māteria and māteriēs ae, acc. am and em, f
mater,
stuff, matter, material, timber, substance
: earum (navium) materiā ad reliquas reficiendas
uti, Cs.: rerum, ex quā et in
quā sunt omnia: materiam superabat opus, O.: si nihil valet materies: consumpserat omnem Materiam,
means of subsistence
, O.—Fig.,
a subject, matter, subject-matter, topic, ground, theme
: artis: bella ad iocandum: materies crescit mihi,
the subject grows on me
: aequa Viribus,
suited to your powers
, H.—
A cause, occasion, source, opportunity
: gloriae suae: seditionis: ratio cui et fortuna ipsa
prae<*> buit materiam, L.: criminandi, L.: materiam invidiae dare:
iocorum, Iu.—
A resource, store
: consumpserat omnem Materiam ficti, O.—
Naturai abilities, capacity, disposition
: fac, fuisse in isto Catonis materiem: ingentis publice
privatimque decoris, L.: ad
cupiditatem, L.: materiā digna perire
tuā,
unfeeling disposition
, O.
