rival (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. rīvālis, is, com. (r. in love)2. aemŭlus (strictly an adj.3. compĕtītor (a competitor)4. concertātor (one who vies with another) • rival (subs.): 1. rīvālis, is, com. (r. in love): to be one's r., r. esse alicui, Ov. Am. 2, 19, 60: to have no r., amare sine rivali (prov.), Hor. A. P. 444: Cic. 2. aemŭlus (strictly an adj.: but also used subst. with foll. gen.): without a r., remoto a., Tac. A. 3, 8: Carthage, the r. of the Roman power, Carthago Romani aemula imperii, Sall. C. 10: Cic. 3. compĕtītor (a competitor): Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38:--f. -trix, id. Mur. 19, 40. (N.B.--Coamator is of doubtful authority.) 4. concertātor (one who vies with another): a r. in the art of war, c. scientia militiae, Tac. A. 14, 29. Phr.: to be (political) r.s, obtrectare inter se, Nep. Arist. 1, 1: to play the r., aemulatus agere, Tac. A. 13, 46.
rival (v.) Copy link • rival (v.): aemŭlor, 1 (in a good sense, with acc., rarely dat.: in a bad sense, to be envious or jealous of, usu. with dat.): to r. Pindar, a. Pindarum, Hor. Od. 4, 2, 1: on the word itself cf. Cic. Tusc. 4, 26, 56: v. emulate, vie with. Phr.: lips that r. the roses, aemula labra rosis, Mart. 4, 42, 10.
RIVAL Copy link • RIVAL 1. s. aemulus (e.g., gloriae, laudis, regni): rivalis (almost always of a rival in love): obtrectator (a political rival). 2. v. aemulari (to emulate): certare, concertare, contendere cum aliquo (to contend with).