satius

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Latin

Etymology

From satis.

Adjective

satius (indeclinable)

  1. better, more advantageous, more serviceable, satisfactory

Adverb

satius

  1. rather, preferably
    Cum dignitāte morī satius est quam cum ignōminiā vīvere.
    It is better to die with honour than to live in disgrace.

References

  • “satius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “satius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • satius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • satius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • satius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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