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21 Argia
Argīa, ae, f., = Argeia.I.Daughter of Adrastus, and wife of Polynices, Stat. Th. 2, 266; 12, 113.—II.Wife of Inachus and mother of Io, Hyg. Fab 145. -
22 Aricia
Ărīcĭa, ae, f., an ancient town of Latium, in the neighborhood of Alba Longa, upon the Appian Way, now La Riccia; acc. to Verg. A. 7, 762 (v. II. infra), named from the wife of its founder, Hippolytus. Near it was a grove consecrated to Diana, in which at a very early age human victims were sacrificed;B.hence, immitis,
Sil. 4, 369 (cf. Nemus and Nemorensis), Plin. 19, 6, 33, § 110; Mart. 13, 19; Hor. S. 1, 5, 1; Sol. 2, p. 13; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 633; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 147-189.—Hence,Ărīcīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Aricia, Arician:II.regio,
Mart. 10, 68:vallis,
Ov. M. 15, 488:nemus,
Flor. 1, 11, 8.— Subst.: Ărīcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitanls of Aricia, Liv. 2, 14.—Personified, a nymph, the wife of Hippolytus and mother of Virbius, Verg. A. 7, 762. -
23 Aricini
Ărīcĭa, ae, f., an ancient town of Latium, in the neighborhood of Alba Longa, upon the Appian Way, now La Riccia; acc. to Verg. A. 7, 762 (v. II. infra), named from the wife of its founder, Hippolytus. Near it was a grove consecrated to Diana, in which at a very early age human victims were sacrificed;B.hence, immitis,
Sil. 4, 369 (cf. Nemus and Nemorensis), Plin. 19, 6, 33, § 110; Mart. 13, 19; Hor. S. 1, 5, 1; Sol. 2, p. 13; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 633; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 147-189.—Hence,Ărīcīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Aricia, Arician:II.regio,
Mart. 10, 68:vallis,
Ov. M. 15, 488:nemus,
Flor. 1, 11, 8.— Subst.: Ărīcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitanls of Aricia, Liv. 2, 14.—Personified, a nymph, the wife of Hippolytus and mother of Virbius, Verg. A. 7, 762. -
24 Aricinus
Ărīcĭa, ae, f., an ancient town of Latium, in the neighborhood of Alba Longa, upon the Appian Way, now La Riccia; acc. to Verg. A. 7, 762 (v. II. infra), named from the wife of its founder, Hippolytus. Near it was a grove consecrated to Diana, in which at a very early age human victims were sacrificed;B.hence, immitis,
Sil. 4, 369 (cf. Nemus and Nemorensis), Plin. 19, 6, 33, § 110; Mart. 13, 19; Hor. S. 1, 5, 1; Sol. 2, p. 13; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 633; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 147-189.—Hence,Ărīcīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Aricia, Arician:II.regio,
Mart. 10, 68:vallis,
Ov. M. 15, 488:nemus,
Flor. 1, 11, 8.— Subst.: Ărīcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitanls of Aricia, Liv. 2, 14.—Personified, a nymph, the wife of Hippolytus and mother of Virbius, Verg. A. 7, 762. -
25 Arsinoa
I.Arsinoa, mother of the third Mercury, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57.—II.Arsinoë, daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Berenice, wife of king Lysimachus, afterwards of her brother Ptolemy Philadelphus, Just. 17, 1; 17, 2; 24, 2.—Hence, Arsĭnŏēum, i, n., the monument erected to her by the latter, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 68.—III.A daughter of Lysimachus, the first wife of Ptolemy Philadelphus; after her death worshipped as Venus Zephyritis, Plin. 34, 14, 42, § 148.—IV.A daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, sister of Cleopatra, Auct. B. Alex. 4 and 33; Luc. 10, 521.—V.One of the Hyades, Hyg. Fab. 182.—VI. A.In Lower Egypt, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 61.—B.In Cyrenaica, Mel. 1, 8, 2; 3, 8, 7; Plin. 1, c.—C.In Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.—Hence, Arsĭnŏē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ar-sinoe:D.aqua,
Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 165.—A town on the north side of Cyprus, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 130. -
26 Arsinoe
I.Arsinoa, mother of the third Mercury, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57.—II.Arsinoë, daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Berenice, wife of king Lysimachus, afterwards of her brother Ptolemy Philadelphus, Just. 17, 1; 17, 2; 24, 2.—Hence, Arsĭnŏēum, i, n., the monument erected to her by the latter, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 68.—III.A daughter of Lysimachus, the first wife of Ptolemy Philadelphus; after her death worshipped as Venus Zephyritis, Plin. 34, 14, 42, § 148.—IV.A daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, sister of Cleopatra, Auct. B. Alex. 4 and 33; Luc. 10, 521.—V.One of the Hyades, Hyg. Fab. 182.—VI. A.In Lower Egypt, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 61.—B.In Cyrenaica, Mel. 1, 8, 2; 3, 8, 7; Plin. 1, c.—C.In Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.—Hence, Arsĭnŏē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ar-sinoe:D.aqua,
Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 165.—A town on the north side of Cyprus, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 130. -
27 Arsinoeticus
I.Arsinoa, mother of the third Mercury, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57.—II.Arsinoë, daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Berenice, wife of king Lysimachus, afterwards of her brother Ptolemy Philadelphus, Just. 17, 1; 17, 2; 24, 2.—Hence, Arsĭnŏēum, i, n., the monument erected to her by the latter, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 68.—III.A daughter of Lysimachus, the first wife of Ptolemy Philadelphus; after her death worshipped as Venus Zephyritis, Plin. 34, 14, 42, § 148.—IV.A daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, sister of Cleopatra, Auct. B. Alex. 4 and 33; Luc. 10, 521.—V.One of the Hyades, Hyg. Fab. 182.—VI. A.In Lower Egypt, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 61.—B.In Cyrenaica, Mel. 1, 8, 2; 3, 8, 7; Plin. 1, c.—C.In Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.—Hence, Arsĭnŏē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ar-sinoe:D.aqua,
Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 165.—A town on the north side of Cyprus, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 130. -
28 Arsinoeum
I.Arsinoa, mother of the third Mercury, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57.—II.Arsinoë, daughter of Ptolemy Lagus and Berenice, wife of king Lysimachus, afterwards of her brother Ptolemy Philadelphus, Just. 17, 1; 17, 2; 24, 2.—Hence, Arsĭnŏēum, i, n., the monument erected to her by the latter, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 68.—III.A daughter of Lysimachus, the first wife of Ptolemy Philadelphus; after her death worshipped as Venus Zephyritis, Plin. 34, 14, 42, § 148.—IV.A daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, sister of Cleopatra, Auct. B. Alex. 4 and 33; Luc. 10, 521.—V.One of the Hyades, Hyg. Fab. 182.—VI. A.In Lower Egypt, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 61.—B.In Cyrenaica, Mel. 1, 8, 2; 3, 8, 7; Plin. 1, c.—C.In Cilicia, Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.—Hence, Arsĭnŏē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ar-sinoe:D.aqua,
Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 165.—A town on the north side of Cyprus, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 130. -
29 Calpurnia
Calpurnĭus, a, um, adj. [a Calpo Numae regis filio, Fest. p. 36], the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian gens:II.familia,
Cic. Pis. 23, 53.—Esp., as subst.A.Masc.1.C. Calpurnius Piso, prœtor B.C. 186, Liv. 39, 6, 1; 39, 30, 1 sqq.; and consul B.C. 180, id. 40, 35, 1; 40, 37, 1.—2.L. Calpurnius Piso, consul B.C. 112, and afterwards, B.C. 107, lieutenant of Cassius, Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 1, 12; 1, 14.—3.L. Calpurnius Bestia, tribune of the people B.C. 121, consul B.C. 111, and a general against Jugurtha, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; Sall. J. 27 sqq.—4.C. Calpurnius Piso, son-in-law of Cicero, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; id. Sest. 24, 54 al.—5.The intimate friend of Antonius, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8 A, 2.—6.L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul with P. Mucius Scaevola, A.U.C. 621, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; Val. Max. 4, 3, 11 al.—B.Fem.1.Cal-purnĭa, ae, the wife of Cœsar, Vell. 2, 57, 2.—2.The wife of Antistius and daughter of Bestia, Vell. 2, 26 fin. al.—Hence,III.Calpurnia lex.a.De pecuniis repetundis, introduced by the tribune of the people, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, A.U.C. 605, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195; 2, 4, 25, § 56; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Off. 2, 21, 75 Beier.—b.De ambitu, by the consul C. Calpurnius Piso, A.U.C. 687, Cic. Mur. 23, 46; Corn. Fragm. Ascon. (v. 2, p. 68 Orell.); Tac. A. 15, 20.—c.Militaris, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 107, 16.— Deriv.: Calpurnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to a Calpurnius:equites,
serving under the prœtor Calpurnius, Liv. 39, 31, 7. -
30 Calpurnianus
Calpurnĭus, a, um, adj. [a Calpo Numae regis filio, Fest. p. 36], the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian gens:II.familia,
Cic. Pis. 23, 53.—Esp., as subst.A.Masc.1.C. Calpurnius Piso, prœtor B.C. 186, Liv. 39, 6, 1; 39, 30, 1 sqq.; and consul B.C. 180, id. 40, 35, 1; 40, 37, 1.—2.L. Calpurnius Piso, consul B.C. 112, and afterwards, B.C. 107, lieutenant of Cassius, Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 1, 12; 1, 14.—3.L. Calpurnius Bestia, tribune of the people B.C. 121, consul B.C. 111, and a general against Jugurtha, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; Sall. J. 27 sqq.—4.C. Calpurnius Piso, son-in-law of Cicero, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; id. Sest. 24, 54 al.—5.The intimate friend of Antonius, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8 A, 2.—6.L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul with P. Mucius Scaevola, A.U.C. 621, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; Val. Max. 4, 3, 11 al.—B.Fem.1.Cal-purnĭa, ae, the wife of Cœsar, Vell. 2, 57, 2.—2.The wife of Antistius and daughter of Bestia, Vell. 2, 26 fin. al.—Hence,III.Calpurnia lex.a.De pecuniis repetundis, introduced by the tribune of the people, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, A.U.C. 605, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195; 2, 4, 25, § 56; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Off. 2, 21, 75 Beier.—b.De ambitu, by the consul C. Calpurnius Piso, A.U.C. 687, Cic. Mur. 23, 46; Corn. Fragm. Ascon. (v. 2, p. 68 Orell.); Tac. A. 15, 20.—c.Militaris, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 107, 16.— Deriv.: Calpurnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to a Calpurnius:equites,
serving under the prœtor Calpurnius, Liv. 39, 31, 7. -
31 Calpurnius
Calpurnĭus, a, um, adj. [a Calpo Numae regis filio, Fest. p. 36], the name of the very distinguished Calpurnian gens:II.familia,
Cic. Pis. 23, 53.—Esp., as subst.A.Masc.1.C. Calpurnius Piso, prœtor B.C. 186, Liv. 39, 6, 1; 39, 30, 1 sqq.; and consul B.C. 180, id. 40, 35, 1; 40, 37, 1.—2.L. Calpurnius Piso, consul B.C. 112, and afterwards, B.C. 107, lieutenant of Cassius, Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 1, 12; 1, 14.—3.L. Calpurnius Bestia, tribune of the people B.C. 121, consul B.C. 111, and a general against Jugurtha, Cic. Brut. 34, 128; Sall. J. 27 sqq.—4.C. Calpurnius Piso, son-in-law of Cicero, Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; id. Sest. 24, 54 al.—5.The intimate friend of Antonius, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8 A, 2.—6.L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, consul with P. Mucius Scaevola, A.U.C. 621, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; Val. Max. 4, 3, 11 al.—B.Fem.1.Cal-purnĭa, ae, the wife of Cœsar, Vell. 2, 57, 2.—2.The wife of Antistius and daughter of Bestia, Vell. 2, 26 fin. al.—Hence,III.Calpurnia lex.a.De pecuniis repetundis, introduced by the tribune of the people, L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, A.U.C. 605, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195; 2, 4, 25, § 56; id. Brut. 27, 106; id. Off. 2, 21, 75 Beier.—b.De ambitu, by the consul C. Calpurnius Piso, A.U.C. 687, Cic. Mur. 23, 46; Corn. Fragm. Ascon. (v. 2, p. 68 Orell.); Tac. A. 15, 20.—c.Militaris, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 107, 16.— Deriv.: Calpurnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to a Calpurnius:equites,
serving under the prœtor Calpurnius, Liv. 39, 31, 7. -
32 Chalciope
Chalcĭŏpē, ēs, f., = Chalkiopê.I.A daughter of Æetes, sister of Medea, and wife of Phrixus, Hyg. Fab. 21; Ov. H. 16 (17), 232; Val. Fl. 6, 479.—II.Wife of Mnesylus, and mother of Antiphus, Hyg. Fab. 97. -
33 Cleopatra
Clĕŏpātră (on the ā cf. Juv. 2, 109; Luc. 9, 1071; 10, 56; Stat. S. 3, 2, 120), ae, f., = Kleopatra.I.Queen of Egypt, and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, notorious for her amorous intercourse with Cœsar, and afterwards with Antony; conquered at Actium by Augustus, Caes. B. C. 3, 103; 3, 107; Suet. Caes. 35; Luc. 10, 354 sqq.; Val. Fl. 4, 464; Mart. 4, 22, 2; 4, 59, 5.—Hence,B.Clĕŏpātrānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleopatra: stirps, Treb. Poll. Claud. 1:II.uniones,
id. Trig. Syr. 32.—A sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Alexander, king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24, 17; Just. 9, 6, 1; 13, 6, 4 al.—III.A daughter of Mithridates, and wife of Tigranes, Just. 38, 3, 3.—IV.A daughter of I., Just. 39, 3, 1; 39, 4, 7. -
34 Cleopatranus
Clĕŏpātră (on the ā cf. Juv. 2, 109; Luc. 9, 1071; 10, 56; Stat. S. 3, 2, 120), ae, f., = Kleopatra.I.Queen of Egypt, and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, notorious for her amorous intercourse with Cœsar, and afterwards with Antony; conquered at Actium by Augustus, Caes. B. C. 3, 103; 3, 107; Suet. Caes. 35; Luc. 10, 354 sqq.; Val. Fl. 4, 464; Mart. 4, 22, 2; 4, 59, 5.—Hence,B.Clĕŏpātrānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleopatra: stirps, Treb. Poll. Claud. 1:II.uniones,
id. Trig. Syr. 32.—A sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Alexander, king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24, 17; Just. 9, 6, 1; 13, 6, 4 al.—III.A daughter of Mithridates, and wife of Tigranes, Just. 38, 3, 3.—IV.A daughter of I., Just. 39, 3, 1; 39, 4, 7. -
35 Clytaemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
36 Clytemestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
37 Clytemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
38 Domitius
1.dŏmĭtĭus, a, um, adj. [domus], pertaining to the house:2.deus,
who protects those married in the house, August. Civ. D. 6, 9.Dŏmĭtĭus, a, um, adj., the appellation of a Roman gens. So Cn. Domitius Calvinus, tribune A. U. C. 695; consul 701, Cic. Sest, 53, 113; id. Vatin. 7, 16 al.—Cn. Domitius, censor 638 A. U. C., who conquered the Allobroges, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 55; id. Clu. 42, 119; id. Font. 12; Val. Max. 2, 9, 6; and after whom, perhaps, was named the Domitia Via, in Gaul, id. ib. 4.—Cn. Domitius Aënobarbus, from whom is named the Lex Domitia de sacerdotiis, 649 A. U. C., Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 18; Gell. 15, 11, 2; Tac. Dial. 35, 1.—L. Domitius Aënobarbus, consul 699 A. U. C., and general of Pompey in the civil war, Cic. Att. 1, 1; 8, 1; id. Mil. 8; Caes. B. G. 5, 1; id. B. C. 1, 6; 2, 18 sq.—Hence, Dŏmĭtĭānus, a, um, adj.:milites,
Caes. B. C. 1, 16; 22 sq.—Cn. Domitius Calvinus, consul 700 A. U. C., Cic. Deiot. 5; id. Cael. 13 et saep.—Cn. Domitius Aënobarbus, husband of Agrippina, and father of Nero, Suet. Ner. 5; Quint. 6, 1, 50.—Domitia, sister of the last-named, wife of Crispus, Quint. 6, 1, 50; 10, 1, 24; Tac. A. 13, 19.—Domitia Lepida, Messalina's mother, Tac. A. 11, 37 sq.—But Cn. Domitius Corbulo, brother of Caesonia, Caligula's wife, famous for his size and strength, Juv. 3, 251; Tac. A. 11, 18 sq.; 13, 8, was not of this gens. -
39 domitius
1.dŏmĭtĭus, a, um, adj. [domus], pertaining to the house:2.deus,
who protects those married in the house, August. Civ. D. 6, 9.Dŏmĭtĭus, a, um, adj., the appellation of a Roman gens. So Cn. Domitius Calvinus, tribune A. U. C. 695; consul 701, Cic. Sest, 53, 113; id. Vatin. 7, 16 al.—Cn. Domitius, censor 638 A. U. C., who conquered the Allobroges, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 55; id. Clu. 42, 119; id. Font. 12; Val. Max. 2, 9, 6; and after whom, perhaps, was named the Domitia Via, in Gaul, id. ib. 4.—Cn. Domitius Aënobarbus, from whom is named the Lex Domitia de sacerdotiis, 649 A. U. C., Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 18; Gell. 15, 11, 2; Tac. Dial. 35, 1.—L. Domitius Aënobarbus, consul 699 A. U. C., and general of Pompey in the civil war, Cic. Att. 1, 1; 8, 1; id. Mil. 8; Caes. B. G. 5, 1; id. B. C. 1, 6; 2, 18 sq.—Hence, Dŏmĭtĭānus, a, um, adj.:milites,
Caes. B. C. 1, 16; 22 sq.—Cn. Domitius Calvinus, consul 700 A. U. C., Cic. Deiot. 5; id. Cael. 13 et saep.—Cn. Domitius Aënobarbus, husband of Agrippina, and father of Nero, Suet. Ner. 5; Quint. 6, 1, 50.—Domitia, sister of the last-named, wife of Crispus, Quint. 6, 1, 50; 10, 1, 24; Tac. A. 13, 19.—Domitia Lepida, Messalina's mother, Tac. A. 11, 37 sq.—But Cn. Domitius Corbulo, brother of Caesonia, Caligula's wife, famous for his size and strength, Juv. 3, 251; Tac. A. 11, 18 sq.; 13, 8, was not of this gens. -
40 Dores
Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—II.Derivv.A.Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:2.gens,
Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:genus (architecturae),
Vitr. 4, 6:aedes,
id. ib.:symmetria,
id. ib.:castra,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:dicta,
i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—Meton. for Grecian, Greek:B.castra,
Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):nox,
Val. Fl. 2, 573:ignes,
Sen. Agm. 611:Ancon,
Juv. 4, 40.—Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:C.carmen,
Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.moduli,
Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:phthongus,
id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,
App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —D.Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:b.dialectos,
Suet. Tib. 56:Malea,
Luc. 9, 36:tellus,
i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—Subst.(α).A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—(β).A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;(γ).Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,
wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—
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Wife — Wife, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus, [… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wife — W1S1 [waıf] n plural wives [waıvz] [: Old English; Origin: wif woman, wife ] the woman that a man is married to →↑husband, spouse ↑spouse ▪ Have you met my wife? ▪ a refuge for battered wives ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
wife|ly — «WYF lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. of a wife; like a wife; suitable for a wife. –wife´li|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
WIFE — can refer to:* WIFE (AM), a radio station at 1580 AM licensed to Connersville, Indiana * WIFE FM, a radio station at 94.3 FM licensed to Rushville, Indiana * WMOJ FM, an FM radio station formerly known as WIFE FM from 1994 2006 … Wikipedia
wife — [ waıf ] (plural wives [ waıvz ] ) noun count *** the woman that a man is married to: I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wife — (n.) O.E. wif woman, from P.Gmc. *wiban (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wif, O.N. vif, Dan., Swed. viv, M.Du., Du. wijf, O.H.G. wib, Ger. Weib), of uncertain origin. Du. wijf now means, in slang, girl, babe, having softened somewhat from earlier sense of… … Etymology dictionary
wife — [wīf] n. pl. wives [wīvz] [ME < OE wif, woman, akin to Swed viv, Ger weib < ? IE base * weip , to twist, turn, wrap, in sense “the hidden or veiled person”] 1. a woman: still so used in such compounds as midwife, housewife, etc. 2. a… … English World dictionary
wife — index consort, spouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wife — has the plural form wives … Modern English usage
wife — [n] married woman bride, companion, consort, helpmate, mate, monogamist, other half*, partner, roommate, spouse; concepts 414,415 Ant. husband … New thesaurus
wife — ► NOUN (pl. wives) 1) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. 2) archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. DERIVATIVES wifely adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «woman» … English terms dictionary