adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
opīmus
opīmus (feminine opīma, neuter opīmum)
Classical[ɔˈpiː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈpiː.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivefat, rich, plump, corpulent
- adjectivenoble, splendid, choice
hinc victimae opimae et lautissima deorum placatio.
[The bull] supplies the choicest [sacrificial] victims and the most sumptuous placation of the gods77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 8.183 - adjectivefertile, fruitful (land)
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Pinguis · Opimus · Obesus · Corpulentus
1. Pinguis (παχύς, πάγχυ,) denotes fat, indifferently, or, on its dark side, as that component part of the body that is most without sensation and strength; thence, figuratively, sluggish: whereas opimus (from πιμελής) on its bright side, as a sign of plenty and good living; thence, figuratively, opulent. 2. Obesus denotes fatness, on its dark side, with reference to the unwieldiness connected with it, in opp. to gracilis, Cels. i. 3. ii. 1. Suet. Dom. 18; whereas corpulentus, on its bright side, with reference to the portliness connected with it. (v. 222.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | opīmus | opīma | opīmum |
| genitive | opīmī | opīmae | opīmī |
| dative | opīmō | opīmae | opīmō |
| accusative | opīmum | opīmam | opīmum |
| ablative | opīmō | opīmā | opīmō |
| vocative | opīme | opīma | opīmum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | opīmī | opīmae | opīma |
| genitive | opīmōrum | opīmārum | opīmōrum |
| dative | opīmīs | opīmīs | opīmīs |
| accusative | opīmōs | opīmās | opīma |
| ablative | opīmīs | opīmīs | opīmīs |
| vocative | opīmī | opīmae | opīma |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- messis opīma (opp. ingrata)
- a good harvest.
ŏpīmus, a, um, adj. ob, and obsolete pimo, to swell, make fat; akin to Gr. πίων, πιμελή; cf. pinguis,
I. fat, rich, plump, corpulent; of a country, etc., rich, fertile, fruitful.
I. Lit.:
regio opima et fertilis, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14: campus, Liv. 31, 41: arva, Verg. A. 2, 782: Larissa, Hor. C. 1, 7, 11: vitis, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 36.—Of living beings: boves, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 100: victima, Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 49: habitus corporis, Cic. Brut. 16, 64: stabulis qualis leo saevit opimis, of fat cattle, Val. Fl. 6, 613.—Comp.: membra opimiora, Gell. 5, 14, 25.—Sup.: boves septem opimissimos, Tert. ad Nat. 2, 8.— II. Trop.
A. Enriched, rich:
opimus praedā, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 50, § 132: accusatio, enriching, gainful, id. Fl. 33, 81: alterius macrescit rebus opimis, i. e. prosperity, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 57: cadavera, from which their spoilers enrich themselves, Val. Fl. 3, 143: opus opimum casibus, rich in events, Tac. H. 1, 2.—B. In gen., rich, abundant, copious, sumptuous, noble, splendid: dote altili atque opimā, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 72, 18:
divitiae, id. Capt. 2, 2, 31: opima praeclaraque praeda, Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 8: dapes, Verg. A. 3, 224: quaestus, Plin. 10, 51, 72, § 142: palma negata macrum, donata reducit opimum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 181: animam exhalare opimam, victorious, Juv. 10, 281. —So esp.: opima spolia, the arms taken on the field of battle by the victorious from the vanquished general, the spoils of honor, Liv. 1, 10; 4, 20; cf.: aspice, ut insignis spoliis Marcellus opimis Ingreditur, Verg. A. 6, 856.—Also, in gen., the arms taken from an enemy's general in single combat, Liv. 23, 46; Verg. A. 10, 449; cf. Fest. p. 186 Müll.: opimum belli decus, honorable, high, noble, Curt. 7, 4, 40: triumphus, Hor. C. 4, 4, 51: gloria, Val. Max. 4, 4, 10 fin.—As subst.: ŏpīma, ōrum, n., honorable spoils, Plin. Pan. 17.—C. In rhet., gross, overloaded:
opimum quoddam et tamquam adipale dictionis genus, Cic. Or. 8, 25: Pindarus nimis opimā pinguique facundiā esse existimabatur, Gell. 17, 10, 8.— Hence, adv.: ŏpīmē, richly, sumptuously, splendidly (ante-class.): instructa domus opime atque opipare, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 6; Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
opīmus adj.,
fat, plump, corpulent: boves: me reducit opimum, H.—Rich, fertile, fruitful: regio: campi, L.: Larisa, H.—Fig., enriched, rich: praedā: accusatio, gainful: alterius macrescit rebus opimis, i. e, prosperity, H.—Rich, abundant, copious, sumptuous, noble, splendid: praeda: dapes, V.: opus casibus, i. e. crowded with changes of fortune, Ta.: animam exhalare opimam, victorious, Iu.: opima spolia, arms wrested by a general from a general, L.: cur non daret opima spolia victus aut victor caperet, i. e. engage in single conflict, L.: belli decus, noble, Cu.: triumphus, H.— In rhet., gross, overloaded: dictionis genus.
Origins
From ob- and a root from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat”). Compare with pīnguis and Ancient Greek πίων (píōn, “fat”).
Descendants
- Englishopime
- Italianopimo