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1 Attici
Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.I.In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:II.Athenae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:civis Attica atque libera,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:civis Attica,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:disciplina,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:fines,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:regio,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:thymum,
id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:mel,
of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:apis,
Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:columnae,
formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):ochra,
id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):paelex,
i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:profluvius, a disease of animals,
the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—Esp.A.Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:B.Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,
id. Or. 7, 23:lepos,
Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:logi,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:dicere,
Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:loqui,
id. 8, 1, 2:pressi oratores,
id. 12, 10, 18.—A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—C.A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —D.Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—E.Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip. -
2 Atticus
Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.I.In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:II.Athenae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:civis Attica atque libera,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:civis Attica,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:disciplina,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:fines,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:regio,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:thymum,
id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:mel,
of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:apis,
Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:columnae,
formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):ochra,
id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):paelex,
i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:profluvius, a disease of animals,
the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—Esp.A.Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:B.Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,
id. Or. 7, 23:lepos,
Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:logi,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:dicere,
Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:loqui,
id. 8, 1, 2:pressi oratores,
id. 12, 10, 18.—A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—C.A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —D.Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—E.Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip. -
3 atticē
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4 Cecropia
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
5 Cecropidae
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
6 Cecropides
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
7 Cecropis
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
8 Cecropius
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
9 Cecrops
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
10 Atticus
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11 cēnāculum
cēnāculum ī, n [cena], an upper story, upper room, garret, attic: Roma cenaculis sublata: mutat cenacula, his hired garret, H.: venit in cenacula, Iu.* * *attic, garret (often let as lodging); upstairs dining room; top/upper story -
12 cenacularia
business of renting attic lodgings; leasing of attic -
13 cenacularius
Icenacularia, cenacularium ADJof/pertaining to a garret/atticIIlodging-house keeper; tenant of an attic/garret (L+S) -
14 mina
1. I.A Greek weight of a hundred Attic drachmas, a mina, Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185; Rhem. Fann. de Ponder. 32 sq. —II. A.The silver mina; this was of 100 Attic drachmae or Roman denarii (about $18.05 of our currency):B.argenti,
Plaut. As. 2, 3, 16; id. Poen. 2, 21; 5, 5, 8 al.—Also absol.:mina,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 2; id. Ps. 3, 2, 87; id. Poen. 5, 6, 22 al.; Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91; id. Leg. 2, 27, 68:minae bonae mala opera partae,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 144.—Auri, the mina of gold, of five times the value of the silver one:2.alia opust auri mina,
Plaut. Truc. 5, 44; id. Mil. 5, 27.mĭna, ae, f. adj., smooth: mina ovis, smooth-bellied, with no wool on the belly:II.mina (id est ventre glabro), Varr R. R. 2, 2, 6: minae oves, a play on the double meaning of the word (v. 1. mina, II.),
Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 9.—Subst.: mĭna, ae, f.: minam Aelius vocitatam ait mammam alteram lacte deficientem, quasi minorem factam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll. -
15 Acharnānus
Acharnānus adj., of Acharnae (an Attic deme), N. -
16 Actaeus
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17 stilus
stilus (not stylus), ī, m [STIG-], a pointed instrument ; hence, in a double sense: si meus stilus ille fuisset, ut dicitur, had that weapon been mine, had I been the author of that tragedy: hic stilus haud petet ultro Quemquam, my pe<*> will stab no one wantonly, H.—For writing on waxen tablets, an iron pencil, style: orationes paene Attico stilo scriptae, with an Attic pen: luxuries, quae stilo depascenda est, i. e. to be moderated by practice in writing: vertit stilum in tabulis suis, i. e. makes erasures (with the broad upper end of the style): Saepe stilum vertas, H.— A writing, composition, practice of composing: stilus optimus dicendi effector: exercitatus, a practised pen.—A manner of writing, mode of expression, style: Dissimili oratione sunt factae (fabulae) ac stilo, in language and style, T.: artifex stilus, an artistic style.* * *stylus, pencil, iron pen; column, pillar -
18 atticisso
atticissare, atticissavi, atticissatus V INTRANSimitate the Attic/Athenian (elegant) manner of speaking -
19 caenacularius
caenacularia, caenacularium ADJof/pertaining to a garret/attic -
20 caenaculum
attic, garret (often let as lodging); upstairs dining room; top/upper story
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