adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
virīlis
virīlis (neuter virīle, comparative virīlior, superlative virīlissimus, adverb virīliter)
Classical[wɪˈriː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[viˈriː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationmanly, masculine, virile
- two terminationmature
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virīlis | virīlis | virīle |
| genitive | virīlis | virīlis | virīlis |
| dative | virīlī | virīlī | virīlī |
| accusative | virīlem | virīlem | virīle |
| ablative | virīlī | virīlī | virīlī |
| vocative | virīlis | virīlis | virīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virīlēs | virīlēs | virīlia |
| genitive | virīlium | virīlium | virīlium |
| dative | virīlibus | virīlibus | virīlibus |
| accusative | virīlīs virīlēs | virīlīs virīlēs | virīlia |
| ablative | virīlibus | virīlibus | virīlibus |
| vocative | virīlēs | virīlēs | virīlia |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- togam virilem (puram) sumere
- to assume the toga virilis.
- pro virili parte (cf. sect. V. 22.)
- as well as I can; to the best of my ability.
- sexus (not genus) virilis, muliebris
- the male, female sex.
vĭrīlis, e, adj. vir,
I. of or belonging to a man, manly, virile (cf.: mas, masculus).
I. Lit.
A. In respect of sex, male, masculine.
1. In gen.: virile et muliebre secus, Sall. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9:
virile secus, i. e. puer, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 19: vestimentum, id. Men. 4, 2, 97: genus, Lucr. 5, 1356: semen, id. 4, 1209: stirps fratris, Liv. 1, 3, 11: vox, Ov. M. 4, 382: vultus, id. ib. 3, 189: coetus, of men, id. ib. 3, 403; cf. balnea, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 3: flamma, the love of a man, Ov. A. A. 1, 282.—2. In partic.
a. In mal. part.:
pars, Lucr. 6, 1209; cf. Col. 7, 11, 2.—As subst.: vĭrī-lia, ĭum, n., = membrum virile, Petr. 108; Plin. 20, 16, 61, § 169; 20, 22, 89, § 243.— Comp.: qui viriliores videbantur, Lampr. Heliog. 8 fin.—b. In gram., of the masculine gender, masculine:
nomen, Varr. L. L. 10, §§ 21 and 30 Müll.; Gell. 1, 7, 15; 11, 1, 4 al.—B. In respect of strength, vigor, etc., manly, full-grown, arrived at the years of manhood:
conversis studiis aetas animusque virilis Quaerit opes, etc., Hor. A. P. 166: ne forte seniles Mandentur juveni partes pueroque viriles, the parts of fullgrown men, id. ib. 177: pars magna domus tuae morietur cum ad virilem aetatem venerit, Vulg. 1 Reg. 2, 33: toga, assumed by Roman youth in their sixteenth year, Cic. Lael. 1, 1; id. Sest. 69, 144; Liv. 26, 19, 5; 42, 34, 4 al.—Opp. to female garments: sumpsisti virilem togam quam statim muliebrem stolam reddidisti, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44.—C. Transf., in jurid. lang., of or belonging to a person, that falls to a person or to each one in the division of inheritances: ut ex bonis ejus, qui, etc., virilis pars patrono debeatur, a proportionate part, an equal share with others, Gai Inst. 3, 42:
tota bona pro virilibus partibus ad liberos defuncti pertinere, id. ib.: virilis, id. ib. 3, 70; Dig. 30, 1, 54, § 3; so, virilis portio, ib. 37, 5, 8 pr.; 31, 1, 70, § 2; Paul. Sent. 3, 2, 3.—2. Transf., in gen.
(a). Virilis pars or portio, share, part, lot of a person:
est aliqua mea pars virilis, quod ejus civitatis sum, quam ille claram reddidit, my part, my duty, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 37, § 81: plus quam pars virilis postulat, id. ib. 2, 3, 3, § 7: cum illius gloriae pars virilis apud omnes milites sit, etc., Liv. 6, 11, 5: quem agrum miles pro parte virili manu cepisset, eum senex quoque vindicaret, id. 3, 71, 7: haec qui pro virili parte defendunt, optimates sunt, i. e. to the utmost of their ability, as far as in them lies, Cic. Sest. 66, 138; so, pro virili parte, id. Phil. 13, 4, 8: pro parte virili, Liv. 10, 8, 4; Ov. Tr. 5, 11, 23: pro virili portione, Tac. Agr. 45; id. H. 3, 20.—(b). In other connections (poet.):
actoris partis chorus officiumque virile Defendat, Hor. A. P. 193 Orell. ad loc. —II. Trop., of quality, worthy of a man, manly, manful, firm, vigorous, bold, spirited, etc.:
veretur quicquam aut facere aut loqui, quod parum virile videatur, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 47: laterum inflexio fortis ac virilis, id. de Or. 3, 59, 220: inclinatio laterum, Quint. 1, 11, 18: acta illa res est animo virili, consilio puerili, Cic. Att. 14, 21, 3; so, ingenium, Sall. C. 20, 11: vis ingenii (with solida), Quint. 2, 5, 23: audacia, Just. 2, 12, 24: oratio (with fortis), Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231; so, compositio, Quint. 2, 5, 9: sermo, id. 9, 4, 3: ratio atque sententia, Cic. Tusc. 3, 10, 22: neque enim oratorius iste, immo hercle ne virilis quidem cultus est, Tac. Or. 26.—As subst.: vĭrīlia, ĭum, n., manly deeds, Sall. H. 3, 61, 15 Dietsch.—Sup.: ALMIAE SABINAE MATRI VIRILISSIMAE, etc., Inscr. Grud. p. 148, n. 5.—Adv.: vĭrīlĭter, manfully, firmly, courageously (acc. to II.), Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 65; id. Off. 1, 27, 94; Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16; Ov. F. 1, 479.—Comp.,, Sen. Contr. 5, 33 fin.; id. Brev. Vit. 6, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
virīlis e, adj.
vir, of a man, like a man, manly, masculine, virile: stirps fratris, male, L.: voltus, O.: coetus, of men, O.: flamma, a man's love, O.—Manly, full-grown, mature: partes, the characters of full-grown men, H.: toga, the garb of manhood (assumed at the age of sixteen).—In phrases with pars or portio: mea pars virilis, my duty: plus quam pars virilis postulat, my proper share: cum illius gloriae pars virilis apud omnīs milites sit, etc., i. e. each soldier has his share, L.: pro virili parte defendere, i. e. to the exlent of their power: plus quam pro virili parte obligatus, i. e. yet more than others: pro virili portione, Ta.; cf. chorus officium virile Defendat, H.—Worthy of a man, manly, bold, spirited, noble: facere, quod parum virile videatur: laterum inflexio: ingenium, S.: ratio atque sententia.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin virīlis From vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Descendants
- Catalanviril
- Englishvirile
- Frenchviril
- Frenchvirile
- Italianvirile
- Portugueseviril
- Portuguesevirilha
- Romanianviril
- Spanishviril
- Dutchviriel
In English words that came into English from virīlis
- virilevirīlis
- virilityvirīlitās