(P. a.) : sĭtus, a, um, Part. and of sino.

(P. a.) : sĭtus, ūs, m.sino.
* (Sino, 1. situs, A.; prop. a being laid or placed, a lying; hence, by meton.)
* The manner of lying, the situation, local position, site of a thing (class. in sing. and plur.; mostly of localities; syn. positus).
* Lit.
* Transf. (= regio), a quarter of the world, region (Plinian): a meridiano situ ad septentriones,Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 245; 2, 47, 48, § 127; 3, 12, 17, § 108; cf. Sill. ad Plin. 16, § 2.—Plur.: (pantherae) repleturae illos situs,Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 7.
* Soil (late Lat.): quae loca pingui situ et cultu,Amm. 24, 5, 3.
* Description (late Lat.): cujus originem in Africae situ digessimus plene,Amm. 29, 5, 18.
* Rust, mould, mustiness, dust, dirt, etc., that a thing acquires from lying too long in one place (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Caes.; syn.: squalor, sordes): corrumpor situ,Plaut. Truc. 5, 23; cf.: quae in usu sunt et manum cottidie tactumque patiuntur, numquam periculum situs adeunt,Sen. Ben. 3, 2, 2: tristia duri Militis in tenebris occupat arma situs,Tib. 1, 10, 50: arma squalere situ ac rubigine,Quint. 10, 1, 30: immundo pallida mitra situ,Prop. 4 (5), 5, 70. ne aut supellex vestisve condita situ dilabatur,Col. 12, 3, 5: per loca senta situ,Verg. A. 6, 462: araneosus situs,Cat. 23, 3: immundus,Ov. Am. 1, 12, 30; cf. id. ib. 1, 8, 52; id. Tr. 3, 10, 70: detergere situm ferro,Sil. 7, 534: deterso situ,Plin. Pan. 50: prata situ vetustatis obducta,Col. 2, 18, 2.
* Filthiness of the body: genas situ liventes, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Com. Rel. p. 225 Rib.: situm inter oris et barba, etc.): en ego victa situ,Verg. A. 7, 452; Ov. M. 7, 290; 7, 303; 8, 802; Luc. 6, 516; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33.
* Trop.
* Neglect, idleness, absence of use: indigna est pigro forma perire situ,Ov. Am. 2, 3, 14: et segnem patiere situ durescere campum,Verg. G. 1, 72; Col. 2, 2, 6: gladius usu splendescit, situ rubiginat,App. Flor. 3, p. 351, 32.
* Of the mind, a rusting, moulding, a wasting away, dulness, inactivity: senectus victa situ,Verg. A. 7, 440: marcescere otio situque civitatem,Liv. 33, 45 fin.: situ obsitae justitia, aequitas,Vell. 2, 126, 2: quae (mens) in hujusmodi secretis languescit et quendam velut in opaco situm ducit,Quint. 1, 2, 18; cf. id. 12, 5, 2: ne pereant turpi pectora nostra situ,Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 2: depellere situm curis,Stat. S. 5, 3, 34: flebis in aeterno surda jacere situ (carmina),i. e. oblivion,Prop. 1, 7, 18: (verba) priscis memorata Catonibus Nunc situs informis premit et deserta vetustas,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118; cf.: verborum situs,Sen. Ep. 58, 3: nec umquam passure situm,Stat. Th. 3, 100: passus est leges istas situ atque senio emori,Gell. 20, 1, 10.