adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
industrius
industrius (feminine industria, neuter industrium, comparative industrior or industriior)
Classical[ɪnˈdʊs.tri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈdus.tri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | industrius | industria | industrium |
| genitive | industriī | industriae | industriī |
| dative | industriō | industriae | industriō |
| accusative | industrium | industriam | industrium |
| ablative | industriō | industriā | industriō |
| vocative | industrie | industria | industrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | industriī | industriae | industria |
| genitive | industriōrum | industriārum | industriōrum |
| dative | industriīs | industriīs | industriīs |
| accusative | industriōs | industriās | industria |
| ablative | industriīs | industriīs | industriīs |
| vocative | industriī | industriae | industria |
industrĭus, a, um, adj. perh. indo for in, and struo; lit. building within, i. e. active within; hence,
I. active, diligent, assiduous, industrious (class.):
homo gnavus et industrius, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 21, § 53: homines vigilantes, sobrii, industrii, id. Cael. 31, 74; id. Att. 8, 11, 13, § 1: vir acer et industrius in rebus gerendis, id. Tusc. 5, 20, 57: industrios ac ignavos pax in aequo tenet, Tac. A. 12, 12: petit aquilas armis industrius, Juv. 8, 52.—Comp.: industrior or industriior (ante-class.): quo neque industrior de juventute erat, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 72: imperator exercitum industriiorem facit, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 601 P. — Adv.: industrĭē, diligently, industriously: rem publicam curare, Cato ap. Charis. p. 181 P.: ut ea diligenter industrieque administrarent, Caes. B. G. 7, 60: tueri Siciliam, Quint. 5, 13, 35: causas actitare, Suet. Galb. 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
industrius adj.
indu+STRV-, active, diligent, assiduous, industrious: primo industrios esse, deinde, etc., S.: homo: in rebus gerundis: armis, Iu.
Origins
Probably from indu (“in, within”), archaic variation of in, + struō (“build”). Sometimes connected to Old High German ustrī (“industry”), Old English and-ūstrian (“to hate, detest”).