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sollers (sōlers), tis (abl. regularly sollerti; sollerte, Ov. P. 4, 14, 35), adj. [sollus, i. e. totus - ars, and therefore qs. all art; hence, in gen.], skilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert (class.; syn.; sagax, subtilis, expertus).

I Of persons: quae liberum Scire aequom est adulescentem, solertem dabo, to make ready, accomplished, Ter. Eun. 478: vigilans ac sollers, sicca, sana, sobria sum, Afran. ap. Non. 21, 33: in omni vel officio vel sermone sollers, Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37: pictor sollers in arte, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 142: sollertem tu me facis, Ov. H. 20, 26: ancilla, id. Am. 1, 8, 87: vir, id. Ib. 279: Ulixes, id. P. 4, 14, 35: agricola, Nep. Cat. 3, 1.—Comp.: sollertior et ingeniosior, Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 31.—Sup.: Sulla, rudis antea et ignarus belli, sollertissimus omnium factus est, Sall. J. 96, 1: hostis, Suet. Caes. 35.—Poet., with inf.: coloribus Sollers nunc hominem ponere nunc deum, Hor. C. 4, 8, 8; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 17; Sil. 1, 79; 8, 260.—With gen.: Musa lyrae sollers, Hor. A. P. 407: sollers cunctandi Fabius, Sil. 7, 126.—With ad and acc.: cum esset deus ad excogitandum providentissimus, ad faciendum sollertissimus, Lact. 2, 8, 3.—
II Transf., of things, ingenious, sagacious, intelligent, inventive: opera providae sollertisque naturae, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 128: animus, Liv. 7, 14; cf.: sollerti corde Prometheus, Cat. 64, 295: sollerti astu, Ov. M. 4, 776: sollers subtilisque descriptio partium, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121: frugum et pecudum custodia sollers, Verg. G. 4, 327: genus acuminis in reprehendendis verbis versutum et sollers, Cic. Brut. 67, 236: ingenium, Ov. F. 3, 840: hominum natura, id. Am. 3, 8, 45: manus, Tib. 1, 8, 29.—Comp.: nihil sollertius, Cic. Sen. 15, 54: sollertius est multo genus virile, Lucr. 5, 1356.—Sup.: fundus sollertissimus, qs. most creative, i. e. most productive, fruitful, Cato R. R. 8 fin.— Hence, adv.: sollerter (sōlert-), skilfully, dexterously, shrewdly, sagaciously, ingeniously: aliquid consequi, Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 26: patefacere futura, Tac. A. 6, 21: explorans, Spart. Hadr. 10.—Comp.: simulata sollertius, Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 88: exprimere incessus, vultum, etc., Ov. M. 11, 635: colere hortos, id. ib. 14, 624: imperare, Treb. Poll. Gall. 13.—Sup.: aliquid sollertissime perspicere, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 98: tempora persequi, Vop. Car. 4.

sollers (sōlers), ertis (v. sollus [= totus] u. ars), eig. »ganz Kunst«, Ggstz. iners; dah. mit praktischem Sinn od. mit Geschick ausgestattet, schöpferisch, erfinderisch, anschlägig, anstellig, geschickt, im üblen Sinne verschlagen, verschmitzt, schlau, a) v. Pers.: adulescens, Ter.: hominum genus, Mela: agricola, Cic.: Ulixes, Ov.: sollers ingenio, Tac.: quo quisque est sollertior et ingeniosior, hoc etc., Cic.: sollertior isto, Ov.: divitiarum quaestu quam custodiā sollertior, Iustin.: ex his unus, qui destinandis sagittis sollertior habebatur, der für einen geschickten Bogenschützen galt, Iul. Val.: diligentissimus et sollertissimus princeps, Eutr.: rudis antea et ignarus belli, sollertissimus omnium in paucis tempestatibus factus est, Sall. – m. folg. Infin., Hor. carm. 4, 8, 8. Ov. am. 2, 7, 17. Sil. 1, 79; 8, 258 u. 595. – m. folg. Genet., Musa lyrae sollers, Hor. de art. poët. 407: sollers cunctandi Fabius, Sil. 7, 126. – m. folg. Abl., sollers ingenio, Tac.: non sollertior ense, Sil. 12, 469. – m. ad u. Akk., ad inveniendum sollers, Lact. epit. 70, 8: ad inferenda bella sollertissimus, Amm. 30, 9, 4: cum esset deus ad excogitandum providentissimus, ad faciendum sollertissimus, Lact. 2, 8, 3. – b) v. Lebl.: genus acuminis, Cic.: natura, Cic.: providentia naturae, Cic.: descriptio, Cic.: consilium, Curt.: sollertia ducum facta, Frontin: nihil sollertius, Cic.: fundus sollertissimus, höchst ertragsfähig, Cato r.r. 8, 2. – ➳ Abl. Sing. gew. sollertī; doch auch sollerte, wie Ov. ex Pont. 4, 14, 35.

sollers [CL] 1 clever, ingenious, wise: a (of person); b (of mental ability); c (of activity, quality, or other abstr.). a donec hii, qui agiliores solertioresque extiterant, discensis suis praepropere caballis, equum terrae inherentem extraherent Willib. Bonif. 9; Agatho ‥ vir justus et simplex, ac in rebus ecclesiasticis non mediocriter ~s Eadmer Wilf. 32; ~tis imperatoris deceptus astutia W. Malm. GR IV 387; nostra etas ~tior vicit naturam Id. GP IV 184; Heluisa ‥ ~s erat et facunda, sed atrox et avara Ord. Vit. VIII 14 p. 345. b cum ‥ quid haec essent solerti animo scrutaretur Bede HE IV 3 p. 209; Boamundus ‥ ~tis ingenii vir W. Malm. GR IV 363; venerabilem Bedam presbiterum ‥ per ‥ solertis ingenii laborem in divinorum eloquiorum noticia optime noverat plurimum proficisse Chr. Witham 497. c multos ‥ correxit, vel ad solertiorem veritatis inquisitionem accendit Bede HE III 25; ipse ‥ mira eloqui dissertitudine et ~tissima parabularum adsertione efficaciter praedicando Willib. Bonif. 3; tota machina quatuor firmis columnis fulciatur. primam columnam erigat prophetica auctoritas ‥ quartum figat magistrorum solers sublimitas Hon. Eluc. 1110A. 2 diligent, careful, assiduous. solertissimus naturarum inquisitor Plinius Bede TR 34; juvit eos ‥ studiosi rectoris exemplum atque instantia ~s Hist. Abb. Jarrow 11; hic Domini antistes, hac ~tissimae sollicitudinis cura inspiratus Willib. Bonif. 8; sit via prudens, via fortis, arcta, / justa seu solers, bene temperata Alcuin Carm. 121. 14. 2; haec ita sollerti perfecerat undique cura Frith. 1325; sanctimonialium inibi aggregavit conventum, eas doctrina instanti erudiens interius, eis industria ~ti vite necessaria procurans exterius V. Gund. 34; licet ~s esset ac religiosus et in ordine fervidus Ord. Vit. III 5 p. 85.

sollers (11) (mieux que sōlers), tis, de sollus et ars, ¶ 1 tout à fait industrieux, habile, adroit : Afran. d. Non. 21, 33 ; Ter. Eun. 478 ; Cic. Rep. 2, 37 ; sollertior Cic. Com. 31 ; sollertissimus Sall. J. 96, 1 || sollers ponere Hor. O. 4, 8, 8, habile à représenter... ; [av. gén.] lyræ sollers Hor. P. 407, qui a la science de la lyre ; cunctandi Sil. 7, 126, qui sait temporiser ¶ 2 [en parl. de choses] ingénieux, intelligent, habile : sollers subtilisque descriptio partium Cic. Nat. 2, 121, adroite et fine distribution des parties du corps, cf. Cic. Nat. 2, 128 ; Br. 236 ; insitiones, quibus nihil invenit agricultura sollertius Cic. CM 54, la greffe, qui est la découverte la plus ingénieuse de lʼagriculture || fundus sollertissimus Cato Agr. 8, 2, terre la plus apte à produire.

soll-ers, gen. ertis (sollus en ars) bedreven, vaardig, met inzicht, slim, bekwaam; sluw, listig (mbt., in: gen.; m. inf.) [adulescens; agricola; Ulixes; consilium; manus; descriptio; lyrae]; — adv. sollerter.

sollers (not sōlers), tis (abl.ertī; once erte, O.), adj.with comp.and sup.

sollus (3 SAL-)+ ars, skilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert: quae liberum Scire aequom est adulescentem, sollertem dabo, make accomplished, T.: in omni officio: vir, O.: agricola, N.: quo quisque est sollertior: antea ignarus belli, sollertissimus omnium factus est, S.: animus, L.: sollerti astu, O.: coloribus Sollers nunc hominem ponere nunc deum, H.: Musa lyrae sollers, H.—Manifesting skill, requiring dexterity, clever, ingenious: descriptio partium: pecudum custodia, V.: insitiones, quibus nihil sollertius, etc.

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