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1 алкеева строфа
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3 большая алкеева строфа
General subject: Greater AlcaicУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > большая алкеева строфа
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4 малая алкеева строфа
General subject: Lesser AlcaicУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > малая алкеева строфа
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5 написанный алкеевой строфой
General subject: AlcaicУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > написанный алкеевой строфой
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6 стихи, написанные алкеевой строфой
General subject: alcaicУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стихи, написанные алкеевой строфой
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7 Lesbius
Lesbius adj., Λέσβιοσ, of Lesbos, Lesbian: civis, Alcaeus, H.: plectrum, Alcaic, H.: pes, the Sapphic meter, H.: vinum, H. -
8 alcaico
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9 Aeolii
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
10 Aeolius
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
11 Alcaeus
Alcaeus, i, m., = Alkaios, a renowned lyric poet of Mitylene, contemporary with Sappho, 610 B.C., inventor of the metre which bears his name, and which was imitated by the Latin poets, esp. by Horace; v. Hor. C. 2, 13, 27; 4, 9, 7; id. Ep. 1, 19, 29; 2, 2, 99; Ov. H. 15, 29 sq.; Quint. 10, 1, 63.— Hence, Alcăĭcus, a, um, adj., = Alkaïkos, of or pertaining to Alcœus: versus, the Alcaic verse; cf. Diom. 510 P.; Grotef. Gr. II. 107; Zumpt, Gr. § 866. -
12 Alcaicus
Alcaeus, i, m., = Alkaios, a renowned lyric poet of Mitylene, contemporary with Sappho, 610 B.C., inventor of the metre which bears his name, and which was imitated by the Latin poets, esp. by Horace; v. Hor. C. 2, 13, 27; 4, 9, 7; id. Ep. 1, 19, 29; 2, 2, 99; Ov. H. 15, 29 sq.; Quint. 10, 1, 63.— Hence, Alcăĭcus, a, um, adj., = Alkaïkos, of or pertaining to Alcœus: versus, the Alcaic verse; cf. Diom. 510 P.; Grotef. Gr. II. 107; Zumpt, Gr. § 866. -
13 Lesbiacus
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
14 Lesbias
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
15 Lesbis
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
16 Lesbium
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
17 Lesbius
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
18 Lesbos
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
19 Lesbous
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199.
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