avitus
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Latin > English
avitus avita, avitum ADJ :: ancestral, of one's ancestors, family; of/belonging to a grandfather
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăvītus: a, um, adj. avus,
I of or belonging to a grandfather, coming from a grandfather, ancestral.
I Lit.: paternae atque avitae possessiones, Cic. Agr. 2, 30, 81: bona paterna et avita, id. Cael. 14, 34: res patrita et avita, id. Verr. 1, 5, 13: patrita illa et avita philosophia, id. Tusc. 1, 19, 45: avitus ac patritus mos, Varr. ap. Non. p. 161, 5: leges avitae et patritae, id. ib.: hospitium, Cic. Fam. 13, 34: divitiae, Cat. 68, 121; so, res, Hor. S. 1, 6, 79: quae (pallium, sudarium etc.) palam soles habere tamquam avita, Cat. 25, 8: solium, Verg. A. 7, 169; Ov. M. 6, 650: fundus, Hor. C. 1, 12, 43: cellae, id. ib. 1, 37, 6: regnum, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8, 12; Liv. 1, 15: sanguis, Prep. 3, 19, 37: nomen, Ov. M. 6, 239: umbrae, id. F.1, 43: nobilitas, Tac. A. 2, 38: spes, Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 117 et saep.—
II Transf. to animals: asinus fortitudinem celeritatemque avitam refert, Col. 6, 37, 4: color, id. 6, 37, 4, § 7.—In gen., very old or ancient: merum, Ov. A. A. 2, 695.—Comp. and sup. not found; cf. Neue, Formenl. II. p. 230.—* Adv.: ăvītë;, from ancient times, Tert. adv. Val. 39 dub.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) ăvītus,¹⁰ a, um (avus), appartenant au grand-père, qui vient de l’aïeul, des aïeux, ancestral : Cic. Agr. 2, 81 ; Pomp. 21 ; Tusc. 1, 45 ; Br. 126, etc. || [en parl. des animaux] : avita celeritas Col. Rust. 6, 37, 4, la vitesse ancestrale.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) avītus1, a, um (avus), vom Großvater od. von der Großmutter od. von den Vorfahren übh. überkommen, -ererbt, großväterlich, großmütterlich, angeerbt, angestammt, Erb-, Stamm-, zuw. auch = uralt, bona paterna et avita, Cic.: paternus ager et avitus, Sen.: avitus ac patritus mos, Varr. fr.: regnum, Cic.: ager, großmütterliches Gut, Erbgut, Stammgut, Suet.: Troia, das großmütterliche, Hor.: nobilitas, Tac.: merum, Ov.: malum, Erbübel, Liv. – v. Tieren, fortitudo, der Esel, Col.: color, der Esel u. Schafe, Col.
Latin > Chinese
avitus, a, um. adj. :: 先人者。祖宗者 Bona avita 遺業，祖家物業。
