ditium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Dis, Ditis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
- Geography:
- Italy/Rome
Dis (Roman ruler of the underworld); (originally) deity/godhead (L+S); Jupiter;
gen. pl. - Entry →dis, ditis (gen.), ditior -or -us, ditissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rich/wealthy; richly adorned; fertile/productive (land); profitable; sumptuous;
gen. pl. (all)
Examples
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...abstinetur et huc ire licet atque illuc, munera ditium dominorum. Atque haec eadem non sunt agrestibus, sed caeduntur..."Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...inter Antonium et Augustum bellorum praemiis refertos, aut ditium familiarum heredes Aeserninos et Arruntios magnum animum induisse. prompta..."
