dius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dius:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Early
by day; (usu. used w/noctu);
- Entry →dius, dii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Religion
god;
nom. sg. - Entry →dius, dia, dium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
divine; w/supernatural radiance; divinely inspired; blessed, saint (Latham);; daylit; charged with brightness of day/daylight;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sitim; non concedam neque quiescam usquam noctu neque dius prius profecto quam aut amicam aut mortem investigavero..."Liber XXXIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pertinente miramur fecisse? quid autem fecerunt? superbas, me dius fidius, aures habemus si, cum domini seruorum non fastidiant..."BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...nulla conscientia de culpa proponere decrevi, quam, me dius fidius, veram licet cognoscas. Iniuriis contumeliisque concitatus, quod fructu..."
