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a small portion

  • 1 pungo

    pungo, pŭpŭgi, punctum, 3 (old fut. perf. pepugero, Att. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 10; perf. punxi, acc. to Diom. p. 369 P.:

    pupungi, in pungit, punxit, pupungit,

    Not. Tir. p. 131; scanned pŭpūgi, Prud. steph. 9, 59), v. a. [root pug-, to thrust, strike, whence also pugil, pugnus; Gr. pux, etc.], to prick, puncture (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    aliquem,

    Cic. Sest. 10, 24:

    acu comatoriā mihi malas pungebat,

    Petr. 21:

    vulnus quod acu punctum videretur,

    Cic. Mil. 24, 65.—
    B.
    Transf.
    * 1.
    To pierce into, penetrate, enter:

    corpus,

    Lucr. 2, 460 (v. the passage in connection).—
    2.
    To affect sensibly, to sting, bite: ut pungat colubram: cum pupugerit, etc., Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 894 P.:

    pungunt sensum,

    Lucr. 4, 625:

    aliquem manu,

    to pinch, Petr. 87 fin.:

    nitrum adulteratum pungit,

    has a pungent taste, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—
    3.
    To press, hasten:

    futura pungunt, nec se superari sinunt,

    Pub. Syr. v. 177 Rib.—
    II.
    Trop., to prick, sting, vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy, etc.:

    scrupulus aliquem stimulat ac pungit,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:

    epistula illa ita me pupugit, ut somnum mihi ademerit,

    id. Att. 2, 16, 1:

    jamdudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 158:

    pungit me, quod scribis, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 1:

    si paupertas momordit, si ignominia pupugit,

    id. Tusc. 3, 34, 82:

    quos tamen pungit aliquid,

    id. ib. 5, 35, 102:

    odi ego, quos numquam pungunt suspiria somnos,

    Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 27. —Hence, punctus, a, um, P. a., pricked in, like a point; hence, of time: puncto tempore (cf.: puncto temporis; v. infra), in an instant, in a moment (only in Lucr.), Lucr. 2, 263; 456; 1006; 4, 216; 6, 230.—Hence, subst. in two forms.
    I. A.
    Lit. (very rare), Mart. 11, 45, 6.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    A point, small spot (as if made by pricking):

    ova punctis distincta,

    Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 144:

    gemma sanguineis punctis,

    id. 37, 8, 34, § 113:

    puncta quae terebrantur acu,

    Mart. 11, 46, 2:

    ferream frontem convulnerandam praebeant punctis,

    i. e. with the marks of slavery, Plin. Pan. 35.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    A point made in writing, Aus. Epigr. 35, 1; 145, 5;

    as a punctuation mark,

    Diom. p. 432 P.—
    (β).
    A mathematical point. Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 116.—
    (γ).
    A point or spot on dice: quadringenis in punctum sestertiis aleam lusit, Suet. Ner. [p. 1492] 30; Aus. Prof. 1, 29.—
    (δ).
    A point or dot as the sign of a vote, made in a waxen tablet, before the introduction of separate ballots;

    hence, transf.,

    a vote, suffrage, ballot, Cic. Planc. 22, 53; id. Mur. 34, 72; id. Tusc. 2, 26, 62.—Hence, poet., applause, approbation:

    omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci,

    Hor. A. P. 343:

    discedo Alcaeus puncto illius,

    id. Ep. 2, 2, 99; Aus. Grat. Act. ad Grat. 5.—
    (ε).
    A point on the bar of a steelyard, indicating the weight:

    diluis helleborum, certo compescere puncto nescius examen,

    Pers. 5, 100.—
    2.
    A small part of any thing divided or measured off, e.g.,
    a.
    A small weight, Pers. 5, 100.—
    b.
    A small liquid measure, Front. Aquaed. 25.—
    c.
    A small portion of time, an instant, a moment (cf. momentum):

    puncto temporis eodem,

    in the same moment, Cic. Sest. 24, 53; cf.:

    ne punctum quidem temporis,

    id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 7:

    nullo puncto temporis intermisso,

    id. N. D. 1, 20, 52; Caes. B. C. 2, 14.—In plur.:

    omnibus minimis temporum punctis,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 67:

    animi discessus a corpore fit ad punctum temporis,

    id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82:

    temporis puncto omnes Uticam relinquunt,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 25 fin.; Plin. Pan. 56:

    horae,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:

    diei,

    Lucr. 4, 201.—Rarely absol.:

    punctum est quod vivimus et adhuc puncto minus,

    Sen. Ep. 49, 14, 3:

    puncto brevissimo dilapsa domus,

    App. M. 9, p. 235, 30; cf.:

    quod momentum, quod immo temporis punctum, aut beneficio sterile aut vacuum laude,

    Plin. Pan. 56, 2; Vulg. Isa. 54, 7.—
    d.
    In space, a point:

    ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri, quo quasi punctum ejus attingimus, poeniteret,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16.—
    e.
    In discourse, a small portion, brief clause, short section, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2; id. de Or. 2, 41, 177; Aus. Idyll. 12 prooem.—
    II.
    puncta, ae, f. (very rare), a prick, puncture, Veg. Mil. 1, 12.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pungo

  • 2 pulmentum

        pulmentum ī, n    [for pulpamentum], a relish of flesh: Lepus tute es et pulmentum quaeris? You are a hare and yet hunt for game? T.— A portion of food: in singula pulmenta, into bits, H.
    * * *
    appetizer, small meat/fish starter portion; savory; relish/condiment/food (L+S)

    Latin-English dictionary > pulmentum

  • 3 punctum

        punctum ī, n    [P. n. of pungo], a prick, puncture: volucris parvulae (i. e. muscae), Ph.— A point, mathematical point, C.—Since in the comitia a point upon the waxed tablet indicated the name voted for, an affirmative vote, vote, suffrage, ballot: quot in eā tribu puncta tuleris: Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, i. e. has everybody's approval, H.—In space, a point: quasi punctum (terrae).—With temporis, the smallest portion of time, an instant, moment, point of time: Num temporis mihi punctum ad hanc rem est, T.: uno puncto temporis, at the same instant: nullo puncto temporis intermisso: animi discessus a corpore fit ad punctum temporis: temporis puncto Uticam relinquunt, Cs.—In discourse, a brief clause, short section.
    * * *
    point; dot/spot; small hole/puncture; pin prick; sting; vote/tick; tiny amount; point; full-stop; period (sign of punctuation)

    Latin-English dictionary > punctum

  • 4 portiuncula

    portion; small part

    Latin-English dictionary > portiuncula

  • 5 sorbitiuncula

    small draught/dose; posset; portion of food; mess (Douay); little cake (KJames)

    Latin-English dictionary > sorbitiuncula

  • 6 portiuncula

    portĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. [portio], a small part or portion (post-Aug.). vestis, Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 83:

    aedium,

    Dig. 39, 2, 15:

    domus,

    ib. 39, 3, 10 pr.:

    historiae Suetonii,

    Oros. 6, 7.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > portiuncula

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