early (adj.) Copy link Outline I. In the morningII. CommencingIII. Of early dateIV. Forward1. mātūrus (coming naturally early)2. praemātūrus (before its time)3. praecox, ŏcis; praecŏquis, e; praecŏquus, a, um (like preced.)4. perh., tempestīvus (taking place in due season • early (adj.): I. In the morning: mātūtinus: e. frosts, m. frigora, Hor.: an e. client, m. cliens, Mart. II. Commencing: nŏvus: in e. spring, vere novo, Virg.: whilst 'tis e. morn, dum mane novum, Virg. Phr.: from earliest youth, a prima adolescentia, Cic.: the earliest (remotest) recollection of childhood, ultima memoria pueritiae, Cic.: in the e. part of the year, ineunte anno, Suet. III. Of early date: antīquus: an earlier date was on your letter, antiquior dies literis tuis ascripta erat, Cic.: v. ancient. Phr.: in e. times, antiquitus, Caes. IV. Forward: 1. mātūrus (coming naturally early): the e. bean, m. faba, Col.: e. winters (as in northern climes), m. hiemes, Caes. 2. praemātūrus (before its time): an unusually e. winter, pr. hiems, Tac.: v. premature. 3. praecox, ŏcis; praecŏquis, e; praecŏquus, a, um (like preced.): e. budding, occasioned by the mildness of the season, praecoces geminationes evocatae indulgentia coeli, Plin.: e. ripeness (of wine), praecox maturitas, Col.: e. vines (yielding early in the season), praecoques vites, Col. 4. perh., tempestīvus (taking place in due season: hence early, as opp. to irregularly late hours): an e. party, t. convivium, cf. Cic. Sen. 14: to be an e. riser, tempestivum surgere, v. Forc. s. v. Phr.: the earliest pears, ocissima pira, Plin.
early (adv.) Copy link Outline I. In the morning1. mānē2. dĭlūcŭlo (an abl. caseII. Generally, at an early period1. mātūrē2. praemātūrē3. cĭto4. tempestīvē (at the proper time; neither too early nor too late)5. tempĕri or tempŏri (in due time, betimes) • early (adv.): I. In the morning: 1. mānē: what are you doing so e., quid tu tam mane? Ter.: Cic.: v. morning. 2. dĭlūcŭlo (an abl. case: while it is yet twilight): very e. in the morning, primo d.: Cic.: acc. to Censorinus, diluculum primum was before sunrise; d. secundum (= mane), directly after sunrise: v. Forc. s. v. Phr.: (very) e. in the morning, ante lucem, Cic.: Hor.; prima luce, Cic.: v. dawn, morning. II. Generally, at an early period: 1. mātūrē: his father died e., pater ejus m. decessit, Nep.: to set out e. (in good time), m. proficisci, Cic. 2. praemātūrē: v. prematurely. 3. cĭto: v. quickly, soon. 4. tempestīvē (at the proper time; neither too early nor too late): v. seasonably. 5. tempĕri or tempŏri (in due time, betimes): e. enough, satis t., Cato: to rise earlier (of the sun), temperius (opp. to serius) surgere, Ov.
EARLY Copy link • EARLY 1. adj. In the morning, matutinus. With respect to time, especially season of the year, maturus (general term for early as to time; then of the fruits of the earth, which, having been planted or sown early, are ripe early; opposed to serotinus; Col. 2, 10, 9): praematurus “ripe before the usual time; hence, of other things, “premature;” opposed to serus): praecox (ripe before the usual time of ripening for other fruits of the same kind; hence, also, “unnaturally forward” of the faculties of the mind, etc.; Quint. 1, 3, 3): immaturus (untimely; of fruits which, from beginning to ripen too early, do not ripen at all; hence, general term for “untimely;” opposed to maturus): brevi futurus (to take place soon). An early winter, matura hiems (beginning early, as in northern regions); praematura (setting in in any country before its usual commencement in that country): early spring, veris principium; ver primum: early summer, nova aestas (i. e., the beginning of summer; opposed to aestas adulta, the middle; aestas praeceps, the end). An early death, praematura mors (happening before the average age of man); immatura mors (happening before one’s work in life is done; e.g., negavi posse mortem immaturam esse consulari, Cic., because he who has been consul has reached the highest rank in the state, and may be considered to have finished his course; opposed to matura mors). From his early or earliest youth, a primis temporibus aetatis; ab initio aetatis; a puero; a pueris (the last, when more than one are spoken of, or a person speaks of himself in the plur.): in early youth, puerilibus annis; ineunte aetate; primis annis aetatis. Labor in the early morning, opera matutina: the early morning, tempus matutinum or antelucanum [Vid. EARLY, adv.] : an early pear, pirum praecox: early beans, faba matura, praematura, praecox (with distinction given above); early peas, pisum maturum, praematurum, praecox: early service (in a church), *sacra matutina or (if before it is light) antelucana. 2. adverb, In the morning, mane: tempore or die matutino: very early in the morning, bene or multo mane; prima luce; sub lucem (near day-break); primo diluculo; hora diei prima et adhuc dubio die: so early, tanto mane: what do you want so early? quid tu tam mane? early this morning, hodie mane, hodierno die mane: early to-morrow (morning), eras mane: early the day after to-morrow, postridie mane: early yesterday morning, hesterno die mane. Early in the year, in life, etc., mature, praemature: immature [SYN. in EARLY, adjective], ante tempus. I could not come earlier, maturius venire non potui: not an hour earlier, non hora citius; to die early, mature decedere (in Nep., Att., 2, 1; of Atticus’s father, who died before his son was grown up); praematura or immatura morte absumi (on praematura and immatura mors, Vid. EARLY, adjective). PROV. “Early to bed and early to rise, “etc.; Vid: BED.