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dives

dives, rich, wealthy, opulent

BWL

pauperes notabis nihilo tristiores aut sollicitiores divitibus
you will note that poor men are not at all sadder nor more troubled than rich men

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

dīves, itis, and dīs, dīte: (adj.), rich, wealthy; fertile, 7.262; w. gen., rich in respect of, rich in, 1.14; w. abl., rich in, abounding in, 4.38; superl., dītissimus, a, um, the richest, wealthiest, 1.343; very rich, opulent, 9.360.

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ditisque masculine genitive singular, masculine accusative plural, feminine accusative plural, neuter genitive singular, feminine genitive singular of dives

See ditisque in Morpho

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).
  • 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 (258); 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 (184); opp. pauper, id. ib. 2, 2, 19 (196); 49 (226); id. Cist. 2, 1, 56 (258); id. Men. 4, 2, 9 (579); id. Poen. 3, 1, 13 (516) 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. 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.

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