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οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύgood is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity

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|gf=<b>imprŏprĭus</b>, a, um, impropre [gramm.] : Quint. 8, 4, 16 ; Plin. 37, 116 &#124;&#124; <b>-prĭum</b>, ĭī, n., impropriété : Quint. 8, 2, 3 ; 10, 3, 20.||<b>-prĭum</b>, ĭī, n., impropriété : Quint. 8, 2, 3 ; 10, 3, 20.
|gf=<b>imprŏprĭus</b>, a, um, impropre [gramm.] : Quint. 8, 4, 16 ; Plin. 37, 116 &#124;&#124; <b>-prĭum</b>, ĭī, n., impropriété : Quint. 8, 2, 3 ; 10, 3, 20.||<b>-prĭum</b>, ĭī, n., impropriété : Quint. 8, 2, 3 ; 10, 3, 20.
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|georg=im-[[proprius]], a, um (in u. [[proprius]]), [[uneigentlich]], [[nicht]] [[eigentlich]] zukommend, [[unpassend]], griech. [[ἄκυρος]], [[bes]]. [[als]] t. t. der gramm. [[Sprache]], [[nomen]], Quint.: [[cognomen]], Plin. – neutr. subst., improprium = [[ἄκυρον]], das Unpassende, Schiefe, Quint. 8, 2, 3: u. Plur. impropria, unpassende Ausdrücke, Quint. 10, 3, 20.
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Revision as of 09:07, 15 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

imprō̆prĭus: (inpr-), a, um, adj. 2. in-proprius,
I not befitting a thing, unsuitable, improper (post-Aug.): nec improprium nec inusitatum nomen, Quint. 8, 4, 16; cf. cognomen, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 116: verba, Quint. 8, 3, 57: tropus maxime improprius, id. 8, 6, 37.—Neutr. as subst.: impropri-um, i, something improper, impropriety, faultiness: ei (proprietati) contrarium est vitium; id apud nos improprium, ἄκυρον apud Graecos vocatur, quale est: Tantum sperare dolorem, Quint. 8, 2, 3: sciam us, nihil ornatum esse, quod sit improprium, id. 8, 3, 15; 1, 5, 46.—In plur., Quint. 1, 8, 13; 2, 5, 10; 10, 3, 20; 12, 10, 42. — Adv.: im-propriē, improperly, Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29; Gell. 6, 6, 2; 17, 1, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

imprŏprĭus, a, um, impropre [gramm.] : Quint. 8, 4, 16 ; Plin. 37, 116 || -prĭum, ĭī, n., impropriété : Quint. 8, 2, 3 ; 10, 3, 20.

Latin > German (Georges)

im-proprius, a, um (in u. proprius), uneigentlich, nicht eigentlich zukommend, unpassend, griech. ἄκυρος, bes. als t. t. der gramm. Sprache, nomen, Quint.: cognomen, Plin. – neutr. subst., improprium = ἄκυρον, das Unpassende, Schiefe, Quint. 8, 2, 3: u. Plur. impropria, unpassende Ausdrücke, Quint. 10, 3, 20.