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Alcaeus, ī, m. (Ἀλκαιος), ein griechischer Lyriker aus Mytilene auf Lesbos (um 610-602 v. Chr.), in der metrischen Behandlung seiner Gedichte so ausgezeichnet, daß nach ihm eine Art des Strophenbaues den Namen »alcäische Strophe« führt, Cic. Tusc. 4, 71. Hor. ep. 1, 19, 29 u. 2, 2, 99. Quint. 10, 1, 63. – Dav. Alcaïcus, a, um (Ἀλκαϊκός), alcäisch, metrum, Sidon. ep. 9, 13. v. 10. Diom. 510, 1 u. 5. Serv. de cent. metr. 458, 14 u. 463, 24. Acro Hor. carm. 2, 13, 26: subst., Alcaico (sc. metro) personare, Isid. 6, 2, 17.

Metaurus, ī, m. (Μέταυρος), ein Fluß in Umbrien, berühmt durch die große Schlacht (207 v. Chr.), in der Hasdrubal, Hannibals Bruder, vom Konsul C. Klaudius Nero, der sich mit dem anderen Konsul M. Livius Salinator vereinigt hatte, mit 66000 Mann Kerntruppen geschlagen wurde, j. Metaro od. Metro, Liv. 27, 47 9: adi. (poet.) Metaurum flūmen, des Metaurus Flut, Hor. carm. 4, 4, 38; vgl. Prisc. 5, 43.

re-nuo, uī, ere, abwinken = ablehnen, verneinen, mißbilligen (Ggstz. annuo), multi renuēre, Ov.: renuit negitatque Sabellus, Hor.: oculo renuente, Ov.: annuendi renuendique motus, Quint.: übtr., renuente metro, da es das Versmaß nicht zuläßt, Prud. perist. 4, 162. – m. Dat., alci, Tac.: huic decem milium crimini, widersprechen, Cic.: m. Acc., renuis, quod iubet alter, Hor.: quid annuat mente vel renuat: Augustin.: nullum convivium, ausschlagen, Cic., laudem labori, versagen, Sabin. epist. – m. Infin., non renuo mori, Prud. perist. 14, 20. Vulg. psalm. 76, 3; Ierem. 5, 3 u. 9, 6.

lī̆quĭdus, a, um (the first syll. usually short; long in Lucr. 1, 349; 3, 427; while in the line id. 4, 1259 it is used both as long and short; v. infra), adj. [liqueo], flowing, fluid, liquid.

Lit.:

aqua bona et liquida,

Cato, R. R. 73:

crassaque conveniant liquidis et liquida crassis,

Lucr. 4, 1259:

liquida moles,

the sea, id. 6, 405:

iter,

a voyage, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 14:

palaestra (because there liquid unguents were used),

Luc. 9, 661:

odores,

liquid unguents, Hor. C. 1, 5, 2: sorores, fountain-nymphs, Ov. M. 1, 704:

venter,

loose, Cels. 2, 8:

alvus,

watery, loose, id. 2, 6.— Subst.: lī̆quĭdum, i, n., a liquid, water:

tibi si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

cum liquido mixtā polentā,

Ov. M. 5, 454.—

Transf., clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure:

lumen,

Lucr. 5, 281:

fontes,

Verg. E. 2, 59:

ignis,

id. ib. 6, 33:

aër,

id. G. 1, 404:

aether,

id. A. 7, 65; Hor. C. 2, 20, 2:

Baiae,

id. ib. 3, 4, 24:

color,

id. ib. 4, 8, 7:

liquidior lux,

Curt. 7, 11, 22:

liquidissima caeli tempestas,

Lucr. 4, 168:

nox,

Verg. A. 10, 272:

aestas,

id. G. 4, 59: iter, serene way (through the air), id. A. 5, 217.—

Esp. of sounds.

Of the voice: vox, a clear voice or song:

variae volucres liquidis loca vocibus opplent,

Lucr. 2, 146; Verg. G. 1, 410:

cui liquidam pater Vocem cum cithara dedit,

Hor. C. 1, 24, 3:

carmen citharae,

Lucr. 4, 981.—

Liquidae consonantes, the liquids, i. e. the letters l, m, n, r, Prisc. 1, 2, 11; 2, 2, 13: liquidae dictae sunt (litterae) quia liquescunt in metro aliquoties et pereunt, Cledon. p. 1882 P. al.; cf. liquesco, I. B. 2.—

Trop.

Flowing, continuing without interruption:

genus sermonis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.—

Clear, calm, serene, peaceful:

tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse tempestas solet,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64:

animo liquido et tranquillo es,

id. Ep. 5, 1, 36:

liquido's animo,

id. Ps. 1, 3, 3:

mens,

Cat. 63, 46:

somnus,

Val. Fl. 4, 16.—

Unmixed, unadulterated:

ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,

Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

voluptas liquida puraque,

Lucr. 3, 40; cf.:

voluptas et libera,

Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 58.—

Clear, evident, certain:

auspicium,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 72.—Hence, lī̆quĭdum, i, n., clearness, certainty:

redigere aliquid ad liquidum,

Sen. Ep. 71, 32:

ad liquidum confessumque perducere aliquid,

Quint. 5, 14, 28:

res ad liquidum ratione perducta,

Vell. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lĭquĭdō and lĭquĭdē, clearly.

Lit.:

caelum liquide serenum,

Gell. 2, 21, 2.— Comp.:

liquidius audiunt talpae,

Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191.—

Clearly, plainly, evidently, certainly:

aliquid liquido audire,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136; so,

confirmare,

id. ib. 2, 4, 56, §

124: negare,

id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:

si liquido appareat,

Dig. 44, 5, 1:

si liquido constiterit,

ib. 29, 4, 4.—In the form liquide:

consistere,

Gell. 14, 1, 7.— Comp.:

liquidius judicare,

Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 1:

liquidius facere,

id. Fin. 2, 12, 38:

aliquid liquidius absolvere,

Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20.— Sup.:

liquidissime atque invictissime defendere,

Aug. Ep. 28 fin.

lī̆quĭdus, a, um (the first syll. usually short; long in Lucr. 1, 349; 3, 427; while in the line id. 4, 1259 it is used both as long and short; v. infra), adj. [liqueo], flowing, fluid, liquid.

Lit.:

aqua bona et liquida,

Cato, R. R. 73:

crassaque conveniant liquidis et liquida crassis,

Lucr. 4, 1259:

liquida moles,

the sea, id. 6, 405:

iter,

a voyage, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 14:

palaestra (because there liquid unguents were used),

Luc. 9, 661:

odores,

liquid unguents, Hor. C. 1, 5, 2: sorores, fountain-nymphs, Ov. M. 1, 704:

venter,

loose, Cels. 2, 8:

alvus,

watery, loose, id. 2, 6.— Subst.: lī̆quĭdum, i, n., a liquid, water:

tibi si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

cum liquido mixtā polentā,

Ov. M. 5, 454.—

Transf., clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure:

lumen,

Lucr. 5, 281:

fontes,

Verg. E. 2, 59:

ignis,

id. ib. 6, 33:

aër,

id. G. 1, 404:

aether,

id. A. 7, 65; Hor. C. 2, 20, 2:

Baiae,

id. ib. 3, 4, 24:

color,

id. ib. 4, 8, 7:

liquidior lux,

Curt. 7, 11, 22:

liquidissima caeli tempestas,

Lucr. 4, 168:

nox,

Verg. A. 10, 272:

aestas,

id. G. 4, 59: iter, serene way (through the air), id. A. 5, 217.—

Esp. of sounds.

Of the voice: vox, a clear voice or song:

variae volucres liquidis loca vocibus opplent,

Lucr. 2, 146; Verg. G. 1, 410:

cui liquidam pater Vocem cum cithara dedit,

Hor. C. 1, 24, 3:

carmen citharae,

Lucr. 4, 981.—

Liquidae consonantes, the liquids, i. e. the letters l, m, n, r, Prisc. 1, 2, 11; 2, 2, 13: liquidae dictae sunt (litterae) quia liquescunt in metro aliquoties et pereunt, Cledon. p. 1882 P. al.; cf. liquesco, I. B. 2.—

Trop.

Flowing, continuing without interruption:

genus sermonis,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.—

Clear, calm, serene, peaceful:

tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse tempestas solet,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64:

animo liquido et tranquillo es,

id. Ep. 5, 1, 36:

liquido's animo,

id. Ps. 1, 3, 3:

mens,

Cat. 63, 46:

somnus,

Val. Fl. 4, 16.—

Unmixed, unadulterated:

ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,

Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

voluptas liquida puraque,

Lucr. 3, 40; cf.:

voluptas et libera,

Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 58.—

Clear, evident, certain:

auspicium,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 72.—Hence, lī̆quĭdum, i, n., clearness, certainty:

redigere aliquid ad liquidum,

Sen. Ep. 71, 32:

ad liquidum confessumque perducere aliquid,

Quint. 5, 14, 28:

res ad liquidum ratione perducta,

Vell. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lĭquĭdō and lĭquĭdē, clearly.

Lit.:

caelum liquide serenum,

Gell. 2, 21, 2.— Comp.:

liquidius audiunt talpae,

Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191.—

Clearly, plainly, evidently, certainly:

aliquid liquido audire,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136; so,

confirmare,

id. ib. 2, 4, 56, §

124: negare,

id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:

si liquido appareat,

Dig. 44, 5, 1:

si liquido constiterit,

ib. 29, 4, 4.—In the form liquide:

consistere,

Gell. 14, 1, 7.— Comp.:

liquidius judicare,

Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 1:

liquidius facere,

id. Fin. 2, 12, 38:

aliquid liquidius absolvere,

Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20.— Sup.:

liquidissime atque invictissime defendere,

Aug. Ep. 28 fin.

mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = mêtropolis, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).

Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—

Trop.:

metropolis et arx mentis,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.

Mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = Mêtropolis, the proper name of several cities, e. g. in Thessaly, between Pharsalus and Gomphi, Caes. B. C. 3, 80; Liv. 32, 13, 11.— Mētrŏ-pŏlītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Metropolis, Caes. B. C. 3, 81; cf.

of others,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; 5, 29, 31, § 120.

mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = mêtropolis, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).

Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—

Trop.:

metropolis et arx mentis,

Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.

Mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = Mêtropolis, the proper name of several cities, e. g. in Thessaly, between Pharsalus and Gomphi, Caes. B. C. 3, 80; Liv. 32, 13, 11.— Mētrŏ-pŏlītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Metropolis, Caes. B. C. 3, 81; cf.

of others,

Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 106; 5, 29, 31, § 120.

mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [1. metropolis], of or belonging to a metropolis, metropolitan (post-class.):

nomen,

Cod. Just. 11, 21, 1.—Esp. subst.: Mētrŏ-pŏlītānus, i, m., a metropolitan, the bishop of a metropolitan church, Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [2. Metropolis], of or belonging to the city of Metropolis:

campus,

Liv. 38, 15.

mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [1. metropolis], of or belonging to a metropolis, metropolitan (post-class.):

nomen,

Cod. Just. 11, 21, 1.—Esp. subst.: Mētrŏ-pŏlītānus, i, m., a metropolitan, the bishop of a metropolitan church, Sid. Ep. 7, 9.

Mētrŏpŏlītānus, a, um, adj. [2. Metropolis], of or belonging to the city of Metropolis:

campus,

Liv. 38, 15.