primitiis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →primitivus, primitiva, primitivum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
early; first formed;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →primitia, primitiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
first-fruits (pl.), first offerings; beginnings; [a ~ => from the beginning];
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - —
Syncopated perfect ivi can drop 'v' without contracting vowel
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...habebas. Simus ergo, quod melius est, a primitiis hilares et Homeristas spectemus." Intravit factio statim hastisque scuta concrepuit..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...mutus et e grege sanguis (ei mihi) primitiis ararum et rite nefasto libatus iussusque mori: et cunctabitur ultra..."
