adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
dīves1
dīves (genitive dīvitis, comparative dīvitior, superlative dīvitissimus)
Classical[ˈdiː.wɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.ves]
№ 564 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- one terminationrich, wealthy
Inclusus inde videri Hannibal via ad Casilinum obsessa, cum Capua et Samnium et tantum ab tergo divitum sociorum Romanis commeatus subveheret, Poenus inter Formiana saxa ac Literni arenas stagnaque et per horridas silvas hibernaturus esset.
27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 22.16.4"At nunc," inquit, "videre est philosophos ultro currere, ut doceant, ad fores iuvenum divitum eosque ibi sedere atque opperiri prope ad meridiem, donec discipuli nocturnum omne vinum edormiant."
"But now", he said,"it is common to see philosophers run on their own accord to the doors of rich young men to teach, and for them to sit there and wait nearly to noon, until the students sleep off all the night's wine.c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 7.10.5 - one terminationproductive, fertile, abundant with riches
Lucinam nivei femina corporis intemptata iugo placet; et asperi Martis sanguineas quae cohibet manus, quae dat belligeris foedera gentibus et cornu retinet divite copiam,
2018 translation by John G. Fitch An unyoked female of snow-white body must appease Lucina; and she who restrains the bloodstained hands of savage Mars, who grants treaties to warring nations and stores abundance in her rich horn, as gentler, should be given a tender victim.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Medea 65 - one terminationsumptuous, costly, splendid, precious
- one terminationtalented
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
cui multae dīvitiae sunt.dīves -itis — in Mille Verba, ch. Vīta et Mors
quī multa possidet, nōn pauperdīves -itis — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 3, 4, 17
quī multās opēs habetdīves -itis — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15, 18
quī multa habet, nōn pauperdīves -itis — in Metamorphoses I, †
rich
dīves — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 3, 7, 14, 19, 24 and Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 10, 15
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Divitiæ · Opes · Gazæ · Locuples · Opulentus · Copiosus
1. Divitiæ and gazæ denote riches quite generally, as possessions and the means of satisfying one’s wishes of any sort, whereas opes, as the means of attaining higher ends, of aggrandizing one’s self, and of acquiring and maintaining influence. Divitiæ (from δεύειν) denotes the riches of a private person, like πλοῦτος; opes (opulentus, πολύς), the instrument of the statesman, or of the ambitious in political life; gazæ, the treasure of a king or prince, like θησαυροί. 2. Dives means rich in opp. to poor, Quintil. v. 10, 26, like πλούσιος; locuples (loculos πλήθων), well-off, in opp. to egens, egenus, Cic. Planc. 35. Ros. Com. 8, like ἀφνειός; opulentus and copiosus, opulent, in opp. to inops, Cic. Parad. 6. Tac. H. iii. 6, like εὔπορος. (v. 81.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīves | dīves | dīves |
| genitive | dīvitis dītis | dīvitis dītis | dīvitis dītis |
| dative | dīvitī dītī | dīvitī dītī | dīvitī dītī |
| accusative | dīvitem dītem | dīvitem dītem | dīves |
| ablative | dīvite dīvitī, dīte, dītī | dīvite dīvitī, dīte, dītī | dīvite dīvitī, dīte, dītī |
| vocative | dīves | dīves | dīves |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīvitēs dītēs | dīvitēs dītēs | dītia |
| genitive | dīvitum dītium, dītum | dīvitum dītium, dītum | dīvitum dītium, dītum |
| dative | dīvitibus dītibus | dīvitibus dītibus | dīvitibus dītibus |
| accusative | dīvitīs dīvitēs, dītēs, dītīs | dīvitīs dīvitēs, dītēs, dītīs | dītia |
| ablative | dīvitibus dītibus | dīvitibus dītibus | dīvitibus dītibus |
| vocative | dīvitēs dītēs | dīvitēs dītēs | dītia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aliquem ex paupere divitem facere
- to raise a man from poverty to wealth.
dīves, ĭtis, and dīs, dīte (v. seq. β), adj. perh. root div-, gleam; Gr. δῖος; Lat. divus, dies,
I. rich (cf.: pecuniosus, beatus, locuples, opulens, opulentus).
I. dīves (class. and freq.; the nom. and acc. of the neutr. plur. do not occur; cf. Neue Formenl. 2, 51, v.
(b). infra; abl. sing. usually divite, e. g. Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 56; Hor. C. 4, 8, 5; id. Ep. 2, 2, 31; id. A. P. 409; Ov. Am. 1, 10, 53; id. M. 5, 49; Quint. 4, 2, 95; 7, 4, 23 et saep.:
diviti, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 7; 7, 29, 30, § 108): ubi dives blande appellat pauperem, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 7; opp. pauper, id. ib. 2, 2, 19; 49; id. Cist. 2, 1, 56; id. Men. 4, 2, 9; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13 et saep.: quem intelligimus divitem? etc., Cic. Par. 6, 1: solos sapientes esse, si mendicissimi, divites, id. Mur. 29 fin.; so opp. mendici, id. Phil. 8, 3, 9 et saep.: Crassus, cum cognomine dives tum copiis, id. Off. 2, 16, 57; cf.: Fufidius Dives agris, dives positis in fenore nummis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 13; id. A. P. 421; so with abl.: pecore et multa tellure, id. Epod. 15, 19: antiquo censu, id. S. 2, 3, 169: Lare, id. ib. 2, 5, 14: amico Hercule, id. ib. 2, 6, 12: auro, Curt. 8, 5, 3; Just. 44, 3, 5; 44, 1, 7; cf. Liv. Praef. § 11: bubus, Ov. M. 15, 12: dote, id. H. 11, 100 et saep.: dives pecoris nivei, Verg. E. 2, 20; so with gen.: opum, id. G. 2, 468; id. A. 1, 14; 2, 22; Ov. F. 3, 570: armenti, id. H. 9, 91: equum pictae vestis et auri, Verg. A. 9, 26: artium, Hor. C. 4, 8, 5 et saep.: dives ab omni armento, Val. Fl. 6, 204.—B. Transf., of things.
1. Rich, sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious:
animus hominis dives, non arca appellari solet, Cic. Par. 6, 1, 44: Capua, Verg. G. 2, 224: Anagnia, id. ib. 7, 684: Achaia, Ov. M. 8, 268: ager, Verg. A. 7, 262: ramus, id. ib. 6, 195: mensae, Hor. S. 2, 4, 87: lingua, id. Ep. 2, 2, 121: vena, id. A. P. 409 et saep.: templum donis dives, Liv. 45, 28: Africa triumphis, Verg. A. 4, 38: Mantua avis, id. id. 10, 201: terra amomo, Ov. M. 10, 307 et saep.: dives opis natura suae, Hor. S. 1, 2, 74.—2. Abundant, plentiful (poet.):
dives copia fiendi, Ov. Trist. 3, 1, 102; cf. stipendia, Liv. 21, 43, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dīves itis, with comp. and sup. (no neut. plur., nom. or acc.), adj.
DIV-, rich, wealthy, opulent : homo divitissimus: solos sapientīs esse divites: ex mendicis fieri divites: Crassus, cum cognomine dives tum copiis: agris, H.: antiquo censu, H.: triumphis, V.: pecoris, V.: opum, V.: artium, H. —As subst m. : adimunt diviti, T.—Of things, rich, sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious : divitior mihi videtur esse amicitia: Capua, V.: mensae, H.: lingua, H.: templum donis, L.: Africa triumphis, V.: cultus, O. — Abundant, plentiful, fruitful : vena (poëtae), H.: copia flendi, O.: stipendia, L.
Origins
From or related to Proto-Indo-European *deywós, the same source as deus (“god”) and dīvus (“divine”). Originally meaning “favored by the gods, blessed, divine”. Compare typologically Russian бога́тый (bogátyj), бог (bog).