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
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...pedum candor intra auri gracile vinculum positus: Parium marmor extinxerat. Itaque tunc primum Dorida vetus amator contempsi. <. . .> Quid..."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..."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..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...hostium regredi conatus in patrium regnum naufragiis apud Parium et Heracleam militum optumos cum classibus amisi. restituto deinde..."
