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1. dīs, dītis, adj., rich, v. dives.

2. Dīs, ītis (nom. Dītis, Petr. Poët. 120, 76; Quint. 1, 6, 34; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 273; the nom. Dis very rare in the poets; Aus. Idyl. 12: de deis, 3), m. [cf.: dīus, divus, deus], orig. denoting godhead, deity, in general, and of Jupiter in partic.; cf.: Diespiter and Diovis = Juppiter; afterwards exclusively as the designation of the god of the infernal regions, the Greek Pluto, connected with pater, Varr. L. L. 5, § 66 Müll.; identified by Caesar with the Celtic god of night, cf. Caes. B. G. 6, 18, 1 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 26; Tac. H. 4, 84 fin.; Suet. Oth. 8; Inscr. Orell. 1465-1470 and 4967; without pater, Verg. G. 4, 519; id. A. 4, 702; 5, 731; 6, 127 al.: pallida Ditis aqua, Tib. 3, 1, 28: Ditis ignava aqua, id. 3, 3, 38; Ov. M. 4, 438; 511; id. F. 4, 449 al.: domina Ditis = Proserpina, Verg. A. 6, 397.

3. dĭs, an inseparable particle [Sanscr. dva, two: dvis, twice; Gr. δίς (δϝις); cf.: bis, bini, dubius, duo; also Sanscr. vi- (for dvi-) = dis-], occurs before vowels only in dishiasco; it stands unchanged before

  1. I. c, p, q, t, s, and di; loses its s before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v; and becomes dif-before f. So, discedo, dispar, disquiro, distraho, dissolvo; dibalo, dido, digero, dilabor, dimetior, dinumero, dirigo, divello, etc. Before j (i) we have sometimes dī-, as in dijudico, dijungo, and sometimes dis-, as in disjeci, disjungo. Iacio makes disicio or dissicio. In late Lat. disglutino and disgrego occur; while disrumpo occurs in Cic. Lael. 22, 85; cf. dirrumpo, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 37: dirripio in Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 37, in some MSS.; and dimminuo in MSS. of Plautus, v. Neue Formenl. 2, 782 sq.
  2. II. Meaning.
    1. A. Dis, in most cases, answers to our asunder, in pieces, apart, in two, in different directions, implying separation or division, as in: diffindo, diffugio, digero, discedo, discepto, discerno, discerpo, discindo, dido, diffindo, dimitto, dirumpo, divido, and a multitude of others.
    2. B. Less freq. = Engl. un-, reversing or negativing the meaning of the primitive, as in discingo, disconduco, disconvenio, diffido, diffiteor, disjungo, displiceo, dissimulo, dissocio, dissuadeo, and a few others; so, dinumero, to count as separate objects: disputo, to discuss different views or things.
    3. C. In a few words dis- acquires an intensive force, exceedingly, as, differtus, dilaudo, discupio, disperio (utterly), dispudet, dissuavior, distaedet. This is but a development of its original meaning: thus, differtus is properly stuffed out; dilaudo, to scatter praise of, etc.
    4. D. Between, among, through: dinosco, dirigo (or derigo), dijudico, diligo, dilucesco, dispicio, dissereno.

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

  1. I. dīves (class. and freq.; the nom. and acc. of the neutr. plur. do not occur; cf. Neue Formenl. 2, 51, v.
          1. (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.
    1. B. Transf., of things.
      1. 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. 2. Abundant, plentiful (poet.): dives copia fiendi, Ov. Trist. 3, 1, 102; cf. stipendia, Liv. 21, 43, 9.

II. 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.

      1. b. Comp.
        1. (α) dīvĭ-tior (most freq. in prose and poetry, except Hor., v. seq. β), 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.
        2. (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.
      2. c. Sup.
        1. (α) dīvĭtissi-mus (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.
        2. (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.