ărundo

hărundo (better than ărundo, Bramb. s. v.; Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 441; Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, though the latter is freq. in MSS. and edd.; v. infra), ĭnis, f. [etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq.].

Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf.

also: culmus, calamus, stipula),

Cato, R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.:

intus medullam sabuci (habent)... inanitatem harundines,

id. 13, 22, 42, § 122:

longa parvae sub arundine cannae,

Ov. M. 8, 337:

fluvialis,

Verg. G. 2, 414;

used for covering or thatching huts and houses,

Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3;

esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae,

Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.:

teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere,

Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.—Prov.:

arundo vento agitata,

Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24:

arundinem quassatam non confringet,

ib. Matt. 12, 20. —

Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.

A fishing-rod:

hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5:

haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces,

Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.:

hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit,

Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.—

Limed twigs for catching birds:

parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt,

Petr. 40, 6:

volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit,

id. 109, 7:

cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu,

Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin:

aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda,

id. 9, 54, 3 id.:

ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos,

Sil. 7, 674:

harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.—

A wreath or crown made of reeds;

as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.;

v. Orell. ad loc.—Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo,

Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.;

of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines,

Ov. M. 9, 3:

subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas,

Val. Fl. 1, 218:

(Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine,

Vell. Pat. 2, 83;

and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo,

Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333:

velatus harundine glauca Mincius,

Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.—

The shaft of an arrow:

quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum,

Ov. M. 1, 471:

pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi,

Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.—Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow:

inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem,

Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526;

11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo,

Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.—

A pen:

neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos,

Mart. 1, 3, 10:

inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo,

Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus:

Cnidia,

Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and:

Acidalia,

Mart. 9, 14, 3.—

A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes, = surinx (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding):

junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat,

Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.;

11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam,

Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.:

compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen,

id. Cul. 100:

nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.—

A flute (made of the kalamos aulêtikos, Theophr. 4, 12):

Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena,

Ov. M. 6, 384.—

A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place:

stamen secernit arundo,

Ov. M. 6, 55.—

A reed for brushing down cobwebs:

ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23.—

A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained:

jugorum genera fere quatuor,... harundo, ut in Arpino,

Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.—

A rod (for beating, punishing):

ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit,

Petr. 134.—

Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.—

A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.—

A hobbyhorse, cane-horse, as a child's plaything:

equitare in harundine longa,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 248; cf.:

non erubuit (Socrates) cum, interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum parvulis filiolis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est,

Val. Max. 8, 8 ext. 1.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Dictē, ēs, f., Diktê, a mountain in the eastern part of Crete (now Sethia), in a cave of which Jupiter, acc. to fable, was concealed from Saturn, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164.—

Derivv.,

Dictaeus, a, um, adj., Dictaean, among poets for Cretan:

arva,

Verg. A. 3, 171:

saltus,

id. ib. 4, 73:

rura,

Ov. M. 3, 2:

greges,

id. F. 5, 118:

antrum,

Verg. G. 4, 152:

Nymphae,

id. E. 6, 57:

rex,

i. e. Jupiter, id. G. 2, 536;

also,

Minos, Ov. M. 8, 43:

Telestes,

id. 9, 717:

Dictaeae astra coronae,

i. e. of Ariadne, Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 208: arundo, i. e. of the Cretans, who were famous archers, Sil. 13, 184; so,

pennae,

id. 15, 634.—

dictamnus, i, f., or dic-tamnum, i, n., the plant dittany, growing in great abundance on Mount Dicte and Mount Ida: Origanum dictamnus, Linn.; Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 97; 25, 8, 53, § 93; 26, 14, 87, § 142; Verg. A. 12, 412; Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 126.

ē-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 ( praes. subj. evenat, Enn. ap. Non. 507, 20; Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3; id. Mil. 4, 1, 19:

evenant,

id. Ep. 3, 1, 2), v. n., to come out, come forth.

Lit. (very rare):

merses profundo: pulchrior evenit,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 65:

tota arundo serius praedicto tempore evenit,

comes up, grows up, Col. 4, 32, 2:

sine modo rus eveniat,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 1:

Capuam,

id. Rud. 3, 2, 17; cf.:

evenit sermo Samuelis Israeli,

Vulg. 1 Reg. 3, 21.—Far more freq. and class.,

Trop.

In gen., to fall out, come to pass, happen; and with alicui, to befall, happen to, betide one (v. 2. accido, II., and 1. contingo, II. B. 3. b.):

in hominum aetate multa eveniunt hujusmodi,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 57 sq.; cf.:

maxime id in rebus publicis evenit,

Cic. Rep. 1, 44:

timebam, ne evenirent ea, quae acciderunt,

id. Fam. 6, 21; cf. id. Planc. 6, 15; Sall. C. 51, 26:

quid homini potest turpius, quid viro miserius aut acerbius usu venire? quod tantum evenire dedecus?

Cic. Quint. 15, 49:

quem (sc. tyrannum) si optimates oppresserunt, quod ferme evenit, habet, etc.,

id. Rep. 1, 42; cf.:

quod evenit saepius,

id. ib.:

quod plerumque evenit,

id. ib.; 2, 28 fin.:

hoc in hac conformatione rei publicae non sine magnis principum vitiis evenit,

id. ib. 1, 45 fin.:

ut alia Tusculi, alia Romae eveniat saepe tempestas,

id. Div. 2, 45:

quota enim quaeque res evenit praedicta ab istis? aut si evenit quippiam: quid afferri potest, cur non casu id evenerit?

id. ib. 2, 24, 52:

ubi pax evenerat,

had been concluded, Sall. C. 9, 3 et saep.:

vereor, ne idem eveniat in meas litteras,

that the same thing will happen to my letter, Cic. Fam. 2, 10.— Impers., it happens (cf.: accidit, incidit, contigit, obtingit, fit), with ut:

evenit, senibus ambobus simul Iter ut esset,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 15; so Cic. Inv. 1, 35; Brutus ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 224; Quint. 1, 5, 28; 2, 12, 5 et saep.; with quod, Enn. ap. Non. 507, 20 (cf. 2. accido):

ob id, quod furtum fecit servus, evenit, quo minus eum habere domino liceat,

Dig. 30, 1, 45.—With dat.:

illi divitiae evenerunt maxumae,

Plaut. Men. prol. 67; cf.:

damna evenerunt maxuma misero mihi,

id. Stich. 1, 3, 56:

merito sibi ea evenerunt a me,

id. Capt. 2, 3, 55:

cum mihi nihil improviso evenisset,

Cic. Rep. 1, 4:

quibus (improbis) utinam ipsis evenissent ea, quae tum homines precabantur!

id. Sest. 33; cf. id. Fin. 1, 16, 53 et saep.:

L. Genucio consuli ea provincia sorte evenit,

fell to, Liv. 7, 6;

in the same sense without sorte,

Sall. J. 35, 3; Liv. 2, 40 fin.; 9, 41 et saep.: si quid sibi eveniret, if any thing should happen to himself, euphemist. for if he should die, Suet. Caes. 86 Ruhnk.; Vop. Prob. 6 fin.; cf.:

si in Pompeio quid humani evenisset,

Sall. H. Fragm. 5, 8, p. 244 ed. Gerl. (v. 2. accido, II.).—

In partic., to proceed, follow, result (as a consequence) from any thing; to turn out, issue, end in any way (cf. evado, I. B. 2.; evado is used both of [p. 667] persons and things, but evenio only of things):

eventus est alicujus exitus negotii, in quo quaeri solet, quid ex quaque re evenerit, eveniat, eventurum sit, etc.,

Cic. Inv. 1, 28, 42:

ut nobis haec habitatio bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3:

quae (auspicia) sibi secunda evenerint,

Cic. Div. 1, 15, 27 (al. secunde); cf. Suet. Vit. 9:

cuncta prospera eventura,

Sall. J. 63, 1; cf. Liv. 21, 21; 37, 47:

quoniam quae occulte tentaverat, aspera foedaque evenerant (opp. prospere cessere),

Sall. C. 26 fin. Kritz.; cf.:

si adversa pugna evenisset,

Liv. 8, 31:

ut ea res mihi magistratuique bene atque feliciter eveniret,

Cic. Mur. 1; so,

bene ac feliciter,

Liv. 31, 5; cf. feliciter, * Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 3:

prospere,

Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 2 (with cadere); so,

prospere,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 1; Cic. N. D. 2, 66 fin.; Liv. 9, 19:

bene,

Sall. J. 92, 3; cf.:

male istis eveniat,

Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 39:

vides omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

Cic. Div. 2, 24 fin.; cf.:

quod si fors aliter quam voles evenerit,

Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 37:

si quid praeter spem evenit,

Ter. And. 2, 6, 5; id. Ad. 5, 3, 29; id. Phorm. 2, 1, 16; 21:

quoniam haec evenerunt nostra ex sententia,

Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 89; cf. Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 17; id. Hec. 5, 4, 32:

istaec blanda dicta quo eveniant,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 48; so,

quo,

id. ib. 1, 2, 52; id. Bacch. 1, 2, 36; cf.

quorsum,

Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 118.—Hence, ēventum, i, n. (acc. to evenio, II.).

An occurrence, chance, event.

In gen. (rare):

semper me causae eventorum magis movent quam ipsa eventa,

Cic. Att. 9, 5, 2:

plurimorum seculorum et eventorum memoria,

id. Rep. 3, 9, 14:

si cujusque facti et eventi causa ponetur,

id. Part. Or. 9, 32.—

In Lucr. opp. conjunctum, of the external conditions, or accidents, of persons and things (as poverty, riches, freedom, etc.), Lucr. 1, 450; 458; 467; 470 al.—

Alicujus, that which befalls one, experience, fortune:

ei qui sciunt quid aliis acciderit, facile ex aliorum eventis suis rationibus possunt providere,

Auct. Her. 4, 9, 13:

ut te ex nostris eventis communibus admonendum putarem,

Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 9:

fabula rerum eventorumque nostrorum,

id. ib. 5, 12, 6:

cui omnia pendere ex alterius eventis coguntur,

id. Tusc. 5, 12, 36:

plures aliorum eventis docentur,

Tac. A. 4, 33.—

The issue, consequence, result, effect of an action (cf.: exitus, eventus, successus, obitus, occasus), freq. in Cic., usually plur.:

consilia eventis ponderare,

Cic. Rab. Post. 1;

so opp. facta,

id. Pis. 41; Fragm. ap. Non. 204, 6;

opp. causae,

id. Div. 1, 6 fin.; id. Top. 18:

quorum praedicta quotidie videat re et eventis refelli,

id. Div. 2, 47 fin. —In sing., Cic. Att. 3, 8, 4.

fēcundus (sometimes erroneously foecund-and faecund-, but v. Varr. ap. Gell. 16, 12 fin., and ap. Non. 54, 8), a, um, adj. [from ‡ feo, whence also fetus, femina, fenus, etc., cf. felix], fruitful, fertile (of plants and animals).—Constr. with abl., gen., or absol. (with gen. only poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Lit. (class.):

fossiones agri repastinationesque, quibus fit multo terra fecundior,

Cic. de Sen. 15, 53; cf. Verg. G. 1, 67; Quint. 10, 3, 2:

glebae,

Lucr. 1, 211:

solum,

Quint. 2, 19, 2: cf. Just. 2, 1:

salices viminibus, frondibus ulmi,

Verg. G. 2, 446.—With gen.:

regio fecunda fruticis exigui,

Col. 9, 4, 2:

tellus metallorum,

Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 78;

for which: Amathus metallis,

Ov. M. 10, 220 Bach. N. cr.:

mons silvae frequens fecundusque,

Tac. A. 4, 65:

segetes fecundae et uberes,

id. Or. 15, 48:

nihil ocimo fecundius,

Plin. 19, 7, 36, § 120:

uxores,

Lucr. 4, 1254:

conjux,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 31:

lepus,

id. ib. 2, 4, 44; cf.:

sue... nihil genuit natura fecundius,

Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 160.—

Transf.

Rich, abundant, abounding in any thing (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

fecundi calices quem non fecere disertum?

Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 19; cf.

fons,

i. e. copious, Ov. M. 14, 791:

legere fecundis collibus herbas,

plentifuliy furnished, thickly studded, id. ib. 14, 347:

fecundissima gens,

rich in agricultural products, Plin. Pan. 31, 6:

(specus) Uberibus fecundus aquis,

Ov. M. 3, 31; cf.:

fecunda melle Calymne,

id. ib. 8, 222:

viscera (Tityi) poenis,

i. e. constantly renewed, Verg. A. 6, 598:

Echidna, fecunda poenis viscera trahens,

Ambros. in Tob. 12, 41:

nigris Meroe fecunda colonis,

Luc. 10, 303:

cingula monstris,

Val. Fl. 6, 470.— With gen.:

Aemilium genus fecundum bonorum civium,

Tac. A. 6, 27 fin. —

Making fruitful, fertilizing (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

imber,

Verg. G. 2, 325; cf.

Nilus,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54:

excipe fecundae patienter verbera dextrae, i. e. the blows with a thong of skin given to women by the luperci, and which were supposed to promote fruitfulness,

Ov. F. 2, 427; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 343; and:

quam (Danaën) implevit fecundo Juppiter auro,

Ov. M. 4, 698.—

Trop., fruitful, fertile, prolific, abundant (class.): pectus, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 13, 22; Verg. A. 7, 338:

artifex,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 71:

a quo (Anaxagora) eum (Periclem), cum alia praeclara quaedam et magnifica didicisse, uberem et fecundum fuisse,

Cic. Or. 4, 15:

duo genera verborum: unum fecundum, quod declinando multas ex se parit dispariles formas, ut est lego, legis, legam, sic alia: alterum genus sterile, quod ex se parit nihil, ut est etiam, vix, cras, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 8, § 9 Müll.:

amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus,

Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 70:

fecunda culpae saecula,

Hor. C. 3, 6, 17:

veri sacerdos,

Sil. 13, 490:

fecundum in fraudes hominum genus,

id. 2, 498:

vester porro labor fecundior, historiarum scriptores?

Juv. 7, 98.—Hence, fēcundē, adv., fruitfully, abundantly:

fecundius poëmata ferrent fructum,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 2 Müll.:

arundo recisa fecundius resurgit,

Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 163:

cantharides nascuntur fecundissime in fraxino,

id. 29, 4, 30, § 94.

fissĭlis, e, adj. [findo].

That may be cleft or split, fissile (rare;

not in Cic. or Caes.): robur,

Verg. A. 6, 181;

lignum,

id. G. 1, 144; Plin. 16, 39, 73, § 187:

arundo,

id. 16, 36, 64, § 157:

vena lapidis,

id. 36, 17, 27, § 131.—

Cleft, split:

stipes,

Col. 9, 1, 3. —Comically transf.:

ad focum si adesses, Non fissile haberes caput,

you would not have had your crown cracked, Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 26.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.

Gortyna, ae, and Gortyne, ēs (also Cortynia, ae, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; and Gortyn, nos, acc. to the Gr. Gortun, Val. Fl. 1, 709), f., = Gortunê, an important and very ancient city of Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; 12, 1, 5, § 11; Luc. 3, 186; Sen. Troad. 821.—

Derivv.

Gortynĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Gortyna, Gortynian; and poet., in gen., for Cretan (cf. Gnosius, under Gnosus, II. A.):

judex,

of Gortyna, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: canis, Varius ap. Macr. S. 6, 2:

stabula,

Verg. E. 6, 60:

spicula,

id. A. 11, 773:

arbiter,

i. e. Minos, Stat. Th. 4, 530:

aliger,

i. e. Dœdalus, Aus. Idyll. 10, 300.—In Plur.: Gortynii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gortyna, Gortynians, Liv. 33, 3; 37, 60.—

Gortynĭăcus, a, um, adj., Gortynian, Cretan:

arcus,

Ov. M. 7, 778. —

Gortynis, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:

arundo,

Luc. 6, 214.

Gortyna, ae, and Gortyne, ēs (also Cortynia, ae, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; and Gortyn, nos, acc. to the Gr. Gortun, Val. Fl. 1, 709), f., = Gortunê, an important and very ancient city of Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; 12, 1, 5, § 11; Luc. 3, 186; Sen. Troad. 821.—

Derivv.

Gortynĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Gortyna, Gortynian; and poet., in gen., for Cretan (cf. Gnosius, under Gnosus, II. A.):

judex,

of Gortyna, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: canis, Varius ap. Macr. S. 6, 2:

stabula,

Verg. E. 6, 60:

spicula,

id. A. 11, 773:

arbiter,

i. e. Minos, Stat. Th. 4, 530:

aliger,

i. e. Dœdalus, Aus. Idyll. 10, 300.—In Plur.: Gortynii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gortyna, Gortynians, Liv. 33, 3; 37, 60.—

Gortynĭăcus, a, um, adj., Gortynian, Cretan:

arcus,

Ov. M. 7, 778. —

Gortynis, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:

arundo,

Luc. 6, 214.