I.of or belonging to a father, fatherly, paternal (for syn. v paternus).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “esse exitio rei patriae suae,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 23: “rem patriam et gloriam majorum foedare,” id. Trin. 3, 2, 30: “animus patrius,” Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 2; Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 46; Liv. 2, 5, 8: “res patria atque avita,” Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13: “potestas,” id. Inv. 2, 17, 52; Sen. Clem. 1, 14, 2: “jus et potestas,” Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 46; Liv. 1, 26, 9: “majestas,” id. 4, 45, 8; 8, 7, 15: “auctoritas,” Cic. Cael. 16, 37: “amor,” id. Fin. 1, 7, 23: “benevolentia,” Tac. A. 4, 4: “maeror,” Cic. Fl. 42, 106; id. Imp. Pomp. 9, 22: “acerbitas,” Liv. 7, 5, 7: “monumentum,” Ter. Eun. prol. 13: “amor,” Verg. A. 1, 643: arae. i. e. of Father Apollo, Ov. M. 15, 723: “patrium mimae donare fundum laremque, Hor S. 1, 2, 56: dolor pedum,” hereditary, Plin. Ep. 1, 12: ucerbitas, i. e. of his father, Liv 7, 5, 7: di patrii, of one's forefathers. like θεοι πατρῷοι, family gods, household gods, penates, Cic. Phil. 2, 20, 75, Tib. 2, 1, 17; Hyg. ap. Macr S. 3, 4 fin.: “hoc patrium est, potius consuefacere filium Suā sponte recte facere quam alieno metu, Ter Ad. 1, 1, 49.—Rarely, like paternus. = patris. patriā virtute praeditus filius,” Cic. Sest. 21, 48 sepulchrum patrium, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 24: “poenas patrias persequi,” id. Phil. 13, 20, 4: corpus patrium. Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 74; Tac. A. 5, 28: “patrio instituto deditus studio litterarum,” Cic. Brut. 20, 79; 59, 213: “mos patrius et disciplina,” id. Sen. 11, 37: “regnum patrium atque avitum,” id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 21.—
B. In partic., in gram.: “patrius casus,” the genitive, Gell. 4, 16, 1; cf. patricus and paternus.—
II. Transf., in gen.
A. Handed down from one's forefathers, old-established, old, ancient (very rare): mos. hereditary, old-established custom, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 84: leges. Vulg. 2 Macc. 7, 2.—
B. Hereditary, innate, peculiar (poet.): “praediscere patrios cultusque habitusque locorum,” Verg. G. 1, 52: “patrius hic (pedum dolor) illi,” the gout, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4. pavor genti, Sil 15, 722: “adde, cruentis Quod patriura saevire Dahis,” Val. Fl. 2, 157.—Hence,
C. Subst.
1. pā^trĭa , ae (old gen. patrial, Lucr. 1, 41), f (sc. terra)
a. One's fatherland, native land or country, native place: “erilis patria, salve,” Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 2: “eram imperator in patriā meā,” id. Ps. 4, 7, 75: patria, quae communis est omnium nostrum parens. Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: “omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est.,” id. Off. 1, 17, 57: o pater, o patria, o Priami domus, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: o patria, o divum domus Ilium, Poët. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 241; imitated by Verg. l. l.: o Romule, Romule die, Qualem te patriae custodem di genuerunt, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 116 Vahl.): “patriā Atheniensis an Lacedaemonius,” Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35: Hispaniam sibi antiquam patriam esse, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 380.—
b. A dwelling-place, home: “habuit alteram loci patriam, alteram juris,” Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 5: “Italiam quaero patriam,” Verg. A. 1, 380; cf. id. ib. 11, 25: “exuere patriam,” Tac. H. 5, 5; cf. id. Agr 32: patria major = μητρόπολις, the mother-city of colonists, Curt. 4, 15, 5.—Hence, prov.: patria est, ubicumque est bene, Poët. (prob. Pacuv.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 108: “quia propheta in suā patriā honorem non habet,” Vulg. Johan. 4, 44; id. Marc. 6, 4; id. Luc. 4, 24.—Poet. of things; Nilus, Qui patriam tantae tam bene celat aquae, the home, i. e. the source, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 40: “nimborum in patriam,” Verg. A. 1, 51: “divisae arboribus patriae,” id. G. 2, 116; cf.: “una atque eadem est vini patria atque magistri,” Juv. 11, 161. —*
2. pā^trĭum , ĭi, n. (sc. nomen), i. q. patronymicum, a patronymic, Quint. 1, 5, 45.—*
