differentium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →differo, differre, distuli, dilatus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
postpone/delay/differ; put off, keep waiting; give respite to; differ, disagree;; spread abroad; scatter/disperse; separate; defame; confound/bewilder, distract;
gen. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →differentia, differentiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
difference/diversity/distinction; distinguishing characteristic; different kind;
gen. pl. - Entry →differens, differentis (gen.), differentior -or -us, differentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
different; superior; excellent;
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →differens, differentis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
difference/distinction; differentiating/distinguishing characteristic;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...verborum modo sed linguarum etiam inter se differentium copia est. XXXV. Quare qui a Latinis exiget illam gratiam..."Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...autem usus in adprobando refellendoque fine propriorum ac differentium, nonnumquam etiam etymologias. Quae tamen omnia, sicut in ceteris..."
