adjectivethird-declension three-termination adjective
campester1
campester (feminine campestris, neuter campestre)
Classical[kamˈpɛs.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[kamˈpɛs.ter]
Meaning
- three terminationlevel, even, flat
- relationalthree terminationfield, plain
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | campester | campestris | campestre |
| genitive | campestris | campestris | campestris |
| dative | campestrī | campestrī | campestrī |
| accusative | campestrem | campestrem | campestre |
| ablative | campestrī | campestrī | campestrī |
| vocative | campester | campestris | campestre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | campestrēs | campestrēs | campestria |
| genitive | campestrium | campestrium | campestrium |
| dative | campestribus | campestribus | campestribus |
| accusative | campestrīs campestrēs | campestrīs campestrēs | campestria |
| ablative | campestribus | campestribus | campestribus |
| vocative | campestrēs | campestrēs | campestria |
campester (campestris, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 696 P.; Col. 3, 13, 8; 7, 2, 3; 3, 14, 1, is suspicious; v. Schneid. ad h. l.), tris, tre, adj. id..
I. Of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, level, champaign, opp. montanus and collinus; cf. Liv. 10, 2, 5; 40, 38, 2;
40, 53, 3 al.: tria genera simplicia agrorum campestre, collinum et montanum, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2: campester locus, id. ib. § 6; cf.: vineae collinae et campestres, Col. 12, 21, 1: resina, Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 34: acer, id. 16, 15, 26, § 67 al.: locus, Col. 3, 13, 8: pars, id. 1, 2, 3. situs, id. 7, 2, 3: sationes, id. 11, 3, 21: positio, id. 1, 2, 4: culta, Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 39: campestres ac demissi loci, Caes. B. G. 7, 72: iter, id. B. C. 1, 66; Liv. 21, 32, 6: vici, id. 40, 58, 2: urbs, id. 23, 45, 10. oppidum, id. 27, 39, 12: barbari, dwelling in plains, id. 39, 53, 13; cf. Scythae, Hor C. 3, 24, 9: hostis, fighting on a plain, Liv. 22, 18, 3 al.—B. Subst.: campe-strĭa, ĭum, n., a plain, flat land, level ground, Tac. G. 43:
in campestribus, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 118.—II. Relating to the Campus Martius.
A. Of the athletic exercises held there:
ludus, Cic. Cael. 5, 11: proelia, contests in the Campus, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 54: exercitationes, Suet. Aug. 83; id. Ner. 10: decursio, id. Galb. 6 fin.: arma, used in the contests held there, Hor. A. P 379.— Hence, 2. Subst.
a. campestre, is, n. (sc. velamentum), a leather apron worn about the loins, a wrestling-apron (orig. of the combatants in the Field of Mars; hence the name): campestria Latinum verbum est, sed ex eo dictum, quod juvenes, qui exercebantur in Campo, pudenda operiebant;
unde qui ita succincti sunt campestratos vulgus appellat, Aug. Civ Dei, 14, 17.—Also worn in hot weather under the toga, in place of the tunic, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 4 al.—b. campe-stres, ĭum, m., the deities who presided over contests, Inscr. Orell. 1358; 1794; 2101; Inscr. Don. 59, 5.—
B. Pertaining to the comitia held in the Campus Martius:
quaestus, Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42: gratia. Liv. 7, 1, 2: res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit, id. 32, 7, 11: operae, Suet. Aug. 3: temeritas, Val. Max. 4, 1, n 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
campester tris, tre, adj.
campus, of a level field, even, flat, level: loci, Cs.: iter, L.: munitiones, field-works, Cs.: Scythae, dwelling on plains, H.: hostis, fighting on the open plain, L.—Plur n. as subst: pauca campestrium insederunt, little of the level country, Ta.: ludus. — Of the Campus Martius: arma, used in the games, H.: certamen, i. e. of the comitia, L.: gratia, among the voters, L. —As subst n. (sc. velamentum), a wrestling-apron (worn by athletes), H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campus Latin -estris Latin campester From campus (“field, plain”) + -estris.
Descendants
- Catalancampestre
- Frenchchampêtre
- Englishcampestral
- Italiancampestre
- Portuguesecampestre
- Romaniancampestru
- Spanishcampestre