adversarius, adversari(i):
Common · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
enemy, adversary, antagonist, opponent, rival, foe; of an opposing party;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adversarius | adversarii |
| Gen. | — | adversariorum |
| Dat. | adversario | adversariis |
| Acc. | adversarium | adversarios |
| Voc. | adversarie | adversarii |
| Abl. | adversario | adversariis |
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...DAEM. Quid facies? LABR. Volcanum adducam, is Venerist adversarius. TRACH. Quo illic it? LABR. Heus, ecquis..." - A
Liber XI
Aulus Gellius
"...quoque a lectionibus id genus paucis apirocalus, cum adversarius causam differri postularet: "rogo, praetor," inquit "subveni, succurre! quonam..." - C
Datames
Cornelius Nepos
"...talem, ut neque circumiretur ab hostibus neque praeteriret adversarius, quin ancipitibus locis premeretur, et, si dimicare eo vellet..." - C
Timotheus
Cornelius Nepos
"...esset. Populus ater, suspicax ob eamque rem mobilis, adversarius, invidus - etiam potentiae in crimen vocabantur - domum revocat: accusantur..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...compressum etiam indecenter effudit. Quod cum animadvertisset adversarius Ascylti, flexit convicium in puerum et: "Tu autem, inquit, etiam..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...similia desiderant. At illic et iudex tacet et adversarius obstrepit et nihil temere dictum perit, et si quid..." - M
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aliena, ut si quid quod pro nobis sit adversarius fecit: semper vero magis nocent nostra quam aliena..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quid nos fugerit, et quid responsurus sit adversarius his et his, aut quam spem accusator habeat omnibus ita.defensis..."