adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
avārus1
avārus (feminine avāra, neuter avārum, comparative avārior, superlative avārissimus, adverb avārē or avāriter)
Classical[aˈwaː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈvaː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivecovetous, greedy, avaricious
avārus est senex
the old man is greedy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | avārus | avāra | avārum |
| genitive | avārī | avārae | avārī |
| dative | avārō | avārae | avārō |
| accusative | avārum | avāram | avārum |
| ablative | avārō | avārā | avārō |
| vocative | avāre | avāra | avārum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | avārī | avārae | avāra |
| genitive | avārōrum | avārārum | avārōrum |
| dative | avārīs | avārīs | avārīs |
| accusative | avārōs | avārās | avāra |
| ablative | avārīs | avārīs | avārīs |
| vocative | avārī | avārae | avāra |
ăvārus, a, um, adj. (
I. gen. plur. fem. avarūm, Plaut. Truc. 2, 8, 9 dub.; Speng., aurum) [1. aveo, Gell. 10, 5, 13], eagerly desirous of something, esp. of possessions, avaricious, covetous, greedy (opp. largus, Quadrig. ap. Non. p. 510, 20: avarum et avidum ita discernuntur: avarum semper in reprehensione est;
avidum autem malis aliquando, aliquando bonis adjungitur, Non. p. 442, 12 sq.; v. II.; syn.: avidus, cupidus, tenax, sordidus). I. Lit.:
meretrix, Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 5, and Cat. 110, 7; cf.: Carmine formosae, pretio capiuntur avarae, Tib. 3, 1, 7: leno, Ter. Heaut. prol. 39: avarus et furax homo, Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 268: semper avarus eget, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 56: quantum discordet parcus avaro, id. ib. 2, 2, 194.—With gen.: publicae pecuniae, Tac. H. 1, 49: caedis, Claud. B. Get. 606 et saep.—Poet. transf. to inanimate things: fuge litus avarum, Verg. A. 3, 44 ( = avarorum, Serv.): Troja, i. e. with reference to the perjured avarice of Laomedon, Ov. M. 11, 208 (cf.: perjura Troja, Verg. A. 5, 811; Ov. M. 11, 215): fraus, Hor. C. 4, 9, 37: spes, id. ib. 4, 11, 25: venter, id. Ep. 1, 15, 32: mare, id. C. 3, 29, 61: Acheron. Verg. G. 2, 492: ignis, Prop. 3, 26, 10 al.—II. Transf., in the poets sometimes without the access. idea of reproach: Graiis praeter laudem nullius avaris, eager only for glory, Hor.A.P.324:
agricola, Verg. G. 1, 48.—Comp.: avariores magistratus, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 82: ruberes, Viveret in terris te si quis avarior uno, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 157. —Sup.: homo avarissime et spurcissime, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 37.—Adv., covetously, greedily, avariciously, etc. a. Ante-class. form ăvārĭter, Cato and Quadrig. ap. Non. p. 510, 17:
ingurgitare, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 35. —Of gluttony: si quis avidus poscit escam avariter, Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 12; cf. avaritia, II.—b. Class. form ăvārē:
avare pretium statui arti meae, Ter. Heaut. prol. 48: aliquid facere, Cic. Off. 3, 8, 37; Nep. Lys. 4, 1: superbe avareque imperitare victis, Liv. 21, 1, 3; cf. Curt. 4, 7.—Comp., more eagerly, more greedily: avarius exigere opus, Col. 1, 7, 1.—Sup.: avarissime horas suas servare, Sen. Ot. Sap. 32.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
avārus adj. with comp. and sup.
1 AV-, eagerly desirous, grasping: mare, H.: venter, ravenous, H.: laudis, H.: pecuniae, Ta.: avarae Spes, too ambitious, H.: praeter laudem nullius, eager only for glory, H.: Agricola, zealous, V.—Avaricious, covetous, penurious: meretrix, T.: homo minime: quantum discordet parcus avaro, H.: in rapacitate avidior?: homo avarissime: litus, V.: Troia, O.— As subst, a miser, covetous men: Semper avarus eget, H.
Origins
From the root of aveō (“long for, crave”) with the rare and probably fossilized suffix -ārus (the only other likely example of which is in amārus; compare also -ārius), perhaps reflecting Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₂-ros.
Descendants
- Catalanavar
- Frenchavare
- Italianavaro
- Occitanavar
- Portugueseavaro
- Romanianavar
- Spanishavaro
- Dalmatianavaraus
- Galicianavaro
- Istriotavaro