divitissimus

1.

dīves, ĭtis, and dīs, dīte (v. seq. b), adj. [perh. root div-, gleam; Gr. dios; Lat. divus, dies], rich (cf.: pecuniosus, beatus, locuples, opulens, opulentus).

I.

dīves (class. and freq.; the nom. and acc. of the neutr. plur. do not occur; cf. Neue Formenl. 2, 51, v.

(β).

infra; abl. sing. usually divite, e. g. Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 56; Hor. C. 4, 8, 5; id. Ep. 2, 2, 31; id. A. P. 409; Ov. Am. 1, 10, 53; id. M. 5, 49; Quint. 4, 2, 95; 7, 4, 23 et saep.:

diviti,

Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 7; 7, 29, 30, § 108):

ubi dives blande appellat pauperem,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 7;

opp. pauper,

id. ib. 2, 2, 19; 49; id. Cist. 2, 1, 56; id. Men. 4, 2, 9; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13 et saep.:

quem intelligimus divitem? etc.,

Cic. Par. 6, 1:

solos sapientes esse, si mendicissimi, divites,

id. Mur. 29 fin.;

so opp. mendici,

id. Phil. 8, 3, 9 et saep.: Crassus, cum cognomine dives tum copiis, id. Off. 2, 16, 57; cf.:

Fufidius Dives agris, dives positis in fenore nummis,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 13; id. A. P. 421; so with abl.:

pecore et multa tellure,

id. Epod. 15, 19:

antiquo censu,

id. S. 2, 3, 169:

Lare,

id. ib. 2, 5, 14:

amico Hercule,

id. ib. 2, 6, 12:

auro,

Curt. 8, 5, 3; Just. 44, 3, 5; 44, 1, 7; cf.

Liv. Praef. § 11: bubus,

Ov. M. 15, 12:

dote,

id. H. 11, 100 et saep.:

dives pecoris nivei,

Verg. E. 2, 20; so with gen.:

opum,

id. G. 2, 468; id. A. 1, 14; 2, 22; Ov. F. 3, 570:

armenti,

id. H. 9, 91:

equum pictae vestis et auri,

Verg. A. 9, 26:

artium,

Hor. C. 4, 8, 5 et saep.:

dives ab omni armento,

Val. Fl. 6, 204.—

B.

Transf., of things.

1.

Rich, sumptuous, costly, splendid, precious:

animus hominis dives, non arca appellari solet,

Cic. Par. 6, 1, 44:

Capua,

Verg. G. 2, 224:

Anagnia,

id. ib. 7, 684:

Achaia,

Ov. M. 8, 268:

ager,

Verg. A. 7, 262:

ramus,

id. ib. 6, 195:

mensae,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 87:

lingua,

id. Ep. 2, 2, 121:

vena,

id. A. P. 409 et saep.:

templum donis dives,

Liv. 45, 28:

Africa triumphis,

Verg. A. 4, 38: Mantua avis, id. id. 10, 201:

terra amomo,

Ov. M. 10, 307 et saep.:

dives opis natura suae,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 74.—

2.

Abundant, plentiful ( poet. ):

dives copia fiendi,

Ov. Trist. 3, 1, 102; cf.

stipendia,

Liv. 21, 43, 9.

2.

dīs, neutr. dite (mostly poet.;

in prose very rare before the Aug. per.): dis quidem esses,

Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 8:

dite solum,

Val. Fl. 2, 296:

hujus ditis aedes,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 42; so,

ditis domus,

Hor. Epod. 2, 65:

diti placitura magistro,

Tib. 2, 5, 35:

ditem hostem,

Liv. 9, 40:

ditem,

Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 48; id. Phorm. 4, 3, 48; Suet. Galb. 3:

diti de pectore,

Lucr. 1, 414:

in diti domo,

Liv. 42, 34, 3:

patre diti,

Nep. Att. 1, 2:

quam estis maxume potentes, dites, fortunati, etc.,

Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 57; so,

dites,

Tib. 1, 1, 78; 3, 6, 13; Hor. C. 1, 7, 9; Sil. 3, 673:

Persarum campi,

Curt. 3, 25, 10:

terrae,

Tac. A. 4, 55:

delubra ditia donis,

Ov. M. 2, 77; so,

opulenta ac ditia stipendia,

Liv. 21, 43:

pectora ditum,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 649;

for which: regem ditium Mycenarum,

Aus. Grat. Act. 59:

ditibus indulgent epulis,

Stat. Th. 5, 187:

ditibus promissis,

Sil. 3, 512.—

b.

Comp.

(α).

dīvĭtior (most freq. in prose and poetry, except Hor., v. seq. b), Plaut. Aul. 5, 2; id. Ps. 5, 2, 24; Ter. Ph. 1, 1, 8; Lucr. 5, 1114; Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 28; 1, 32; id. Lael. 16, 58; id. de Or. 3, 48, 185; id. Par. 6, 3, 49; Ov. H. 16, 34; id. M. 6, 452 al.—

(β).

dītior, Liv. Praef. § 11; Hor. S. 1, 1, 40; 1, 5, 91; 1, 9, 51; 2, 7, 52; Sil. 13, 684; Stat. Th. 3, 481; Gell. 4, 1, 1.—

c.

Sup.

(α).

dīvĭtissimus (good prose), Cic. Off. 2, 17; id. Div. 1, 36; id. Par. 6, 2, 48; Nep. Alcib. 2; id. Phoc. 1, 2; Sen. Contr. 2, 9, 7; Curt. 4, 4, 24.—

(β).

dītissimus (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose), Verg. G. 2, 136; id. A. 1, 343; 7, 537; 9, 360; 10, 563; Ov. M. 5, 129; Val. Fl. 5, 123; Sil. 3, 397; Aus. Epigr. 54 (twice); * Caes. B. G. 1, 2, 1; Nep. Alcib. 2, 1; Liv. 9, 31; 17, 14; 10, 46; Suet. Ner. 9. — Adv.: dītĭus, more richly or splendidly (post-Aug. and very rare):

ditius habitare,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 31.— Sup.:

ditissime domos exornare,

App. de Deo Socr. p. 54, 14.