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mās, maris: a male.

mās, măris (n. mare, rare; gen. plur marium, Cic. Part. Or. 10, 35; Mel. 3, 9, 5), adj. [prob. from Sanscr. root man, think; manus, man, human being; cf.: memini, moneo, etc.],

• male, masculine, of the male sex: mare et femineum sexus, Ap. de Mund. p. 66 med.: maribus (sc. diis), Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29: si marem (anguem) emisisset ... si feminam, etc., id. Div. 1, 18, 36; id. Part. Or. 10; so, emissio maris anguis (opp. emissio feminae anguis), id. Div. 2, 29, 62: mas vitellus, a male yolk, i. e. which would produce a male chick, Hor. S. 2, 4, 14.—Of plants: ure mares oleas, Ov. F. 4, 741.—
• • B Transf., masculine, manly, brave (poet.): quod mares homines amant, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 32 (1311): maribus Curiis, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 64: animi, id. A. P. 402: male mas, unmanly, effeminate, Cat. 16, 13: atque marem strepitum fidis intendisse Latinae, i. e. a manly, noble strain, Pers. 6, 4.—As subst.: mās, māris, a male (opp. femina, v. infra).
  • A Lit., of gods, human beings, and animals: congressio maris et feminae, Cic. Rep. 1, 24, 38: et mares deos et feminas esse dicitis, id. N. D. 1, 34, 95: (bestiarum) aliae mares, aliae feminae sunt ... et in mare et in femina, etc., id. ib. 2, 51, 128; cf.: feminaque ut maribus conjungi possit, Lucr. 5, 853: marium expers, Suet. Claud. 33; so, marium pignora, id. Aug. 21 Oud. N. cr.: stuprum in maribus, Quint. 11, 1, 84: vos tollite laudibus, mares, Delon Apollinis, Hor. C. 1, 21, 10.—
  • B Trop., of plants: in tilia mas et femina differunt omni modo: namque et materies dura ac nodosa, etc., Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65: cognati virilis sexus, per mares descendentes, Ulp. Fragm. 26, 1.

mās, maris, m., männlichen Geschlechts, männlich, v. Göttern, Menschen, Tieren, Gewächsen, subst., das Männchen usw. (Ggstz. femina), I) eig.: bestiae aliae mares, aliae feminae, Cic.: et mares deos et feminas esse, Cic.: homines, Plaut.: incertus (infans) mas an femina esset, Liv.: teneri mares, Knaben, Ov.: mares liberi u. liberi mares, Lact. (s. Bünem. Lact. 1, 14, 9): liberi tres, duo mares, Plin. ep.: mares oleae (Nomin.), Ov.: in tilia mas et femina differunt, Plin.: mas vitellus, männlicher Dotter, d.i. männliches Hühnchen, Hor. – II) übtr., männlich, mannhaft, kräftig, Hor.: animi mares, Hor.: male mas, unmännlich, Catull.: m. strepitus, kräftiges, erhabenes Lied, Pers. – ➳ Genet. Plur. gew. marium, Cic. part. or. 35. Amm. 24, 3, 13 u.a.; marum, Suet. Aug. 21 R. Mela 3, 9, 5 (3. § 93). Ps. Apul. Ascl. 21 G. Prob. inst. 122, 12. Frgm. Bob. de nom. 559, 41 K.; vgl. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ 1, 423 u. 424.

mas [CL] 1 male, masculine: a (of person); b (of animal); c (of bird). a legimus de rege quodam, qui cum filios mares non haberet, tristabatur valde Latin Stories 7.  b atque marem conscendit equum non more sueto Alcuin SS Ebor 179; 1307 idem r. c. de lxiij agnis mas MinAc Wistow 25.  c 1270 j pullus mas Ac. Stratton 35. 2 (as sb. m.): a (of person) man; b (Aegypti mares) the men of this world; c the male one (of animal); d (of bird). a heu miseri, talem, mortales spernite gypsam / quae matres maresque simul disperdere temptat Bonif. Aen. 305; auctor ergo loquens mari, in mare loquebatur et femine Pull. Sent. 749D; virgeo ‥ et orbiculari sepe ignis ‥ circuitur, intra quem mas non intrat Gir. TH II 36; ave, virgo graciosa, / sola pregnans et ventrosa / sine maris opere Walt. Wimb. Virgo 11; ita intime diligas omnes mares [ME: men] et feminas quod de eorum malo doleas et de bono gaudeas AncrR 106; hic mas, a man WW.  b parvos vise lares, vexatos vise scolares / Egiptique mares [gl.: ‘Egipti’, id est masculos et fortes in tenebris mundi, istius mundi] qui cleri gloria clares Garl. Mor. Scol. 254.  c cum in omni fere animantium genere mares majori in robore natura producat Gir. TH I 12 p. 36; mares generis hujus [sc. cervorum] cum statutum tempus venerem incitat, seviunt rabie libidinis Best. Ashmole f. 19v.  d Aston, j gallus, ix galline, j anser, v mares Reg. Pri. Worc. 8. 3 penis. tege trifidum jecor et ilia †marsem reniculos fithrem cum obligia [l. marem testiculos fitrem cum oligia] (Laidcenn Mac Baíth Lorica) Cerne 87 (= Nunnam. 94). 4 (alch.) gold. mas id est sol noster debet habere tres partes et illius uxor novem, tunc par cum pari gaudebit semper Ripley Axiom. 113.

mās, (11) măris, m. , mâle : Cic. Rep. 1, 38 ; Nat. 1, 95 ; 2, 128 ; emissio maris anguis Cic. Div. 2, 62, le fait de laisser échapper le serpent mâle ; mas vitellus Hor. S. 2, 4, 14, jaune dʼœuf mâle [= devant produire un mâle] ; mares oleæ Ov. F. 4, 741, olives mâles || [fig.] mâle, viril : mares Curii Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 64, les mâles Curius ; mares animi Hor. P. 402, les mâles courages ; male mas Catul. 16, 13, mou, efféminé ; marem strepitum fidis latinæ intendere Pers. 6, 4, faire retentir [sur la corde tendue] les mâles accents de la lyre latine.

➳ gén. pl. habituel marium Cic. Part. 35.

mas , aris. m. adj. (mars.)
陽類。男。牡。雄。Mares homines 男人。Bestiae aliae mares aliae foeminae sunt 獸有牝牡。Animi mares 勇人。Venti mares 大風。

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mās maris, adj.

• 1 MAN-, male, masculine, of the male sex: dii: vitellus (i. e. that produces a male chick), H.—Of plants: Ure mares oleas, O.—As subst.(opp. femina): feminae marisque natura, Cs.—Masculine, manly, brave: maribus Curiis, H.: animi, H.—Choice, superior: olea, O.