satius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From satis.

Adjective

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satius (indeclinable)

  1. better, more advantageous, more serviceable, satisfactory

Adverb

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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.
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References

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  • 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