adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
servīlis
servīlis (neuter servīle, adverb servīle or servīliter)
Classical[sɛrˈwiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[serˈviː.lis]
Meaning
- relationaltwo terminationslave; slavish
- two terminationservile
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | servīlis | servīlis | servīle |
| genitive | servīlis | servīlis | servīlis |
| dative | servīlī | servīlī | servīlī |
| accusative | servīlem | servīlem | servīle |
| ablative | servīlī | servīlī | servīlī |
| vocative | servīlis | servīlis | servīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | servīlēs | servīlēs | servīlia |
| genitive | servīlium | servīlium | servīlium |
| dative | servīlibus | servīlibus | servīlibus |
| accusative | servīlīs servīlēs | servīlīs servīlēs | servīlia |
| ablative | servīlibus | servīlibus | servīlibus |
| vocative | servīlēs | servīlēs | servīlia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- iugum servile alicui demere
- to deliver some one from slavery.
- iugum servile a cervicibus deicere (Phil. 1. 2. 6)
- to shake off the yoke of slavery.
servīlis, e, adj. servus,
I. of or belonging to a slave, slavish, servile (class.).
I. Lit. (syn. famularis):
tumultus, the servile war, insurrection of the slaves, Caes. B. G. 1, 40: imperium, like that of masters over slaves, Sall. H. 1, 9 Dietsch: bellum, Flor. 3, 19, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28: terror, dread of the slaves, of a servile insurrection, Liv. 3, 16: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), Hor. Epod. 4, 19: capita, Liv. 27, 16: caput, Dig. 4, 5, 3: de uxoribus in servilem modum quaestionem habent, like slaves, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 32: inscriptio (i. e. triumphi de servis), Flor. 3, 19, 8: operae (i. e. servis dignae), id. 2, 18, 10: nil servile habet, Hor. S. 2, 7, 111: servilia fingere, Tac. A. 16, 2: caedi discentes, deforme atque servile est, Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf. verbera, Just. 1, 5, 2: causa, Dig. 4, 5, 3, § 1: adfinitates, ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3: cognationes, ib. 23, 2, 14, § 3: condicio, ib. 48, 20, 1: necessitas, ib. 3, 8, 19, § 2.—II. Trop.:
serviles nuptiae (opp. liberales), Plaut. Cas. prol. 68 and 73: schema, id. Am. prol. 117: vestis, Cic. Pis, 38, 92: color, id. ib. 38, 1: indoles, Liv. 1, 5: gestus (with humilis), Quint. 11, 3, 83: vernilitas, id. 1, 11, 2: litterae, i. e. the lower branches of learning (writing, reading, arithmetic, etc.; opp. liberales, the higher branches), Sen. Tranq. 9: jugum, Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6: munus, id. Sull. 19, 55.—Hence, adv., like a slave, slavishly, servilely. * a. servīle:
gemens, Claud. B. Gild. 364.—b. servīlĭter (class.):
serviliter ficti dominum consalutamus, Petr. 117, 6: ne quid serviliter muliebriterve faciamus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 55; so Tac. H. 1, 36: saevire, Flor. 1, 23, 1.—Comp. and sup. of the adj. and adv. do not occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
servīlis e, adj.
servus, of a slave, slavish, servile : a cervicibus iugum servile deicere: servilem in modum cruciati: servilibus peritura modis, H.: in servilem modum, like slaves , Cs.: terror, dread of a servile insurrection , L.: manus, a band of slaves (with latrones), H.: Nil servile habet, H.: color: munus: indoles, L.: animus, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
- Proto-Italic*serwos
- Latinservīlis
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin servīlis From servus + -īlis.
Descendants
- Catalanservil
- Englishservile
- Frenchservile
- Germanservil
- Italianservile
- Portugueseservil
- Romanianservil
- Spanishservil
- Spanishservilla
- Spanishsalvilla