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|lshtext=<b>neuter</b>: tra, trum (<br /><b>I</b> gen. neutri, Varr. L. L. 9, § 62, acc. to the MSS.; cf. §§ 55 and 58; Aus. Ep. 50; and by grammarians [[always]] in the [[phrase]] neutri generis, of the [[neuter]] [[gender]], [[Charis]]. 13 P.; Diom. 277 P. al.; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 449; dat. [[sing]]. neutrae, acc. to Prisc. p. 678.—Collat. form, NECVTER, Inscr. Orell. 4859), adj. ne-[[uter]], [[neither]] the one [[nor]] the [[other]], [[neither]] of [[two]]: ut neutri illorum [[quisquam]] esset me carior, Cic. Att. 7, 1, 2: in neutram partem moveri, id. Ac. 2, 42, 130; id. Off. 2, 6, 20: debemus neutrum eorum [[contra]] [[alium]] juvare, Caes. B. C. 1, 35, 5: [[quid]] [[bonum]] [[sit]], [[quid]] [[malum]], [[quid]] neutrum, Cic. Div. 2, 4, 10; Ov. M. 4, 378: ita fiet ut neutra [[lingua]] alteri officiat, Quint. 1, 1, 14.—Repeated: [[neuter]] neutri invidet, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 49.—With [[verb]] in | |lshtext=<b>neuter</b>: tra, trum (<br /><b>I</b> gen. neutri, Varr. L. L. 9, § 62, acc. to the MSS.; cf. §§ 55 and 58; Aus. Ep. 50; and by grammarians [[always]] in the [[phrase]] neutri generis, of the [[neuter]] [[gender]], [[Charis]]. 13 P.; Diom. 277 P. al.; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 449; dat. [[sing]]. neutrae, acc. to Prisc. p. 678.—Collat. form, NECVTER, Inscr. Orell. 4859), adj. ne-[[uter]], [[neither]] the one [[nor]] the [[other]], [[neither]] of [[two]]: ut neutri illorum [[quisquam]] esset me carior, Cic. Att. 7, 1, 2: in neutram partem moveri, id. Ac. 2, 42, 130; id. Off. 2, 6, 20: debemus neutrum eorum [[contra]] [[alium]] juvare, Caes. B. C. 1, 35, 5: [[quid]] [[bonum]] [[sit]], [[quid]] [[malum]], [[quid]] neutrum, Cic. Div. 2, 4, 10; Ov. M. 4, 378: ita fiet ut neutra [[lingua]] alteri officiat, Quint. 1, 1, 14.—Repeated: [[neuter]] neutri invidet, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 49.—With [[verb]] in plur.: ut caveres, [[neuter]] ad me iretis cum querimoniā, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 34: [[quia]] [[neuter]] consulum potuerant [[bello]] abesse, Liv. 9, 44, 2.—<br /> <b>(b)</b> In plur.: in quo neutrorum contemnenda est [[sententia]], Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: neutri alteros [[primo]] cernebant, Liv. 21, 46, 4: ita neutris [[cura]] posteritatis, Tac. H. 1, 1: in neutris partibus esse, Sen. Ira, 2, 23: neutris [[quicquam]] [[hostile]] facientibus, Just. 6, 7, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., in gram.: neutra nomina, of the [[neuter]] [[gender]]: neutra (nomina or verba), [[which]] are [[neither]] [[active]] [[nor]] [[passive]], [[middle]], Cic. Tusc. 4, 12, 28; id. Or. 46, 155; Gell. 1, 7, 15 et saep. —Hence,<br /> <b>A</b> Adv.: ‡ neutrē, neutrally; in [[neither]] [[way]]: [[neutre]], [[οὐδετέρως]]>, Gloss. Philox.—<br /> <b>B</b> neutrō, adv., to [[neither]] one [[side]] [[nor]] the [[other]]; to [[neither]] [[side]], [[neither]] [[way]]: neutro inclinatā spe, Liv. 5, 26 fin.: neutro inclinaverat [[fortuna]], Tac. H. 3, 23: si neutro litis [[condicio]] praeponderet, Quint. 7, 2, 39. | ||
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neuter: tra, trum (
I gen. neutri, Varr. L. L. 9, § 62, acc. to the MSS.; cf. §§ 55 and 58; Aus. Ep. 50; and by grammarians always in the phrase neutri generis, of the neuter gender, Charis. 13 P.; Diom. 277 P. al.; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 449; dat. sing. neutrae, acc. to Prisc. p. 678.—Collat. form, NECVTER, Inscr. Orell. 4859), adj. ne-uter, neither the one nor the other, neither of two: ut neutri illorum quisquam esset me carior, Cic. Att. 7, 1, 2: in neutram partem moveri, id. Ac. 2, 42, 130; id. Off. 2, 6, 20: debemus neutrum eorum contra alium juvare, Caes. B. C. 1, 35, 5: quid bonum sit, quid malum, quid neutrum, Cic. Div. 2, 4, 10; Ov. M. 4, 378: ita fiet ut neutra lingua alteri officiat, Quint. 1, 1, 14.—Repeated: neuter neutri invidet, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 49.—With verb in plur.: ut caveres, neuter ad me iretis cum querimoniā, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 34: quia neuter consulum potuerant bello abesse, Liv. 9, 44, 2.—
(b) In plur.: in quo neutrorum contemnenda est sententia, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: neutri alteros primo cernebant, Liv. 21, 46, 4: ita neutris cura posteritatis, Tac. H. 1, 1: in neutris partibus esse, Sen. Ira, 2, 23: neutris quicquam hostile facientibus, Just. 6, 7, 1.—
II In partic., in gram.: neutra nomina, of the neuter gender: neutra (nomina or verba), which are neither active nor passive, middle, Cic. Tusc. 4, 12, 28; id. Or. 46, 155; Gell. 1, 7, 15 et saep. —Hence,
A Adv.: ‡ neutrē, neutrally; in neither way: neutre, οὐδετέρως>, Gloss. Philox.—
B neutrō, adv., to neither one side nor the other; to neither side, neither way: neutro inclinatā spe, Liv. 5, 26 fin.: neutro inclinaverat fortuna, Tac. H. 3, 23: si neutro litis condicio praeponderet, Quint. 7, 2, 39.
