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Dialis

Dialis · adj

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1. Dĭālis — Lewis & Short

Dĭālis, e, adj.from Dis, in Diespiter = Juppiter.

I Of or belonging to Jupiter: flamen, the priest of Jove (instituted by Numa, and the most distinguished of the flamines), Varr. L. L. 5, § 84; 6, § 16 Müll.; Fabius Pictor and Massurius Sabinus ap. Gell. 10, 15; Liv. 5, 52 fin.; Tac. A. 3, 58; Vell. 2, 43; Suet. Caes. 1; Ov. F. 2, 282 et saep.; called also: Dialis sacerdos, Suet. Dom. 4.—Subst.: Dialis, Fab. Pict. l. l.; Tac. A. l. l.; Ov. F. 3, 397: conjux sancta Dialis, his wife (who sometimes had a part in the sacrificial ceremonies), Ov. F. 6, 226 (cf. also, flaminica): Diale flaminium, his office, Suet. Aug. 31: apex Dialis, his priest's cap, Liv. 6, 41 fin.—With a punning derivation from dies: Solent esse flamines diales, modo consules diales habemus, consuls for a day, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 7, 3, p. 211 Bip.; cf. id. 2, 2, p. 335 Bip.—*
II Ethereal, aerial: viae, Ap. M. 6, p. 179, 18.

2. Dialis — Walde–Hofmann

Dialis, famen Dialis „Priester des luppiter" (seit CE. 8): von Diespiter, dem alten Nomin. zu Juppiter, gebildet, wie auch von diés ,Tag" (vgl. das Wortspiel Cic. facet. dict. 28 bei Macr. 2, 2, 13) aegui-diälis Paul. Fest. 24, noven-diälis ,neuntügig" (Solmsen Stud. 1142, Stolz IF. 18, 455): s. deus und luppiter. — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. Dialis, p. 379]

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  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. dialis (scan p. 202; entry #3153).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Dialis (scan p. 379; entry #921).

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