parium
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;
gen. 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;
gen. 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];
gen. pl. (all)
Examples
- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...pedum candor intra auri gracile vinculum positus: Parium marmor extinxerat. Itaque tunc primum Dorida vetus amator contempsi. <. . .> Quid..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...iugatis adiunctis consequentibus antecedentibus repugnantibus causis effectis, comparatione parium maiorum minorum similis materia praebetur, sicut in tropos quoque..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...signum aliquod ex molari lapide conatus esset exculpere, Parium marmor mallem rude: at si illud idem artifex expolisset..." - G
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...hostium regredi conatus in patrium regnum naufragiis apud Parium et Heracleam militum optumos cum classibus amisi. restituto deinde..."
