Lemma 1uir

nounmasculine

man; husband; hero; person of courage, honor, and nobility

Morphology2 analyses

nominative singularuir · regular

vocative singularuir · regular

Lewis & Short

key · uirFull entry

vĭr, vĭri, m. [Sanscr. vira, hero; the root is in O. H. Germ. weralt; Angl.Sax. veruld; Engl. world, i. e. age or generation of men]

I.gen. plur. virūm, Enn. ap. P., or Ann. v. 280 Vahl.; id. ap. Müll., or Ann. v. 394 Vahl., a male person, a man (opp. femina; mas).

II.In gen.

III.In partic.

A.A man as related to a woman, a husband, maritus (very freq.) — Transf., of animals, the male, mate, etc.

B.A man (opp. a boy).

C.Pregn., a man, a man of courage, principle, or honor, one who deserves the name of a man: Marius rusticanus vir, sed plane vir, cum secaretur, vetuit se alligari. Ita et tulit dolorem, ut vir; si vir esse volet, praeclara.

D.In milit. lang.

1.In gen., like our man, for soldier (syn. miles); vir unus cum viro congrediendo, T. Manlius, M. Valerius, quantum Gallicam rabiem vinceret Romana virtus, docuerunt.

2.In partic., as opposed to the cavalry, a foot-soldier (syn. pedes). — Hence, prov.: equis viris, or viris equisque, with horse and foot, i. e. with might and main; equus.

E.With emphasis in place of a pronoun of reference, is, ille, etc.

IV.Distributively, each man, every man: legitque virum vir, singled out (in battle), (an imitation of Hom. Il. 4, 472: )

V.Human beings (poet. homines, opp. pecudes)

VI.Manhood, virility (poet. and very rare).