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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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L&S Lewis & Short (2)
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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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īnfĕrior: masc/fem nom/voc comp sg

• infĕrus, a, um (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. infer: ubi super inferque vicinus permittet, Cato, R. R. 149), adj. [cf. Sanscr. adh-aras, adh-amas, the lower, lowest; and Lat. infra], that is below, underneath, lower; opp. superus.
  1. I. Posit.
    1. A. In gen.: inferus an superus tibi fert Deus funera, Liv. Andr. ap. Prisc. p. 606 P.; cf.: Di Deaeque superi atque inferi, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 36; Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 6; cf. also: ut ex tam alto dignitatis gradu ad superos videantur deos potius quam ad inferos pervenisse, Cic. Lael. 3, 12: limen superum inferumque salve, Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 1: ut omnia supera, infera, prima, ultima, media videremus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64: loca, the lower parts, id. Arat. 474: fulmina, that come out of the ground, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 138: aqua, that falls down, rain-water, Varr. ap. Non. 1, 221: mare inferum, the Lower, i. e. the Tuscan Sea (opp. mare superum, the Upper or Adriatic Sea), Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 75; Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; id. de Or. 3, 19 et saep. also without mare: navigatio infero, upon the Tuscan Sea, id. Att. 9, 5, 1.—
    2. B. In partic., underground, belonging to the Lower World: infĕri, ōrum, m. (gen. inferūm for inferorum, Varr. ap. Macr. S. 1, 16; Sen. de Ira, 2, 35), the inhabitants of the infernal regions, the dead: triceps apud inferos Cerberus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: si ab inferis exsistat rex Hiero, were to rise from the dead, Liv. 26, 32: si salvi esse velint, Sulla sit iis ab inferis excitandus, to be raised from the dead, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20: inferorum animas elicere, id. Vatin. 6, 14: ad inferos poenas parricidii luere, in the infernal regions, id. Phil. 14, 12, 32: ab inferis excitare aliquem, i. e. to quote the words of one deceased, id. Or. 25, 85; id. Brut. 93, 322.
  2. II. Comp.: infĕrĭor, ius, lower in situation or place.
    1. A. Lit.: spatium, Caes. B. G. 7, 46, 3: locus, id. ib. 2, 25: pars, id. ib. 7, 35: ex inferiore loco dicere, from below (opp. ex superiore loco, from the tribunal), Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3; cf. superus, II. A.: onerosa suo pondere in inferius feruntur, downwards, Ov. M. 15, 241: scriptura, Cic. Inv. 2, 40, 117.—Plur. subst.: infĕrĭōres, um, m., the people of the lower part of the city, Auct. B. Alex. 6, 3. —
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. Subsequent, later, latter, in time or succession: erant inferiores quam illorum aetas, qui, etc., lived later, were younger, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2; cf.: aetate inferiores paulo quam Iulius, etc., id. Brut. 49, 182; and: inferioris aetatis esse, id. ib. 64, 228: inferiores quinque dies, the latter, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll. —
      2. 2. Inferior in quality, rank, or number.
          1. α. With abl. specif.: voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores, Cic. Rep. 2, 34: inferior fortunā, id. Fam. 13, 5, 2: dignitate, auctoritate, existimatione, gratia non inferior, quam qui umquam fuerunt amplissimi, id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 6: inferiores animo, Caes. B. G. 3, 24: quemadmodum causa inferior, dicendo fieri superior posset, Cic. Brut. 8: erat multo inferior navium numero Brutus, Caes. B. C. 1, 57. — With abl.: ut humanos casus virtute inferiores putes, Cic. Lael. 2.—
          2. β. With in and abl.: in jure civili non inferior, quam magister fuit, Cic. Brut. 48, 179.—
          3. γ. Absol.: inferiores extollere, Cic. Lael. 20, 72; cf. id. ib. § 71: invident homines maxime paribus aut inferioribus, id. de Or. 2, 52, 209; cf.: indignum est, a pari vinci aut superiore, indignius ab inferiore atque humiliore, id. Quint. 31: supplices inferioresque, id. Font. 11: ordines, Caes. B. C. 1, 46: crudelis in inferiores, Auct. Her. 4, 40: non inferiora secutus, naught inferior, Verg. A. 6, 170.
  3. III. Sup. in two forms: infĭmus (or infŭmus) and īmus.
    1. A. Form infimus (infumus), a, um, lowest, last (= imus; but where the lowest of several objects is referred to, infimus is used, Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103; 2, 6, 17; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
      1. 1. Lit.: stabiliendi causa singuli ab infimo solo pedes terra exculcabantur, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 7: ab infimis radicibus montis, id. B. C. 1, 41, 3; 1, 42, 2: cum scripsissem haec infima, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6: ab infima ara, from the lowest part of the altar, id. Div. 1, 33; cf.: sub infimo colle, the foot, Caes. B. G. 7, 79. — Subst.: infĭmum, i, n., the lowest part, bottom, in the phrase: ab infimo, from below, at the bottom, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 140: collis erat leniter ab infimo acclivis, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 1 (for which, ab imo; v. below, B. 1.): stipites demissi et ab infimo revincti, id. ib. 7, 73, 3; cf. Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4; 6, 4, 1; so, ad infimum, at the bottom, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 3: collis passus circiter CC. infimus apertus, at the bottom, id. ib. 2, 18, 2.—
      2. 2. Trop., lowest, meanest, basest in quality or rank: infima faex populi, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6; cf.: condicio servorum, id. Off. 1, 13: infimo loco natus, id. Fl. 11: summos cum infimis pari jure retinebat, id. Off. 2, 12: humilitas natalium, Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 37: preces, the most humble, Liv. 8, 2; 29, 30. — Hence, infĭmē, adv., only trop., at the bottom (late Lat.): quid summe est, quid infime, Aug. Ep. 18, 2. —
    2. B. Form imus, a, um, the lowest, deepest, last ( = infimus; but when opp. to summus, to express a whole from end to end, imus is used; v. Suet. Aug. 79; Quint. 2, 13, 9; Liv. 24, 34, 9; Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 54; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 588).
      1. 1. Lit.: ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum, Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: terra ima sede semper haeret, id. Rep. 6, 18: fundo in imo, at the very bottom, Verg. A. 6, 581: vox, the deepest bass (opp. vox summa, the treble), Hor. S. 1, 3, 7; Quint. 11, 3, 15: conviva, that reclines at the bottom, Hor. S. 2, 8, 40; Mart. 6, 74: ad imam quercum, at the foot of the oak, Phaedr. 2, 4, 3: in aure ima, at the bottom of the ear, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 205. — As substt.
    3. A. Plur.: īmi, ōrum, m., the lowest, most humble: aequalis ad maximos imosque pervenit clementiae tuae admiratio, Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 9: pacis et armorum superis imisque deorum Arbiter, Ov. F. 5, 665. —
    4. B. īmum, i, n., the bottom, depth, low est part. Lit.: ab imo ad summum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 308: locus erat paulatim ab imo acclivis, Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 1 (for which, ab infimo; v. above, A. 1.); so, tigna paulum ab imo praeacuta, id. ib. 4, 17: suspirare ab imo, to fetch a deep sigh, Ov. A. A. 3, 675: (aures) instabiles imo facit, at the bottom. at their roots, id. M. 11, 177: aquae perspicuae imo, down to the bottom, id. ib. 5, 588. — Plur.: ima summis mutare, to turn the lowest into the highest, Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; Vell. 2, 2: ima, the under world, Ov. M. 10, 47.—With gen.: ima maris, the bottom of the sea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 64: ima montis, the foot of a mountain, id. 4, 11, 18, § 40.—
      1. 2. Trop., with respect to time or order, the last (mostly poet.): mensis, Ov. F. 2, 52.—Hence, subst.: īmum, i, n., the last, the end: nihil nostrā intersit an ab summo an ab imo nomina dicere incipiamus, Auct. Her. 3, 18, 30: si quid inexpertum scaenae committis ... servetur ad imum, till the last, to the end, Hor. A. P. 126: dormiet in lucem ... ad imum Threx erit, at last, id. Ep. 1, 18, 35.
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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• īnfĕrĭor, ĭus, ĭōris, comp. de inferus,
1. plus bas, inférieur : Cæs. G. 2, 25, 1 ; 7, 35, 4 ; 7, 46, 3 ; Cic. Fin. 1, 19, etc. ; ex inferiore loco dicere Cic. Att. 2, 24, 3, parler d'en bas [sans monter à la tribune] || inferior exercitus Tac. H. 1, 61, l'armée de Basse-Germanie ; subst. pl. inferiores B. Alex. 6, 3, les habitants de la partie basse (d'une ville)
2. versus Ov. Am. 1, 1, 3, le vers inférieur dans le distique, le pentamètre
3. ætate Cic. Br. 182, plus jeune, cf. Br. 228
4. plus faible : numero navium Cæs. C. 1, 57, 1, plus faible sous le rapport du nombre des navires ; causa inferior Cic. Br. 30, la cause la plus faible, la moins bonne ; in jure civili Cic. Br. 179, moins fort en droit civil || [avec dat.] nemini inferior Sall. H. 2, 87, qui ne le cède à personne || [avec abl.] humanos casus virtute inferiores putare Cic. Læl. 7, croire que la vertu est plus forte que les vicissitudes humaines ; [avec quam] belli laude non inferior quam pater Cic. Off. 1, 116, ne le cédant pas à son père pour les mérites guerriers, cf. Br. 155 ; 179, etc.
5. inférieur, d'un rang plus bas : omnia inferiora virtute ducere Cic. Tusc. 4, 57, mettre tout au-dessous de la vertu ; inferioris ordinis esse Cic. Leg. 3, 30, être d'un rang inférieur || subst. inferior Cic. Quinct. 95, un inférieur ; inferiores Cic. Læl. 72, etc., les inférieurs.
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• īnfĕrus (īnfer Cato Agr. 149, 1), a, um, qui est au-dessous, inférieur : dei inferi Cic. Læl. 12, dieux d'en bas ; omnia infera Cic. Tusc. 1, 64, tout ce qui est au-dessous ; mare Inferum Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1, la mer Inférieure ou Tyrrhénienne ; v. inferi || v. inferior, infimus.
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Johann Matthias Gesner, Novus Linguae et Eruditionis Romanae Thesaurus (1749). Transcribed by the team of Dr. Wilhelm Kühlmann from Heidelberg University; accessed via latin-dict.github.io.
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INFERVS a, um. Adiect. [ὁ κάτω] ab Infra dictum est, quod infra est. […]
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Egidio Forcellini, Totius Latinitatis Lexicon. Digital entries displayed from lexica.linguax.com, maintained by Godmy. All credit belongs to the respective authors and contributors.
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• inferior (adj.):
      1. 1. infĕrior, us: not i. in rank, dignitate non inf., Caes.: in civil law not i. to his master, in jure civili non inf. quam magister, Cic. Br. 48, 179: i. courage, inf. animus, Caes. B. G. 3, 24.
      2. 2. dētĕrior, us (denoting positive as well as relative inferiority): in cavalry he was i., peditatu erat d., Nep. Eum. 3: an i. and faded age, d. ac decolor aetas, Virg. Aen. 8, 326: Hor. Very i., deterrimus: Cic.: Virg.
      3. 3. mĭnor, us: i. to the original inventor, inventore m., Hor. S. 2, 1, 48: i. in virtue and honour, virtute et honore m., Hor.
      4. 4. impar, ăris: v. unequal.
      5. 5. pējor, us (like deterior, but stronger): v. bad. Phr.: i. in numbers, pauciores (v. few): i. in beauty, brilliancy, etc., minus pulcher, splendidus, etc.: v. less (adv.).
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• inferior (subs.):
      1. 1. impar, ăris: married to an i., juncta impari, Liv. 6, 34: Tac.
      2. 2. esp. in pl., infĕrior: men envy most their equals or i.s, invident homines maxime paribus aut inf., Cic. de Or. 2, 52, 209: to be conquered by an i., vinci ab inf. [atque humiliori], Cic. Quint. 31, 95.
      3. 3. subjectus (rare except in pl.); to instruct his i.s, ut (villicus) edoceat subjectos, Col. 11, 1, init.: v. subject.
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• INFERIOR
inferior (lower; in rank, number, etc.); in anything, aliqua re (e.g., in rank, influence, reputation, ordine, auctoritate, existimatione): a fleet inferior in numbers, pauciora navigia (Bell. Afr.): inferior in number of ships, inferior navium numero: inferior forces, pauciores (opposed to plures; Sall., Jug., 49, 2): with inferior forces, inferiore militum numero. He was not inferior to his master, non inferior quam magister fuit: inferior to none, haud ulli secundus (†; e.g., virtute, Verg.). Our inferiors, inferiores: *ii, qui inferiores sunt (opposed to superiores; qui superiores sunt): men envy their equals or inferiors, invident homines paribus aut inferioribus; cruel to his inferiors, crudelis in inferiores (Auct. Her., 4, 40).