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
- T
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...sitim; non concedam neque quiescam usquam noctu neque dius prius profecto quam aut amicam aut mortem investigavero..." - T
Liber XXXIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...pertinente miramur fecisse? quid autem fecerunt? superbas, me dius fidius, aures habemus si, cum domini seruorum non fastidiant..." - G
BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...nulla conscientia de culpa proponere decrevi, quam, me dius fidius, veram licet cognoscas. Iniuriis contumeliisque concitatus, quod fructu..."
