adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
altilis
altilis (neuter altile)
Classical[ˈaɫ.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.ti.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationfattened
- two terminationpampered
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | altilis | altilis | altile |
| genitive | altilis | altilis | altilis |
| dative | altilī | altilī | altilī |
| accusative | altilem | altilem | altile |
| ablative | altilī | altilī | altilī |
| vocative | altilis | altilis | altile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | altilēs | altilēs | altilia |
| genitive | altilium | altilium | altilium |
| dative | altilibus | altilibus | altilibus |
| accusative | altilīs altilēs | altilīs altilēs | altilia |
| ablative | altilibus | altilibus | altilibus |
| vocative | altilēs | altilēs | altilia |
altĭlis, e, adj. alo.
I. Pass.
A. Fattened, esp. of domestic animals (syn. saginatus):
boves, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 20: cochleae, Plin. 9, 56, 56, § 174: avium altilium, Vulg. 3 Reg. 4, 23.—Hence, absol.: altilis (sc. avis), a fattened bird, esp. of fowls: satur altilium, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 35: minor altilis, Juv. 5, 168; 5, 115: carnes altilium, Vulg. Ez. 39, 18; and neutr.: altilia: tauri mei et altilia occisa sunt, ib. Matt. 22, 4.—B. Fat, full, large:
gallina, Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 139; so id. 17, 24, 37, § 220; Auct. Priap. 32.—Of plants: asparagi, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 2.—Of athletae: homines, Tert. Spect. 18.—* C. In Plaut. once trop. for rich, abundant: divitiis maximis, dote altili atque opimā, a fat and rich dowry, Plaut. Cist. Fragm. ap. Non. 72, 18; cf. id. Capt. 2, 2, 31.—*
II. Act., nutritive, nourishing:
sanguis, Macr. S. 7, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
altilis is, adj.
1 AL-, fattened, fat.—As subst f., a fattened bird: satur altilium, H.: anseribus par, Iu.