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patruus2

patruus2 · m

a father's brother

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Where it lives

Pro C. Rabirio Perduellionis Reo Ad Quirites 10 · 28.18/10k
Poenulus 18 · 16.32/10k
Thyestes 6 · 9.53/10k
Phormio 9 · 8.3/10k
Antoninus Geta 1 · 8.13/10k
Carmina 10 · 7.77/10k
Ausonii Burdigalensis Vasatis Gratiarum Actio Ad Grati Angratianum Imperatorem Pro Consulatu 3 · 7.24/10k
Agesilaus 1 · 7.2/10k
Saturae 3 · 6.63/10k
Domitianus 2 · 5.81/10k
Carminum minorum corpusculum 4 · 4.74/10k
Divus Claudius 3 · 4.7/10k

Densest 12 of 77 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. pā^trŭus — Lewis & Short

pā^trŭus, i, m.pater, like the Sanscr. pitrivya, patruus, from pitri,

I a father's brother, paternal uncle (opp. avunculus, a mother's brother, maternal uncle); cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10.

I Lit.: L. Cicero patruus, Cic. de Or. 2, 1, 2: tutor et patruus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; Hor. S. 1, 6, 131: patruus magnus = frater avi, Dig. 38, 10, 10: patruus major = frater proavi, Tac. A. 12, 22; Dig. 38, 10, 10: major patruus = avi et aviae patruus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.: patruus maximus = frater abavi, id. ib. Fragm. 17 ; plur., Juv. 1, 158; 6, 567.—

II Transf., a severe reprover (as uncles are apt to co towards their nephews): pertristis quidam patruus, censor, magister, Cic. Cael. 11, 25: ne sis patruus mihi, Hor. S. 2, 3, 88: cum sapimus patruos, Pers. 1, 11; Manil. 5, 449.

2. pătrŭus — Lewis & Short

pătrŭus, a, um, adj.1. patruus,

I of or belonging to a father's brother, of an uncle (poet.): patruae verbera linguae, an uncle's, Hor C. 3, 12, 2: ense cadit patruo, Ov. F. 4, 55 (al. patrui).—Comically in sup.: patrue mi patruissime, my uncle, my best of uncles! Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 24; 26.

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