singuli

crescit in dies singulos hostium numerus
the number of enemies grows day by day singuli singulos aggressi sumus
we each attacked one man

singulī, ae, a.: (distrib. num. adj.), one by one; one each; separate, single, 3.348, et al.; subst., singula, ōrum, n., all things individually, 1.453; everything, every object or part, 8.618.

singŭli, ae, a (in sing. only ante- and post-class.; v. infra), num. distr. adj. [cf. simul, v. simplex].

• I One to each, separate, single (opp. universi; for syn. cf.: privus, unusquisque): vini in culleos singulos quadragenae et singulae urnae dabuntur, Cato R. R. 148, 1: ut ad denas capras singulos parent hircos, Varr. R. R. 2, 3 fin.: binae singulis quae datae nobis ancillae, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 12 (221): describebat censores binos in singulas civitates, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 133: duodena describit in singulos homines jugera, id. Agr. 2, 31, 85: filiae singulos filios parvos habentes, each one a boy, Liv. 40, 4, 2: croci, myrrhae, singulorum (tantum), etc., of each, Cels. 6, 11: singuli singulorum deorum sacerdotes, a priest to each god, Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29: quos ex omni copiā singuli singulos delegerant, Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 2, 20: si singuli singulos aggressuri fueritis, Liv. 6, 18, 6 et saep.—Sing.: nummo singulo multabatur (for which, shortly before: poena erat nummus unus sestertius), Gell. 18, 13, 6.—
• • • • b In dies singulos, adverb., from day to day, every day, daily; cottidie vel potius in dies singulos breviores litteras ad te mitto, Cic. Att. 5, 7, 1: crescit in dies singulos hostium numerus, id. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Att. 2, 22, 3.—
• II In gen., single, separate, individual: populus rationi (obtemperare debet), nos singuli populo, Varr. L. L. 9, § 6 Müll.: honestius eum (agrum) vos universi quam singuli possideretis, Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 85: antepono singulis (generibus rei publicae) illud, quod conflatum fuerit ex omnibus, id. Rep. 1, 35, 54: refert, qui audiant ... frequentes an pauci an singuli, id. de Or. 3, 55, 211: ut conquisitores singuli in subsellia Eant, Plaut. Am. prol. 65: singulorum dominatus, Cic. Rep. 1, 39, 61; 1, 40, 63; 2, 1, 2 et saep.: proderit per se ipsum secedere: meliores erimus singuli, alone, Sen. Ot. Sap. 1, 1 (id. Vit. Beat. 28, 2): quod est miserrimum, numquam sumus singuli, id. Q. N. 4, § 2 praef.—Sing. (for the class. unus or singularis): attat singulum video vestigium, a single trace, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 34 (704): de caelo et tritico non infitias eo, quin singulo semper numero dicenda sint, in the singular number, Gell. 19, 8, 5: semel unum singulum est, Varr. ap. Non. p. 171, 20 al.; cf. Mart. Cap. 3, § 325.

singulī, ae, a, s. singulus.

singuli [CL] 1 (pl. adj., used distributively) one each; b (repeated, also as sb.). cum ‥ quidam ‥ ~os calices, alii binos, aliqui vero ternos bibissent, mox in eos qui tres biberunt calices, irruit sopor trium dierum ‥ et in illos qui unum, unius noctis ac diei (Brendanus 36) VSH I 120.  b evangelista et quot partes de vestimentis Domini fecerunt ostendit, sc. quattuor, ut ~i ~a tollerent Comm. Cant. III 118; mulieribus ‥ que ea [capita] laverant mercedem dederant vaccas ~is ~as Obsess. Durh. 1; in aliis aliqua, in ~is ~a, in vobis ammiror universa W. Malm. GR V 446; tres angeli ‥ ~i ~as cruces in manibus ferentes V. Chris. Marky. 28; ~is ~a tradidit oscula (Brendanus 4) VSH II 272. 2 each, every, (as sb.) each one, everyone; b (w. partitive gen.). conveniant ‥ ~i vero examine conscientiam suam Gildas EB 92; p675 ~is quibusque pro meritorum diversitate dispar retributio ‥ trutinabitur Aldh. Ep. 4 p. 486; cujus essent fidei ~i, sedulus inquirebat Bede HE IV 15 p. 238; ut classiariis suis per ~as naves xx marcas ‥ pensitaret W. Malm. GR II 188; 1271 tenemur ‥ solvere ‥ pro ~is decem marcis ‥ decem libras sterlingorum Cl 411; 1528 ~us quisque ad gradum aliquem ‥ admittendus StatOx 335.  b quorum ~i quibus conveniant personis nemo dubitat fidelis Abbo QG 22 (29); 1218 vobis ‥ mandamus quatinus ~i vestrum [sc. vicecomites] ‥ fidelibus nostris occurratis ad diem et locum quod vobis mandabunt Pat 171; quod ~i burgensium ejusdem ville habeant ‥ dimidiam acram terre ad edificandum (RChart) EHR XVII 287; 1276 ~us eorum de etate xij annorum dabit capitagium (v. capitagium 1a); 1435 sol. xv fratribus et sororibus de domo Dei, viz. ~o eorum pro suo garniamento xviij d., xx s. vj d. Ac. Durh. 623. 3 (in temporal phr.): a (~is diebus, annis, etc.) each or every day or year. b (w. per & acc.) every or throughout every. a habet archiepiscopus ~is annis lv s. DB I 2rb; septem canonice hore diebus ~is observentur W. Malm. GP I 5; Ungarii tempore hujus pape ~is annis fines Romanorum devastavere Eul. Hist. I 249; et omnium fidelium defunctorum ~is annis imperpetuum Test. Hen. V 91; 1536 pro celebracione misse ‥ ~is diebus Veneris Ac. Durh. 418.  b candela ardeat ‥ per ~as noctes Theod. Pen. II 1. 8; c1087 pro lx solidis per ~os annos Ch. Westm. 237; 1271 per ~os duos menses Cl 410. 4 taken separately, individual; b (as sb. m.). c (as sb. n.) individual point or item, detail. idem ‥ est quodlibet unum eorum quod omnia sive simul sive ~a Anselm (Mon. 17) I 31; 1166 ut ~a verba et fere ~i apices signis fidelibus protestentur J. Sal. Ep. 168 (167); de ‥ ~is seriatim diversarum nationum ‥ adventibus Gir. TH intr. p. 8; componemus tabulas ‥ perutiles, et ad ~as proponemus regulas sive canones proprios siggulas [sic] tabulas et earum utilitates declarantes Bacon VI 151; s1351 in victualibus, mercimoniis et ~is aliis rebus J. Reading f. 162.  b passiva plurimorum generalitas nequaquam jure lacerari debet, ubi specialis ~orum [gl.: hominum] proprietas culpari non valet Aldh. VirgP 58.  c non ‥ speciem per singula sermo retexit / sed genus explanat Aldh. VirgV 468; 1167 sine ~orum expressione J. Sal. Ep. 213 (198). 5 each one separately, one by one, one after another; b (as sb.). in unum convenientes fratres, ~i sacerdotes hostiam ‥ usque ad tertiam horam offerebant (Brendanus 39) VSH I 121; videntes eum vulpes ~i ad pedes ejus venerunt ‥ et ‥ pontifex accepit eos piissime (Moling 27) Ib. II 202.  b quid per ~a opus est discurrere (Samthanna 25) VSH II 260; multa sunt alia commoda que recitare per ~a esset prolixum Eul. Hist. II 106; omni genere temptacionum ‥ ipsum exercitantes, nunc communiter omnes, nunc ~i singillatim Latin Stories 102. 6 (of garment) of a single thickness, i. e. unlined (cf. simplex 9b). a1220 reddendo ‥ unum album par sengularum cirothecarum Cart. Osney IV 360; 12‥ duo paria botarum, sc. feltratas in hieme et ~as in estate Ib. II 483; 1377 j gouna de bluetto ~a pro muliere IMisc 213/6 m. 3; pena cujusdam aldermanni quia cloca sua fuit ~a MGL I 680.

singŭlī, æ, a (sem, cf. ἕν, semel, simplex), un par un, ¶ 1 [distrib.] chacun un : duodena jugera in singulos homines describere Cic. Agr. 2, 85, répartir douze arpents par tête ; singuli singulorum deorum sacerdotes Cic. Leg. 2, 29, un prêtre pour chaque dieu, cf. Cæs. G. 1, 48, 5 ; 2, 20, 3, etc.; quibus singulæ naves erant adtributæ Cæs. G. 3, 14, 3, qui avaient reçu chacun lʼattribution dʼun navire || in singulos annos Cæs. G. 5, 22, 4, pour chaque année ; in singula diei tempora Cæs. G. 7, 16, 2, heure par heure ; in dies singulos Cic. Cat. 1, 5, de jour en jour ¶ 2 chacun en particulier, un à un, un seul : quos singulos contemnas, eos esse aliquid putare universos Cic. Tusc. 5, 104, ceux quʼon méprise individuellement, croire quʼen bloc ils ont de la valeur ; singulis a diis immortalibus consuli Cic. Nat. 2, 164, chaque individu être lʼobjet de la sollicitude des dieux immortels, cf. Cic. Agr. 2, 85 ; Rep. 1, 54 ; de Or. 3, 211, etc. ; ne agam de singulis Cic. Off. 1, 149, pour ne pas entrer dans le détail (dans les particularités).

➳ le sing. singulus est rare : ¶ 1 nummo singulo multabatur Gell. 18, 13, 6, la peine était chaque fois dʼun écu ¶ 2 singulum vestigium Pl. Cist. 701, une empreinte isolée ; singulus numerus Gell. 19, 8, 5, le singulier.

singulī ae, e, adj.

• 3 SA-, one at a time, single, separate, several, individual: honestius eum (agrum) vos universi quam singuli possideretis, in common . . . than severally: refert, qui audiant . . . frequentes an pauci an singuli.—As subst: mitto ereptam libertatem populis ac singulis, nations and individuals.—Distrib., one to each, separate, single: describebat censores binos in singulas civitates: filiae singulos filios parvos habentes, each one a boy, L.: si singuli singulos adgressuri essetis, L.: in dies singulos, each successive day.