adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
obvius
obvius (feminine obvia, neuter obvium)
Classical[ˈɔb.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.vi.us]
Meaning
- adjectivein the way, who goes or comes to meet
fit obvius cum exercitu Romulus
Romulus came upon them with his army27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.10Ut si [...] obviam contra veniretur [...] depugnarent
In order that if someone should comes opposite, fight against himc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.28 - adjectivemeeting
- adjectiveaffable, courteous
- adjectiveat hand, ready
- adjectiveexposed, lying open
do me obvium alicui
I expose myself to someone - adjectivefigurativelyknown, familiar
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | obvius | obvia | obvium |
| genitive | obviī | obviae | obviī |
| dative | obviō | obviae | obviō |
| accusative | obvium | obviam | obvium |
| ablative | obviō | obviā | obviō |
| vocative | obvie | obvia | obvium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | obviī | obviae | obvia |
| genitive | obviōrum | obviārum | obviōrum |
| dative | obviīs | obviīs | obviīs |
| accusative | obviōs | obviās | obvia |
| ablative | obviīs | obviīs | obviīs |
| vocative | obviī | obviae | obvia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- obviam ire alicui
- to meet any one.
- obviam venire alicui
- to go to meet some one.
- obviam alicui aliquem mittere
- to send to meet a person.
- obvium or obviam esse, obviam fieri
- to meet some one by chance.
obvĭus, a, um, adj. ob-via,
I. in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).
I. In gen.:
si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat, had no expectation of meeting him, Cic. Mil. 18, 47: dare se obvium alicui, to meet a person, Liv. 1, 16: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had met each other, Sall. J. 79, 4: libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus, by one who met him, Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Juv. 6, 412: cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā, met, Verg. A. 1, 314: obvia cui Camilla Occurrit, id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.: Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Juv. 10, 83: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre, Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: agmen obviorum, Suet. Calig. 13: obvii e diverso, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things: neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus, Lucr. 3, 384: simulacra nobis, id. 4, 37: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet, Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3: ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves, offered, presented, Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9: quaeque, Val. Fl. 3, 583: obvia flamina, Ov. M. 1, 528: obvius undis, up the stream, id. ib. 11, 138: obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos, over against, opposite, Verg. G. 4, 24: aquilones, contrary, adverse, Tac. A. 2, 54: prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens, every thing in its way, Cat. 64, 109.—II. In partic.
A. In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter:
si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris, Cic. Caecin. 27, 76: Jugurthae obvius procedit, Sall. J. 21, 1: obvii hostibus, id. ib. 50, 4: infestā subit obvius hastā, Verg. A. 10, 877.—B. In a good sense.
1. Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.):
est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate, Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.—2. Of inanim. and abstr. things, at hand, easy, ready, obvious:
nec se obvias fuisse dicenti, sed conquisitas (figuras), Quint. 9, 3, 5: quidquid venerit obvium loquamur, Mart. 11, 7, 7: obvias opes deferre deos, Tac. A. 16, 2: comitas, id. ib. 2, 2: laudes, common, Gell. 5, 1, 1: obvia et illaborata virtus, easy, not difficult of attainment, Quint. 12, 2, 2: ex obvio fere victus (animalibus), id. 2, 16, 14.—3. Of words, in constant use, common:
est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum, Macr. S. 6, 8, 15: municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia, Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.: obvium est dicere dimidiā, id. 3, 14, 12.—4. Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory:
licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo, Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.—C. Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil (poet.):
rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto, Verg. A. 10, 694: melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis, id. ib. 3, 498: calvitium quoquoversus obvium, i. e. exposed to the air, App. M. 11, p. 273 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obvius adj.
ob+via, in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet: si ille obvius ei futurus non erat, had no expectation of meeting him: se mihi obvium dedit, met, L.: venit obvius illi, H.: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets, Iu.: ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Iu.: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet: montes, qui obvii erant itineri, lay in the way, N.: undis, up stream, O.: Obviaque hospitiis teneat arbos, opposite, V.—As subst n.: in obvio classi hostium esse, be in the way, L.—Against, to meet, to encounter: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had fought, S.: si ingredienti cum armatā multitudine obvius fueris: infestā subit obvius hastā, V.—Open, exposed, liable, subject: rupes Obvia ventorum furiis, V.: (urbs) minus obvia Grais, V.: comitas, i. e. ready, Ta.: rerum similitudo, obtrusive, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin obvius From ob- (“against; facing”) + via (“road, street, path; way, method”) + -us.
Elsewhere
- Catalanobvi
- Englishobvious
- Frenchobvie
- Italianovvio
- Portugueseóbvio
- Spanishobvio
- Asturianobviu
- Galicianobvio
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianuib