affinitas

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

affīnĭtas: (adf-), ātis, f. affinis (
I gen. plur. adfinitatium, Just. 17, 3), the state or condition of adfinis.
I Relationship or alliance by marriage, esp. between a father and son-in-law, Ter. And. 1, 5, 12 Ruhnk. (cf. affinis): adstringere inter aliquos, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 73: effugere, Ter. And. 1, 5, 12; so id. Hec. 4, 4, 101: caritas generis humani serpit sensim foras, cognationibus primum, tum adfinitatibus, deinde amicitiis, post vicinitatibus, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 68: adfinitate se devincire cum aliquo, id. Brut. 26: cum aliquo adfinitate conjungi, Nep. Paus. 2, 3: in adfinitatem alicujus pervenire, id. Att. 19, 1: contrahere, Vell. 2, 44: facere inter aliquos, id. 2, 65: jungere cum aliquo, Liv. 1, 1: adfinitate conjunctus, allied by marriage, Suet. Ner. 35: in adfinitatis jura succedit, Just. 7, 3.—Meton., the persons so related, like kindred in Engl.: patriam deseras, cognatos, adfinitatem, amicos, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 75.—
II Fig., relationship, affinity, union, connection (rare), Varr. R. R. 1, 16: litterarum, Quint. 1, 6, 24: per adfinitatem litterarum, qui φώρ Graece, Latine fur est, Gell. 1, 18, 5: tanta est adfinitas corporibus hominum mentibusque, id. 4, 13, 4.

Latin > German (Georges)

affīnitās, ātis, f. (affinis), I) die Nachbarschaft, Varr. r.r. 1, 16, 1. – II) übtr.: A) die Verwandtschaft durch Heirat, die Verschwägerung, Schwägerschaft, gentum (= gentium) aut generum affinitas, Acc. fr.: aff. materni generis, Dict.: aff. inter vos (gegenseitige), Liv.: affinitatis coniunctio, Cic.: affinitas inter Caesarem Pompeiumque contracta nuptiis, Vell.: et amicitiā et affinitate iuncti, Val. Max.: cum alqo maximis vinculis et propinquitatis et affinitatis coniunctus, Cic.: affinitatem iungere cum alqo, Liv. u. Iustin.: affinitate coniungi cum alqo, Nep.: affinitate sese devincire cum alqo, Cic.: affinitate alqm attingere, Cic.: contingere propinquitate aut affinitate aut ministeriis regiam, Liv.: is, quicum tibi affinitas intercedit, Cic.: in affinitatem alcis pervenire, Cic.: alqm in artissimam affinitatem recipere, Vell.: perpetuam hanc velle esse affinitatem, Ter.: manere affinitatem hanc inter nos volo, Ter. – Plur., affinitates conubiorum, Iustin.: divortia atque affinitatum discidia (Auflösungen), Cic.: propinquitatibus affinitatibusque coniuncti, Caes.: coniunctio hominum inter homines serpit sensim foras, cognationibus primum, deinde affinitatibus, deinde amicitiis etc., Cic.: neque hospitia modo cum primoribus eorum, sed affinitates quoque iungebat, Liv.: haec iungebant affinitates, Val. Max. – meton., die Schwägerschaft = Schwäger selbst, Sing., Plaut. trin. 702; Plur., affinitatium auxilio, Iustin. 17, 3, 5. – B) die Verwandtschaft = die enge Verbindung od. Beziehung, der enge Zusammenhang, Gell. 4, 13, 4: litterarum, Quint. 1, 6, 24. Gell. 1, 18, 5. – / Genet. Plur. gew. affinitatum, aber auch affinitatium, Iust. 17, 3, 5.

Latin > English

affinitas affinitatis N F :: relation(ship) by marriage; relationship (man+wife), bond/union; neighborhood