paribus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →par, paris:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
mate, spouse, partner; match, peer; person of same kind/rank/station/prestige;; equal, counterpart; companion/partner at dinner; adversary, opponent;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →par, paris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pair, set of two; conjugal pair; pair of associates/adversaries/contestants;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →par, (gen.), paris:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
equal (to); a match for; of equal size/rank/age; fit/suitable/right/proper;; equal in power/prestige/importance/rank/status/office/authority; comparable;; corresponding in degree, proportionate, commensurate (unlike qualities);; measuring up, adequate, matching; well-matched; fair, equitable, reasonable;; balanced/level; S:even, divisible by two; [~ facere => settle accounts];
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...coorta. diffugere inde loci partes coepere paresque cum paribus iungi res et discludere mundum membraque dividere et magnas..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...aequali quamvis est denique ductu stansque in perpetuum paribus suffulta columnis, longa tamen parte ab summa cum tota..."Satura IV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...persona est? mullum sex milibus emit, aequantem sane paribus sestertia libris, ut perhibent qui de magnis maiora locuntur..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...iuuat ad tragicos soccum transferre coturnos aspera uel paribus bella tonare modis, praelegat ut tumidus rauca te uoce..."Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...noli. (13) Quaeris quali mensa, quali argento, quam paribus ministeriis et leuibus adferatur cibus? Nihil praeter cibum natura..."Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...illa, non ducis. Itaque ubique te premunt et paribus incommodis urunt. Medicina aegro, nonregio quaerenda est. Fregit aliquis..."Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...aliquid in animo benivolentiae remanet. Quemadmodum reus sententiis paribus absolvitur et semper quidquid dubium est humanitas inclinat..."Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...generum diiudicanda sunt. Nam cum in rebus aut paribus aut non longe secus utilitas amici aut honestas nostra..."
