noun · masculinesecond declension
stilus
stilus m (genitive stilī)
Classical[ˈstɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstiː.lus]
Meaning
- masculineusuallya stake, pale, spike
ab hac medietate restium ligneus stilus exsurgens obliquus
From the middle of these ropes a wooden arm rises obliquely380 CE – 392 CE, Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae 23.4.5 - masculineusuallya pointed instrument for freeing plants from worms or from shoots which grow too rankly
[…]; deinde eas confecto aequinoctio paululo infra terram secare et ligneo stilo laxatis vel rubi vel ferulae medullis stercus inmittere atque ita semina cucumeris inserere,[…]
4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 11.3.53 - masculineusuallya stem, stalk
Omnis autem nux unam radicem mittit, et simplici stilo prorepit.
4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 5.10.13 - masculinea stylus or pencil used for writing on waxen tablets
cum vero iam ductus sequi coeperit, non inutile erit eas tabellae quam optime insculpi, ut per illos velut sulcos ducatur stilus.
As soon as the child has begun to know the shapes of the various letters, it will be no bad thing to have them cut as accurately as possible upon a board, so that the pen may be guided along the grooves.c. 95 CE, Quintilianus, Institutio oratoria 1.1.27 - masculinean act of setting down in writing, composing, composition; the practice of composing; a manner of writing, mode of composition
Hic contra ut paulum exspectaret manu significat rursusque ceris et stilo incumbit.
61 CE – c. 112 CE, Plinius Minor, Epistulae 7.27.9 - masculinea style in speaking, manner of speaking, mode of expression
Ejus stylus, tunc historicus.
Its [sc. The Spring and Autumn Annals] style' is historical.1826, Stanislas Julien, Meng Tseu vel Mencius, page 46: - masculinea decision, verdict, opinion
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ferrum quō scrībimusstilus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 1
īnstrūmentum scrībendīstilus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 18 and Epistulae, ch. 1
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stilus | stilī |
| genitive | stilī | stilōrum |
| dative | stilō | stilīs |
| accusative | stilum | stilōs |
| ablative | stilō | stilīs |
| vocative | stile | stilī |
stĭlus (not stylus), i, m. for stiglus; Gr. στίζω, to stick, puncture; στίγμα, mark, point; Sanscr. tig, to be sharp; tigmas, sharp; cf. Engl. stick, sting; Lat. stimulus; not connected with στῦλος.
I. In gen., a stake, pale: extra vallum stili caeci, concealed stakes, Auct. B. Afr. 31, 5; cf. Sil. 10, 415 (for which stimuli, Caes. B. G. 7, 73 fin.):
ligneus, Amm. 23, 4, 5; 15, 10, 5.—In agriculture, a pointed instrument for freeing plants from worms or from shoots which grow too rankly, etc., Col. 11, 3, 53; Pall. Mart. 10, 20.—Of the stem or stalk of many plants (e. g. of the asparagus), Col. 11, 3, 46; 11, 3, 58; 5, 10, 13; 5, 10, 21.—II. In partic.
A. A style used by the Romans for writing on waxen tablets (pointed, and usually made of iron):
effer cito stilum, ceram et tabellas et linum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 64; cf. id. ib. 4, 4, 76; 4, 9, 73; Quint. 1, 1, 27: cum otiosus stilum prehenderat, flaccebat oratio, Cic. Brut. 24, 93: orationes paene Attico stilo scriptae, with an Attic pen, id. ib. 45, 167; so, (comoediae quaedam) resipiant stilum Plautinum, Gell. 3, 3, 13.—And with reference to the ecenomical use, in a double sense, Cic. de Or. 2, 23, 96.—Writing on wax was erased with the broad upper end of the style; hence the phrase stilum vertere, for to erase what one has written, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 101: saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint, Scripturus, Hor. S. 1, 10, 73.—But cf.: et mihi vertenti stilum in Gallias, i. e. turning to write of, Amm. 29, 3, 1.—Comically: stilis me totum usque ulmeis conscribito, i. e. with elm switches, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131 (cf. conscribo).—B. Transf.
1. = scriptio and scriptura, a setting down in writing, composing, composition; the practice of composing; manner of writing, mode of composition:
stilus optimus et praestantissimus dicendi effector ac magister, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150; 1, 60, 257; cf. id. ib. 3, 49, 190; Quint. 1, 9, 2; cf.: multus stilus et assidua lectio, id. 10, 7, 4: stilus exercitatus, i. e. a practised pen, Cic. Or. 44, 150: tardior stilus cogitationem moratur, Quint. 1, 1, 28: neglegens, id. 2, 4, 13: multus, id. 10, 1, 1: tardus, id. 10, 3, 5: rudis et confusus, id. 1, 1, 28: fidelis, id. 10, 7, 7: stilo incumbere, Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 9: aliquid stilo prosequi, id. ib. 1, 8, 8; 2, 3, 3: signare stilo, Vell. 1, 16, 1: non ita dissimili sunt argumento, sed tamen Dissimili oratione sunt factae ac stilo, in speech and writing, Ter. And. prol. 12 (for which: oratione et scripturā, id. Phorm. prol. 5); cf.: unus sonus est totius orationis et idem stilus, the same tone and the same style of composition run through the whole speech, Cic. Brut. 26, 100: artifex stilus, an artistic style, id. ib. 25, 96: familiares opes velut supremo distribuens stilo, i. e. by his last will, Amm. 25, 3, 21.—2. A manner of speaking, mode of expression, style in speaking (post-Aug. and very rare; not as early as Quint.;
in class. Lat. sermo, oratio, dictio, dicendi modus, ars, genus or forma): stilus pressus demissusque, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5: pugnax et quasi bellatorins, id. ib. 7, 9, 7: laetior, id. ib. 3, 18, 10; cf.: diligentis stili anxietas, Tac. Or. 39: (Octavius) tragoediam magno impetu exorsus, non succedente stilo, abolevit, Suet. Aug. 85: affectatione obscurabat stilum, id. Tib. 70: stili dicendi duo sunt: unus est maturus et gravis, alter ardens erectus et infensus, etc., Macr. S. 5, 1; 6, 3.—* 3. A decision, verdict, opinion, App. M. 10, p. 242, 20.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
stilus (not stylus), ī, m
STIG-, a pointed instrument ; hence, in a double sense: si meus stilus ille fuisset, ut dicitur, had that weapon been mine, had I been the author of that tragedy : hic stilus haud petet ultro Quemquam, my pe<*> will stab no one wantonly , H.—For writing on waxen tablets, an iron pencil, style : orationes paene Attico stilo scriptae, with an Attic pen : luxuries, quae stilo depascenda est, i. e. to be moderated by practice in writing : vertit stilum in tabulis suis, i. e. makes erasures (with the broad upper end of the style): Saepe stilum vertas, H.— A writing, composition, practice of composing : stilus optimus dicendi effector: exercitatus, a practised pen.—A manner of writing, mode of expression, style : Dissimili oratione sunt factae (fabulae) ac stilo, in language and style , T.: artifex stilus, an artistic style .
Origins
Probably from Proto-Italic *stiglos (which stimulus and stiva may also be related to), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to sting”) + *-lós. In this case, related to instīgō (“to urge, stimulate, stir up”), Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō, “to mark with a pointed instrument”), Ancient Greek στῐ́γμᾰ (stĭ́gmă, “mark, spot”), Proto-Germanic *stikaną (“to stick, stab”). An alternative derivation relates the word to Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬉𐬭𐬀 (staēra, “mountaintop”). Not related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar; wooden pole”).
Elsewhere
- Catalanestil
- Englishstylus
- GermanStil
- GermanStyl
- GermanStylus
- Italianstilo
- GermanStielfrom Old High German stil
- Portugueseestilo
- Spanishestilo
- Albanianshtyllë
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianstur
- Aromanianstur
Italo-Romance
- Italianstelo