av-: faveo, fautum, favitor, fautor; navis, navita, nauta; avis, auceps, auspex. So Latin aut corresponds to Sanscr. avo. (whence - vā, Lat. - ve), Osc. avti, Umbr. ute, ote; and so the Lat. preposition ab, through av, becomes au in the words aufero and aufugio (prop. av-fero, av-fugio, for ab-fero, ab-fugio). Vid. the art. ab init.VII.In primitive roots, which have their kindred forms in the sister-languages of the Latin, the original a, still found in the Sanscrit, is in Latin either preserved or more frequently changed into other vowels.A.Original a preserved: Sanscr. mātri, Lat. màter; S. bhrātri, L. fràter; S. nāsā, L. nàsus and nàris; S. ap, L. aqua; S. apa, L. ab; S. nāma, L. năm; S. ćatur, [p. 2] L. quattuor (in Greek changed: thettares); S. capūla, L. căput (in Greek changed: kephalê, etc.).B.Original a is changed into other Latin vowels—1.Into e: S. ad, L. ed (ĕdo); S. as, L. es (esse); S. pat, L. pet (peto); S. pād, L. pĕd (pès); S. dant, L. dent (dens); S. ǵan, L. gen (gigno); S. mā, L. mè-tior; S. saptan, L. septem; S. daśan, L. decem; S. śata, L. centum; S. aham, L. ŏgo; S. pāra, L. per; S. paśu, L. pŏcus; S. asva, L. ŏquus, etc.2.Into i: S. an-, a- (neg. part.), L. in-: S. ana (prep.), L. in; S. antar, L. inter; S. sama, L. similis; S. agni, L. ignis; S. abhra, L. imber; S. panéa, L. quinque, etc.3.Into o: S. avi, L. ŏvi (ovis); S. vać, L. vōc (voco); S. pra, L. pro; S. pā, L. po (pŏtum); S. nāma, L. nōmen; S. api, L. ŏb; S. navan, L. nŏvem; S. nava, L. nŏvus, etc.4.Into u: S. marmara, L. murmur.5. 6.Into different vowels in the different derivatives: S. mā, L. mê-tior, mŏdus; S. praó, L. prŏcor, prŏcus; S. vah, L. vĕho, via.C.Sometimes the Latin has preserved the original a, while even the Sanscrit has changed it: Lat. pa-, pater, Sanscr. pd, pitri.2.As an abbreviation A. usually denotes the praenomen Aulus; A. A. = Auli duo, Inscr. Orell. 1530 (but A. A. = Aquae Aponi, the modern Abano, ib. 1643 sq.; 2620; 3011). The three directors of the mint were designated by III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F. (i. e. auro, argento, aeri flando, feriundo), ib. 569; 2242; 2379; 3134 al.;3.so also A. A. A.,
ib. 3441 (cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 13 fin., and v. the art. Triumviri); A. D. A. agris dandis adsignandis, and A. I. A. agris judicandis adsignandis; A. O. amico optimo; A. P. a populo or aediliciae potestatis; A. P. R. aerario populi Romani. —Upon the voting tablets in judicial trials A. denoted absoluo; hence A. is called littera salutaris, Cic. Mil. 6, 15; v. littera. In the Roman Comitia A. (= antiquo) denoted the rejection of the point in question; v. antiquo. In Cicero's Tusculan Disputations the A. designated one of the disputants = adulescens or auditor, opp. to M. for magister or Marcus (Cicero); but it is to be remarked that the letters A and M do not occur in the best MSS. of this treatise; cf. edd. ad Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 9.—In dates A. D. = ante diem; v. ante; A. U. C. = anno urbis conditae; A. P. R. C. anno post Romam conditam.a, prep.=ab, v. ab.4.ā, interj.=ah, v. ah. -
14 a
1.A, a, indecl. n. (sometimes joined with littera), the first letter of the Latin alphabet, corresponding to the a, a of the other Indo-. European languages:II.A primum est: hinc incipiam, et quae nomina ab hoc sunt, Lucil. ap. Terent. Scaur. p. 2255 P.: sus rostro si humi A litteram impresserit,
Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23:ne in A quidem atque S litteras exire temere masculina Graeca nomina recto casu patiebantur,
Quint. 1, 5, 61.The sound of the A is short or long in every part of the word; as, ăb, păter, ită; ā, māter, frustrā. During a short period (between about 620 and 670 A. U. C. = from 134 to 84 B.C.) long a was written aa, probably first by the poet L. Attius, in the manner of the Oscan language; so we find in Latin inscriptions: AA. CETEREIS (i.e.a ceteris), CALAASI, FAATO, HAACE, MAARCIVM, PAAPVS, PAASTORES, VAARVS; and in Greek writing, MAAPKOPs PsIOS MAAPKEAAOS, KOINTON MAAPKION (like Osc. aasas = Lat. āra, Osc. Paapi = Lat. Pāpius, Osc. Paakul = Lat. Pāculus, Pācullus, Pācuvius, etc.), v. Ritschl, Monum. Epigr. p. 28 sq., and cf. Mommsen, Unterital. Dialekte, p. 210 sq. (The Umbrian language has gone a step farther, and written long a by aha, as Aharna, Naharcom, trahaf, etc.; cf. Aufrecht and Kirchhoff, Umbrische Sprachdenkm. p. 76 sq.) Vid. also the letters E and U.III.In etymological and grammatical formation of words, short a very often (sometimes also long a) is changed into other vowels.A.Short a is changed,1., into long a —a.In consequence of the suppression of the following consonants at the end or in the middle of the word: ŭb, ā; vădis, vūs; ăg-, ăg-men, exāmen; tăg-, contūmino; căd-, cāsus. Hence also in the abl. sing. of the first decl., and in the particles derived from it. in consequence of the suppression of the original ablat. end. - d: PRAEDAD (Col. Rostr.), praedā; SENTENTIAD (S. C. de Bacch.), sententiā; EXTBAD (ib.), extrā; SVPRAD (ib.), suprā. —Hence,b.In perfect forms: scăb-o, scābi; căveo, cūvi; făv-eo, fāvi; păv-eo, pāvi (for scăbui, căvui, făvui, păvui).c.In other forms: ăgo, ambūges; păc-, păc-iscor, pâcis (pâx); săg-ax, sūgus, sāga; măc-er, mâcero; făg- (phagein), fūgus. (Contrary to analogy, ă remains short in dănunt, from dă-in-unt, V. Ritschl, l.l.p. 17.)2.Short a is changed into é or ē—a.Into é.(α).Most frequently in the second part of compounds, particularly before two consonants: facio, confectus; jacio, conjectus; rapio, dereptus; dăm-, damno, condemno; fāl-, fallo, fefelli; măn-, mando, commendo; scando, ascendo; ăp-, aptus, ineptus; ăr-, ars, iners, sollers; ăn-, annus, perennis; căpio, auceps; căput, triceps; ăgo, remex; jăcio, objex. And thus in Plautus, according to the best MSS., dispenno, dispessus from pando, compectus from compăciscor, anteceptus from capio (on the other hand, in Vergil, according to the best MS., aspurgo, attractare, deiractare, kept their a unchanged).(β).Sometimes ă is changed into ĕ also before one consonant (but in this case it is usually changed into ĭ; v. infra, 3. a. a.): grădior, ingrĕdior; pătior, perpĕtior; părio, repĕrio; păro, vitupĕro; ăp-, coepi (i. e. co-ŭpi); căno, tubicĕn, tibicĕn; in the reduplicated carcĕr (from carcar) farfŏrus (written also farfārus); and so, according to the better MSS., aequipĕro from păro, and defĕtigo from fătigo.(γ).In words taken from the Greek: talanton, talŏntum; phalara, phalŏrae; sisaron, sisŏr (but, according to the best MSS., cumŭra from kamara, not camŏra).b.Short a is changed to ē in some perfect forms: ăgo, ēgi; fūcio, féci; jăci, jĕci; frag-, frango, frēgi; căpio, cēpi, and păg-, pango, pēgi (together with pepĭgi and panxi, v. pango).3.Short a is changed to ĭ, a (most frequently in the second part of compounds)(α).before one consonant: ăgo, abĭgo; făcio, confĭcio; cădo, concĭdo; sălio, assĭlio; răpio, abrĭpio; păter, Juppĭter (in Umbrian lang. unchanged, Jupater), Marspĭter; Diespĭter, Opĭter; rătus, irrĭtus; ămicus, inìmicus (but ŭ remains unchanged in adŭmo, impătiens, and in some compounds of a later period of Roman literature, as praejacio, calefacio, etc.). —(β).Sometimes also before two consonants (where it is usually changed into ĕ; v. supra, 2. a. b.): tăg-, tango, contingo; păg-, pango, compingo (unchanged in some compounds, as peragro, desacro, depango, obcanto, etc.).b.ă is changed into ĭ in the reduplicated perfect forms: cădo, cecĭdi; căno, cecĭni; tăg-, tango, tetĭgi; păg-, pango, pepĭgi.c. d.In words taken from the Greek: mêchanê, machĭna; patanê, patĭna; bukanê, bucĭna; trutanê, trutĭna; balaneion, balĭneum; Katana, Catĭna (written also Catana); Akragas, Agrĭgentum.4. a.Into ŏ: scăbo, scobs; păr, pars, portio; dăm-, dŏmo; Fabii, Fŏvii (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 87); marmaron, marmŏr; Mars, redupl. Marmar, Marmor (Carm. Fratr. Arv.).b.Into ō: dă-, dōnum, dōs; ăc-, ăcuo, ōcior (v. this art.).5.Short a is changed into ŭ —a.In the second part of compounds, particularly before l, p, and b: calco, inculco; salsus, insulsus; salto, exsulto; capio, occŭpo; răpio, surrupio and surruptus (also written surripio and surreptus); tăberna, contŭbernium; —before other consonants: quătio, conoŭtio; as, decussis; Mars, Mamŭrius, Mamŭralia; and once also condumnari (Tab. Bant. lin. 8, immediately followed by condemnatus, v. Klenze, Philol. Abhandl. tab. I., and Mommsen, Unterital. Dial. p. 149).b.In words of Greek origin: Hekabê, Hecŭba; skutalê, scutŭla; kraipalê, crapŭla; passalos, pessŭlus; aphlaston, aplustre; thriambos, triumphus.c.ă is perhaps changed into ŭ in ulciscor, compared with alc-, ulexô (arc-, arceo).B. 1. 2.Into ō: gnā-, gnārus, ignārus, ignōro. (But in general long a remains unchanged in composition: lābor, delūbor; gnàvus, ignūnus; fàma, infūmis.)IV.Contrary to the mode of changing Greek a into Latin e, i, o, u (v. supra), Latin a has sometimes taken the place of other Greek vowels in words borrowed from the Greek, as: lonchê, lancea; kulix, călix; Ganumêoês, Caiāmitus.V.The repugnance of the Latin Language to the Greek combined vowels ao has caused the translocation of them in Alumento for Daomeoôn (Paul. ex Fest. p. 18 Müll.).— Greek a is suppressed in Hercules from Hêraklês (probably in consequence of the inserted u; in late Latin we find Heracla and Heracula, cf. Ritschl, in Rhein. Mus. Neue Folge, vol. 12, p. 108).VI.Latin ă was early combined with the vowels i and u, forming the diphthongs ai and au; by changing the i into e, the diphthong ai soon became ae. So we find in the oldest inscriptions: AIDE, AIDLLIS, AIQVOM, GNAIVOD, HAICE, DVELONAI, TABELAI, DATAI, etc., which soon gave place to aedem, aedilis, aequom, Gnaeo, haec, Bellonae, tabellae, datae, etc. (the Col. Rostr. has PRAESENTE, PRAEDAD, and the S. C. de Bacch. AEDEM. The triphthong aei, found in CONQVAEISIVEI (?), is very rare; Miliar. Popil. lin. 11, v. Ritschl, l. l. p. 21). In some poets the old gen. sing. of the first decl. (- ai) is preserved, but is dissyllabic, āī. So in Ennius: Albūī Longūī, terrūī frugiferāī, frondosāī, lunāī, viāī; in Vergil: aulāī, aurāī, aquāī, pictāī; in Ausonius: herāī.B.ue as well as au are changed into other vowels.1.The sound of ae, e, and oe being very similar, these vowels are often interchanged in the best MSS., So we find caerimonia and cerimonia, caepa and cēpa, saeoulum and séculum; scaena and scēna; caelum and coelum, haedus and hoedus, macstus and moestus; cena, coena, and caena, etc.2.In composition and reduplications ae becomes í: aequus, iníquus; quaero, inquíro; laedo, illído; taedet, pertisum (noticed by Cic.); aestumo, exístumo; cuedo, cecídi, concído, homicida.3. 4.The diphthong au is often changed to ó and ú (the latter particularly in compounds): caudex, códex; Claudius, Clodius; lautus, lotus; plaustrum, plōstrum; plaudo, plōdo, explōdo; paululum, pōlulum; faux, suffōco; si audes (acc. to Cic. or acc. to others, si audies), sódes, etc.; claudo, inclūdo; causa, accūso. Hence in some words a regular gradation of au, o, u is found: claudo, clōdicare, clúdo; raudus, ródus, rúdus; caupo, cópa, cūpa; naugae, nōgae (both forms in the MSS. of Plautus), nūgae; fraustra, frode, frude (in MSS. of Vergil); cf. Ritschl, in Wintercatalog 1854-55, and O. Ribbeck, in Jahn's Neue Jahrb. vol. 77, p. 181 sq.—The change of au into oē and ō appears only in audio, (oboedio) obēdio.5.Au sometimes takes the place of av-: faveo, fautum, favitor, fautor; navis, navita, nauta; avis, auceps, auspex. So Latin aut corresponds to Sanscr. avo. (whence - vā, Lat. - ve), Osc. avti, Umbr. ute, ote; and so the Lat. preposition ab, through av, becomes au in the words aufero and aufugio (prop. av-fero, av-fugio, for ab-fero, ab-fugio). Vid. the art. ab init.VII.In primitive roots, which have their kindred forms in the sister-languages of the Latin, the original a, still found in the Sanscrit, is in Latin either preserved or more frequently changed into other vowels.A.Original a preserved: Sanscr. mātri, Lat. màter; S. bhrātri, L. fràter; S. nāsā, L. nàsus and nàris; S. ap, L. aqua; S. apa, L. ab; S. nāma, L. năm; S. ćatur, [p. 2] L. quattuor (in Greek changed: thettares); S. capūla, L. căput (in Greek changed: kephalê, etc.).B.Original a is changed into other Latin vowels—1.Into e: S. ad, L. ed (ĕdo); S. as, L. es (esse); S. pat, L. pet (peto); S. pād, L. pĕd (pès); S. dant, L. dent (dens); S. ǵan, L. gen (gigno); S. mā, L. mè-tior; S. saptan, L. septem; S. daśan, L. decem; S. śata, L. centum; S. aham, L. ŏgo; S. pāra, L. per; S. paśu, L. pŏcus; S. asva, L. ŏquus, etc.2.Into i: S. an-, a- (neg. part.), L. in-: S. ana (prep.), L. in; S. antar, L. inter; S. sama, L. similis; S. agni, L. ignis; S. abhra, L. imber; S. panéa, L. quinque, etc.3.Into o: S. avi, L. ŏvi (ovis); S. vać, L. vōc (voco); S. pra, L. pro; S. pā, L. po (pŏtum); S. nāma, L. nōmen; S. api, L. ŏb; S. navan, L. nŏvem; S. nava, L. nŏvus, etc.4.Into u: S. marmara, L. murmur.5. 6.Into different vowels in the different derivatives: S. mā, L. mê-tior, mŏdus; S. praó, L. prŏcor, prŏcus; S. vah, L. vĕho, via.C.Sometimes the Latin has preserved the original a, while even the Sanscrit has changed it: Lat. pa-, pater, Sanscr. pd, pitri.2.As an abbreviation A. usually denotes the praenomen Aulus; A. A. = Auli duo, Inscr. Orell. 1530 (but A. A. = Aquae Aponi, the modern Abano, ib. 1643 sq.; 2620; 3011). The three directors of the mint were designated by III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F. (i. e. auro, argento, aeri flando, feriundo), ib. 569; 2242; 2379; 3134 al.;3.so also A. A. A.,
ib. 3441 (cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 13 fin., and v. the art. Triumviri); A. D. A. agris dandis adsignandis, and A. I. A. agris judicandis adsignandis; A. O. amico optimo; A. P. a populo or aediliciae potestatis; A. P. R. aerario populi Romani. —Upon the voting tablets in judicial trials A. denoted absoluo; hence A. is called littera salutaris, Cic. Mil. 6, 15; v. littera. In the Roman Comitia A. (= antiquo) denoted the rejection of the point in question; v. antiquo. In Cicero's Tusculan Disputations the A. designated one of the disputants = adulescens or auditor, opp. to M. for magister or Marcus (Cicero); but it is to be remarked that the letters A and M do not occur in the best MSS. of this treatise; cf. edd. ad Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 9.—In dates A. D. = ante diem; v. ante; A. U. C. = anno urbis conditae; A. P. R. C. anno post Romam conditam.a, prep.=ab, v. ab.4.ā, interj.=ah, v. ah. -
15 alogus
ălŏgus, a, um, adj., = alogos.I. II.Esp.A. B. -
16 V
V, v, a character derived from the Greek g, Mar. Victor. p. 2459 P. A consonant which, though originally written with the same sign as the vowel u (v. the letter U), was by the ancients themselves considered as essentially different from it, Charis. p. 57 P.; Diom. p. 416; 420 P.; Prisc. p. 539; 542; 544 sq. P.; Vel. Long. p. 2215; 2222 P.; just as the consonant i ( j) and the vowel i were regarded as two distinct letters; v. the letter J.I.The sound of V seems to have been the same with that of English initial W. It corresponded to the Æolic digamma;II.hence it is called,
Quint. 12, 10, 29, Aeolica littera, and the emperor Claudius used the Greek digamma inverted F to represent it (because in its proper position it already formed the Latin letter F), Quint. 1, 7, 26; Prisc. p. 545 sq. P.; Gell. 14, 5, 2;v. also the inscrr. of the period during and immediately succeeding the reign of Claudius,
Inscr. Orell. 710 sq.; Marini Atti, p. 97. In very many words which were originally common to both languages, the initial or medial v in Latin represents a lost digamma in Greek; cf.: ver, êr; vis, is; video, ID; vestis, esthês; vitulus, italos; vomo, emeô; voco, epô; volvo, eilô; vinum, oinos; viola, ion; vespera, hespera; Vesta, Hestia; silva, hulê; ovis, oïs; divus, dios; aevum, aiôn; scaevus, skaios; vicus, oikos; levis, leios al. (For a full discussion of the sound of V, see Roby, Gram. I. praef. p. xxxiii. sqq.).—V has the closest affinity to the vowel u, and hence, in the course of composition and inflection, it often passed into the latter: solvo, solutum, from solvĭtum, solŭĭtum; caveo, cautum, from cavitum; fautor, from faveo; lautum, from lavo; nauta, from navita; audeo, cf. avidus; neu, seu, from neve, sive; tui, cf. Sanscr. tvam; sui, Sanscr. sva-; suavis, Sanscr. svadus, and is resolved into it by the poets from prosodial necessity: silŭa (trisyl.) for silva; dissŏlŭo, evŏlŭam (quadrisyl.), for dissolvam, evolvam; dissŏlŭenda, evolŭisse (quinquasyl.), for dissolvenda, evolvisse, etc., just as, for the same cause, although less freq., u passed into v: gēnva, tēnvis (dissyl.), for gēnŭa, tĕnŭis; tēnvĭa, tēnvĭus (trisyl.), for tĕnŭĭa, tĕnŭĭus.—For the affinity of v to b, v. the letter B.—III.V as a medial between two vowels was very freq. elided, esp. in inflection, and the word underwent in consequence a greater or less contraction: amavisti, amāsti; deleverunt, delērunt; novisti, nōsti; audivisti, audīsti, or audiisti; siveris, siris, or sieris; obliviscor, oblitus; dives, dis; aeviternus, aeternus; divitior, ditior; bovibus, bubus, etc.; providens, prudens; movimentum, momentum; provorsus, prorsus; si vis, sis; si vultis, sultis; Jovis pater, Juppiter; mage volo, mavolo, malo; non volo, nolo, etc. An example of the elision of v without a further contraction of the word is found in seorsus, from sevorsus (v. seorsus).—This etymological suppression of v is to be distinguished from its purely orthographical omission before or after u in ancient MSS. and inscriptions, as serus for servus, noum for novum, festius for festivus, Pacuius for Pacuvius; cf. the letters J and Q.—V is sometimes elided after a mute: dis for dvis from duo; likewise after s: sibi for svibi (from su-ibi); sis, sas, sos, for suis, suas, suos; sultis for si vultis; so Lat. si corresponds to Umbr. sve and Osc. svai; v. esp. Corss. Ausspr. 1, p. 310 sqq.—IV.As an abbreviation, V (as the sign of the consonant) stands for vir, vivus, vixit, voto, vale, verba, etc.; V. C., or also VC., vir clarissimus; VCP., voti compos posuit; V. V., virgo Vestalis; V. F. Q. D. E. R. F. P. D. E. R. I. C., verba fecerunt. Quid de eā re fieri placeret, de eā re ita censuerunt.—As a numeral, the letter V stands for half of the geometrical cross X or ten, Zumpt, Gr. § 115 Anm. 1. -
17 v
V, v, a character derived from the Greek g, Mar. Victor. p. 2459 P. A consonant which, though originally written with the same sign as the vowel u (v. the letter U), was by the ancients themselves considered as essentially different from it, Charis. p. 57 P.; Diom. p. 416; 420 P.; Prisc. p. 539; 542; 544 sq. P.; Vel. Long. p. 2215; 2222 P.; just as the consonant i ( j) and the vowel i were regarded as two distinct letters; v. the letter J.I.The sound of V seems to have been the same with that of English initial W. It corresponded to the Æolic digamma;II.hence it is called,
Quint. 12, 10, 29, Aeolica littera, and the emperor Claudius used the Greek digamma inverted F to represent it (because in its proper position it already formed the Latin letter F), Quint. 1, 7, 26; Prisc. p. 545 sq. P.; Gell. 14, 5, 2;v. also the inscrr. of the period during and immediately succeeding the reign of Claudius,
Inscr. Orell. 710 sq.; Marini Atti, p. 97. In very many words which were originally common to both languages, the initial or medial v in Latin represents a lost digamma in Greek; cf.: ver, êr; vis, is; video, ID; vestis, esthês; vitulus, italos; vomo, emeô; voco, epô; volvo, eilô; vinum, oinos; viola, ion; vespera, hespera; Vesta, Hestia; silva, hulê; ovis, oïs; divus, dios; aevum, aiôn; scaevus, skaios; vicus, oikos; levis, leios al. (For a full discussion of the sound of V, see Roby, Gram. I. praef. p. xxxiii. sqq.).—V has the closest affinity to the vowel u, and hence, in the course of composition and inflection, it often passed into the latter: solvo, solutum, from solvĭtum, solŭĭtum; caveo, cautum, from cavitum; fautor, from faveo; lautum, from lavo; nauta, from navita; audeo, cf. avidus; neu, seu, from neve, sive; tui, cf. Sanscr. tvam; sui, Sanscr. sva-; suavis, Sanscr. svadus, and is resolved into it by the poets from prosodial necessity: silŭa (trisyl.) for silva; dissŏlŭo, evŏlŭam (quadrisyl.), for dissolvam, evolvam; dissŏlŭenda, evolŭisse (quinquasyl.), for dissolvenda, evolvisse, etc., just as, for the same cause, although less freq., u passed into v: gēnva, tēnvis (dissyl.), for gēnŭa, tĕnŭis; tēnvĭa, tēnvĭus (trisyl.), for tĕnŭĭa, tĕnŭĭus.—For the affinity of v to b, v. the letter B.—III.V as a medial between two vowels was very freq. elided, esp. in inflection, and the word underwent in consequence a greater or less contraction: amavisti, amāsti; deleverunt, delērunt; novisti, nōsti; audivisti, audīsti, or audiisti; siveris, siris, or sieris; obliviscor, oblitus; dives, dis; aeviternus, aeternus; divitior, ditior; bovibus, bubus, etc.; providens, prudens; movimentum, momentum; provorsus, prorsus; si vis, sis; si vultis, sultis; Jovis pater, Juppiter; mage volo, mavolo, malo; non volo, nolo, etc. An example of the elision of v without a further contraction of the word is found in seorsus, from sevorsus (v. seorsus).—This etymological suppression of v is to be distinguished from its purely orthographical omission before or after u in ancient MSS. and inscriptions, as serus for servus, noum for novum, festius for festivus, Pacuius for Pacuvius; cf. the letters J and Q.—V is sometimes elided after a mute: dis for dvis from duo; likewise after s: sibi for svibi (from su-ibi); sis, sas, sos, for suis, suas, suos; sultis for si vultis; so Lat. si corresponds to Umbr. sve and Osc. svai; v. esp. Corss. Ausspr. 1, p. 310 sqq.—IV.As an abbreviation, V (as the sign of the consonant) stands for vir, vivus, vixit, voto, vale, verba, etc.; V. C., or also VC., vir clarissimus; VCP., voti compos posuit; V. V., virgo Vestalis; V. F. Q. D. E. R. F. P. D. E. R. I. C., verba fecerunt. Quid de eā re fieri placeret, de eā re ita censuerunt.—As a numeral, the letter V stands for half of the geometrical cross X or ten, Zumpt, Gr. § 115 Anm. 1.
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