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Morphology Lemmata oliva (external link: oliva )Forms: oli-ua (data provider: donatus-sup), oliua (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuae (data provider: perseus), oliuam (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuarum (data provider: perseus), oliuas (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuasocietatis (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuis (data provider: perseus), oliva (data provider: perseus), olivae (data provider: perseus), olivam (data provider: perseus), olivarum (data provider: perseus), olivarumve (data provider: perseus), olivas (data provider: perseus), olivis (data provider: perseus)olivum (external link: olivum )Forms: oliui (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuis (data provider: perseus), oliuo (data provider: perseus), oliuom (data provider: donatus-sup), oliuum (data provider: donatus-sup), oliva (data provider: perseus), olive (data provider: perseus), olivi (data provider: perseus), olivis (data provider: perseus), olivo (data provider: perseus), olivom (data provider: perseus), olivum (data provider: perseus)Dictionary Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary oliva ŏlīva, ae, f. [e)lai/a ].
I. An olive , Col. 12, 50, 5 ; 2, 22, 4 ; Plin. 15, 3, 3, 9 ; Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 90 ; Afran. ap. Non. 478, 26 : lecta de pinguissimis Oliva ramis arborum , Hor. Epod. 2, 56 : olea duarum vel trium olivarum in summitate rami , Vulg. Isa. 17, 6 .—
II. Lit. , an olive-tree : Aristaeus, qui olivae inventor dicitur , Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45 ; 2, 8, 22 : erum an bacis opulentet olivae , Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 2 : numquam fallens , id. Epod. 16, 45 : clivus Olivarum , the Mount of Olives , Vulg. 2 Reg. 15, 30: mons Olivarum , id. Zach. 14, 4 .—
B. Transf. (poet. ).
1. An olive-branch : undique decerptam fronti praeponere olivam , Hor. C. 1, 7, 7 .—
2. A staff of olive-wood , an olive-staff , Ov. M. 2, 681 . olivum ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom, i, n. [id.].
I. Lit.
A. Oil (poet. and in post-class. prose for oleum): eme die caecā hercle olivum, id vendito oculatā die , Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67 ; id. As. 2, 4, 26 ; id. Ps. 1, 2, 76 ; Lucr. 2, 392 ; id. 6, 1073 : inolens , id. 2, 850 : pingue , Verg. E. 5, 68 ; Ov. M. 10, 176 : perfundere pisces olivo , Hor. S. 2, 4, 50 : si ex olivis meis olivum feceris , Gai. Inst. 2, 79 .—
B. Trop. , the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers): cur olivum vitat? Hor. C. 1, 8, 8 ; cf. oleum.—
II. Transf. , an ointment , unguent : Syrio fragrans olivo , Cat. 6 . 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31 .
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