advorsi
Dictionary entries
- Entry →advorto, advortere, advorti, advorsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Age:
- Early
turn/face to/towards; direct/draw one's attention to; steer/pilot (ship);
gen. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →advorsus, advorsa -um, advorsior -or -us, advorsissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Age:
- Early
opposite, directly facing, ranged against; adverse, evil, hostile; unfavorable;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →advorsus, advorsi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Early
person/foe opposite/directly facing (w/hostile intent); political opponent;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...misereat. LYS. Deserere illum et deiuvare in rebus advorsis pudet. PHIL. Pol pudere quam pigere praestat, totidem litteris..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...agatur quam tua. hic siquid nobis forte advorsi evenerit, tibi erunt parata verba, huic homini verbera: quapropter haec..."Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...secunde processit, ne quid in consulendo advorsi eveniat, quod nostras secundas res confutet, neve haec laetitia nimis luxuriose..."Epistola ad Caesarem I
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) from SPURIA
"...unam egregie mirabilem comperi, semper tibi maiorem in advorsis, quam in secundis rebus animum esse. Sed per deos..."BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...cohors praetoria disiecerat, paulo divorsius, sed omnes tamen advorsis volneribus conciderant. Catilina vero longe a suis inter hostium..."
