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1 water-serpent
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2 WATER SERPENT
[N]NATRIX (-ICIS) (F)HYDRA (-AE) (F)HYDRUS (-I) (M)CHELYDRUS (-I) (M) -
3 serpent
serpent [sεʀpɑ̃]masculine noun* * *sɛʀpɑ̃nom masculin1) Zoologie snake3) Musique serpent•Phrasal Verbs:* * *sɛʀpɑ̃ nm* * *serpent nm1 Zool snake;2 Bible serpent;3 ⇒ Les instruments de musique Mus serpent.serpent d'airain Bible brazen serpent; serpent d'eau water snake; serpent à lunettes cobra; serpent marin Zool sea snake; serpent de mer Mythol sea serpent; ( histoire) hackneyed subject; serpent monétaire Fin currency snake; serpent à plumes Mythol plumed serpent; serpent à sonnette rattlesnake.réchauffer or nourrir un serpent dans son sein to take a viper to one's bosom; c'est le serpent qui se mord la queue things go round and round GB ou around and around US in circles.[sɛrpɑ̃] nom masculina. MYTHOLOGIE sea monster ou serpent2. (littéraire) [personne] viper3. [forme sinueuse]4. FINANCE -
4 water
water ['wɔ:tə(r)]1 noun∎ I took a drink of water j'ai bu de l'eau ou un verre d'eau;∎ is the water safe to drink? est-ce que l'eau est potable?;∎ hot and cold running water eau f courante chaude et froide;∎ prisoners were put on bread and water on mit les prisonniers au pain (sec) et à l'eau;∎ they held his head under water ils lui ont tenu la tête sous l'eau;∎ the cellar is under 2 metres of water il y a 2 mètres d'eau dans la cave;∎ my shoes let in water mes chaussures prennent l'eau;∎ the water or waters of the Seine l'eau ou les eaux de la Seine;∎ the ship was making water le bateau prenait l'eau ou faisait eau;∎ figurative they're in rough financial waters ils sont dans une situation financière difficile;∎ that idea won't hold water cette idée ne tient pas debout;∎ familiar you're in hot water now tu vas avoir de gros ennuis□, tu es dans de beaux draps;∎ familiar her statement got us into hot water sa déclaration nous a mis dans le pétrin ou dans de beaux draps;∎ familiar I'm trying to keep my head above water or to stay above water j'essaye de me maintenir à flot ou de faire face;∎ the wine flowed like water le vin coulait à flots;∎ to spend money like water jeter l'argent par les fenêtres;∎ they poured or threw cold water on our suggestion ils n'ont pas été enthousiasmés par notre suggestion;∎ it's like water off a duck's back ça glisse comme sur les plumes d'un canard;∎ it's water under the bridge c'est du passé;∎ a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then il a coulé beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts depuis;(b) (body of water) eau f;∎ the children played at the water's edge les enfants ont joué au bord de l'eau;∎ she fell in the water elle est tombée à l'eau;∎ they sent the goods by water ils ont envoyé la marchandise par bateau∎ at high/low water à marée haute/basse∎ to make or to pass water uriner∎ water on the brain hydrocéphalie f;∎ the baby has water on the brain le bébé est hydrocéphale;∎ to have water on the knee avoir un épanchement de synovie(a) (land, plants) arroser;∎ the land here is watered by the Seine ici, la terre est arrosée ou irriguée par la Seine(c) (dilute → alcohol) couper (d'eau)∎ the smell made my mouth water l'odeur m'a fait venir l'eau à la bouche(a) (territorial) eaux fpl;∎ in Japanese waters dans les eaux (territoriales) japonaises∎ to take the waters prendre les eaux, faire une cure thermale(c) (of pregnant woman) poche f des eaux;∎ her waters broke elle a perdu les eaux, la poche des eaux s'est rompue∎ to cast one's bread upon the waters = se comporter de façon altruiste►► Botany water avens benoîte f des ruisseaux;water bag outre f à eau;British water bailiff garde-pêche m (personne);water bed lit m à matelas d'eau;Entomology water beetle (whirligig beetle) gyrin m, tourniquet m;water bird oiseau m aquatique;water birth accouchement m sous l'eau;British water biscuit = biscuit salé croquant;water blister ampoule f, specialist term phlyctène f;British Administration water board service m des eaux;Entomology water boatman notonecte f;water bomb bombe f à eau;water buffalo (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;Entomology water bug (water scorpion) nèpe f;water bus navette f (sur eau);water butt citerne f (à eau de pluie);water cannon canon m à eau;water chestnut châtaigne f d'eau;Botany water chickweed mouron m des fontaines;water chute (in swimming-pool) toboggan m;water clock horloge f à eau, clepsydre f;old-fashioned water closet W-C mpl, toilettes fpl, cabinets mpl;water cooler distributeur m d'eau fraîche;familiar Television water cooler show émission f dont tout le monde parle□ ;water cooling refroidissement m par eau;American water cracker = biscuit salé craquant;Geography water cycle cycle m de l'évaporation;water damage dégâts mpl des eaux;Botany water dock oseille f aquatique;Botany water flag flambe f d'eau;Entomology water flea daphnie f, puce f d'eau;water gas gaz m à l'eau;water gauge jauge f d'eau;water glass (for drinking out of) verre m à eau; (water gauge) jauge f d'eau; Chemistry silicate m de potasse;water gun pistolet m à eau;water hammer (in pipes) cognements mpl dans la canalisation;water heater chauffe-eau m inv;Botany water hemlock ciguë f vireuse;water hen poule f d'eau;British water ice sorbet m;water jacket chemise f d'eau;Cars water jet gicleur m d'eau;water jump brook m;Botany water lily nénuphar m;water main conduite f d'eau;water mattress matelas m à eau;water meadow prairie f (souvent inondée);water meter compteur m d'eau;Botany water milfoil volant m d'eau, myriophylle m;Botany water mint menthe f aquatique;water nymph naïade f;Ornithology water ouzel cincle m plongeur, merle m d'eau;Zoology water ox (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;water park parc m aquatique;Botany water pepper renouée f poivre-d'eau;water pipe Building industry conduite f ou canalisation f d'eau; (hookah) narguilé m;Ornithology water pipit pipit m spioncelle;water pistol pistolet m à eau;water plant plante f aquatique;Botany water plantain plantain m d'eau;Ecology water pollution pollution f des eaux;water polo water-polo m;water power énergie f hydraulique, houille f blanche;water pump pompe f à eau;Ornithology water rail râle m d'eau;Zoology water rat rat m d'eau;British water rate taxe f sur l'eau;Astrology water sign signe m d'eau;water ski ski m nautique;water skier skieur(euse) m,f nautique;water skiing ski m nautique;Zoology water snail hélice f aquatique;Zoology water snake serpent m d'eau;water softener adoucisseur m d'eau;water spaniel épagneul m (qui chasse du gibier d'eau);Entomology water spider araignée f d'eau;water sports (water skiing, windsurfing etc) sports mpl nautiques; vulgar = pratique sexuelle qui consiste à uriner sur son ou sa partenaire;Mythology water sprite ondin(e) m,f;water supply (for campers, troops) provision f d'eau; (to house) alimentation f en eau; (to area, town) distribution f des eaux, approvisionnement m en eau;∎ the water supply has been cut off l'eau a été coupée;water table niveau m de la nappe phréatique;water tank réservoir m d'eau, citerne f;water torture supplice m de l'eau;water tower château m d'eau;water transport transport m par voie d'eau;water vapour vapeur f d'eau;Botany water violet hottonie f des marais;Zoology water vole rat m d'eau -
5 serpent d'eau à ventre blanc
1. LAT Fordonia leucobalia (Schlegel)2. RUS крабоед m Шлегеля3. ENG white-bellied [crab-eating] water snake, white-bellied mangrove snake4. DEU Krebstrugnatter f5. FRA serpent m d'eau à ventre blancАреал обитания: Азия, Малайский архипелаг, Новая Гвинея, АвстралияDICTIONNAIRE DES NOMS DES ANIMAUX EN CINQ LANGUES > serpent d'eau à ventre blanc
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6 serpent nageur
1. LAT Natrix tesselata Laurenti2. RUS водяной уж m3. ENG diced snake, tesselated (water) snake4. DEU Würfelnatter f, Gefleckte Wassernatter f5. FRA couleuvre f tesselée, serpent m nageurАреал обитания: Азия, Европа, АфрикаDICTIONNAIRE DES NOMS DES ANIMAUX EN CINQ LANGUES > serpent nageur
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7 snake, crab-eating water
1. LAT Fordonia leucobalia (Schlegel)2. RUS крабоед m Шлегеля3. ENG white-bellied [crab-eating] water snake, white-bellied mangrove snake4. DEU Krebstrugnatter f5. FRA serpent m d'eau à ventre blancАреал обитания: Азия, Малайский архипелаг, Новая Гвинея, АвстралияDICTIONARY OF ANIMAL NAMES IN FIVE LANGUAGES > snake, crab-eating water
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8 snake, tesselated water
1. LAT Natrix tesselata Laurenti2. RUS водяной уж m3. ENG diced snake, tesselated (water) snake4. DEU Würfelnatter f, Gefleckte Wassernatter f5. FRA couleuvre f tesselée, serpent m nageurАреал обитания: Азия, Европа, АфрикаDICTIONARY OF ANIMAL NAMES IN FIVE LANGUAGES > snake, tesselated water
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9 snake, white-bellied water
1. LAT Fordonia leucobalia (Schlegel)2. RUS крабоед m Шлегеля3. ENG white-bellied [crab-eating] water snake, white-bellied mangrove snake4. DEU Krebstrugnatter f5. FRA serpent m d'eau à ventre blancАреал обитания: Азия, Малайский архипелаг, Новая Гвинея, АвстралияDICTIONARY OF ANIMAL NAMES IN FIVE LANGUAGES > snake, white-bellied water
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10 VATN
* * *(gen. vatris or vatz), n.1) water, fresh water (spratt þar vatn upp); sól gengr at vatni, the sun sets in the sea;2) fears (vatnit for niðr eptir kjálkanum á honum); halda vatni, to forbear weeping;3) lake (Mjörs er svá mikit vatn, at líkara er sjó);4) pl., vötn, large rivers (hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum).* * *n., pl. vötn; vant occurs in N. G. L. i. 363: the gen. sing. is, agreeably with the pronunciation, in old vellums invariably spelt vatz or vaz, vazt, Clem. 148, l. 32; the mod. sound is vass; in the Editions, however, the etymological form vatns has mostly been restored; all the South Teut. languages use a form with an r. The form vatr only occurs in two instances, perhaps used only for the rhyme’s sake, in hvatr vátri, a poem of the beginning of the 12th century; and hélt und vatr enn vitri, Sighvat; but vatn vitni in another verse cf the same poet: [A. S. wæter; Engl. and Dutch water; Hel. watar; O. H. G. wazar; Germ. wasser; cp. Gr. υδατ-ος; Lat. udus: on the other hand, Icel. vatn; Swed. vatten; Dan. vand, qs. vadn.]A. Water, fresh water; jörð, vatn, lopt, eldr, Eluc. 19; spratt þar vatn upp, Edda (pref.); blóð ok vatn, Rb. 334; grafa til vatz, Edda (pref.); taka vatn upp at sínum hluta, Vm. 168; þá er vötnin vóru sköpuð, 655. 1; drepa í vatn eða hella á vatni, K. Þ. K.; ef vatn er svá mikit at þar má barn í hylja, N. G. L. i. 363.2. phrases; ausa vatni, to besprinkle infants with water, see ausa I. 2. β; to which add, þar stendr þú, Özorr, kvað Helgi, ok mun ek ekki við þér sjá, þvíat þú jóst mik vatni, Dropl. 25; mærin var vatni ausin ok þetta nafn gefit, Nj. 25: ganga til vatns, to go to the water, to go to the ‘trapiza,’ q. v., of washing before meals, Ld. 296: þá er sól gengr at vatni. when the sun goes into the water, sets in the sea, K. Þ. K. 96; sér ekki högg á vatni, a blow in the water is not seen, of a useless effort: á vatni, afloat, Fas. ii. 532; svá skjótt, at ekki tók á vatni, Fms. vii. 344.3. of tears; halda ekki vatni, could not forbear weeping, Fms. vi. 236 (in a verse), viii. 232.II. a lake; [cp. North. E. Derwent-water, etc.]; uppí vatnið Væni, Fms. vi. 333; lét flytja sik út í vatn eitt, ok leyndisk þar í hólma nökkurum, i. 66; er í norðanverðum flóanum vatn þat er nes liggr í, Ísl. ii. 345; til vatz þess er Á en Helga fellr ór, Ó. H. 163; sjór eða vatn, a sea or lake, Edda.III. streams, waters, esp. in plur. of large streams; hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum, Hkv. 1. 1; þaðan eigu vötn öll vega, Gm.; þar er djúpt vatn ( deep water) er umhverfis, Grág. ii. 131; geysask vötn at þeim með forsfalli … vötnin flutu um völluna alla, Ó. H. 164; brúar um ár eða vötn, Grág. i. 149; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; fjörðr sá er flóir allr af vötnum, Fs. 26; en nú falla vötn öll til Dýrafjarðar, Gísl. 20; fóru þar til er vötn hnigu til vestr-ættar af fjöllum, Orkn. 4.IV. in local names, Vatn, Vatna-hverfi, Vatns-lausa, Vatns-á, Vatns-dalr, Vatns-endi, Vatns-fell, Vatns-fjörðr, Vatns-nes, Vatns-horn, Vatns-skarð, etc., Landn.; Vatns-dælir, Vatns-firðingar, the men from Vatnsfjörðr, Vatnsdalr, id., Sturl.: of lakes, Gríms-vötn, Fiski-vötn, Elliða-vatn, Mý-vatn, Ólvus-vatn, Landn., map of Icel.; more seldom of rivers, as Héraðsvötn in north of Icel.: Vatns-dælskr, adj. from Vatnsdalr, Finnb. 334, Ísl. ii. 335; Vatnsfirðinga-kyn, -búð, Nj. 248, Ld. 120 (see búð).B. COMPDS, with gen. vatna-, vatns-, in vellums vatz-, vaz-: vatns-agi, a, m. dampness. vatns-bakki, a, m. a bank, shore of a water or lake, Grág. ii. 355, Jb. 315, Fms. viii. 32, Fas. i. 360. vatns-beri, a, m. the water-bearer, Aquarius in the zodiac, Rb. vatns-blandaðr, part. mixed with water. vatns-bolli, a, m. a water-jug, Am. 35. vatns-borinn, part. mixed with water. vatns-botn, m. the foot of a lake, Hrafn, 11, Fms. ix. 367. vatns-ból, n. a watering-place, well, where drinking-water is drawn. vatns-bóla, u, f. a water-bubble, vatns-bragð, n. a taste of water. vatns-burðr, m. carrying water, Bs. i. vatns-dauði, a, m. water-death, death by drowning in fresh water. vatna-djúp, n. a water-deep, abyss, Skálda 209. vatns-dropi, a, m. a drop of water, Stj. 154. vatns-drykkr, m. a drink of water, Stj. 150, 581, Edda 24. vatns-dæld, f. a watery hollow. vatns-endi, a, m. the end of a lake, Fms. ix. 406. vatns-fall, n. a stream, river; lítið vatnsfall, a small river, Eg. 134, v. l.: of rain, vindr ok vatnsfall, Art. 85. vatns-farvegr, m. a ‘water’s fairway,’ the bed of a river, Grág. ii. 291. vatns-fata, u, f. a water-pail, Fb. i. 258, O. H. L. ch. 96. vatna-flaumr, m. [Norse vand-flom], a water-flood, swell of water, D. N. vi. 148. vatns-flóð, n. water-flood. vatna-gangr, m. a flood, Stj. 59, Grág. i. 219, Landn. 251: a fall of rain, = vatnfall, veðrátta ok v., Grett. 24 new Ed. vatns-heldr, adj. water-tight. vatns-hestr, m. = nykr, q. v., Landn. 93, v. l.; but vatna-hestr, m. a good horse to cross rivers. vatna-hlaup, n. floods, a rushing forth of waters, Landn. 250. vatns-horn, n. a water-horn, a vessel for holy water in church, Pm. 6: the end or angle of a lake, and as a local name, Ld., Landn. vatns-hríð, f. a storm, Ann. 1336 C. vatns-íss, m. ice on a lake, Stj. 510, Fms. viii. 398, ix. 367. vatns-kanna, u, f. a water-can, Vm. 86. vatns-karl, m. a water-can shaped like a man; vatnskarl til vígðs vatns, Vm. 21; vatnskarl ok munnlaug, Fb. i. 359, D. N. iv. 457. vatns-ker, n. a water-jug, Stj. vatns-kerald, n. = vatnsker, Fms. i. 127, Vm. 21, Jb. 409, vatns-ketill, m. a water-kettle, Vm. 21, 114, B. K. 83. vatns-kottr, m. a water-insect, in foul pools. vatns-lauss, adj. waterless, without water, Barl. 196. vatns-leysi, n. lack of water. vatns-litr, m. water-colour, Rb. 336. vatns-megin, n. fulness of water. vatns-mikill, adj. swelling with water, of a river. vatns-minni, n. the inlet of a lake, Fms. ix. 394. vatns-munnlaug, f. a water hand-basin, Pm. 60. vatns-ósa, adj. soaked with water. vatns-óss, m. the mouth of a lake connected with the sea, Landn. 207. vatns-rás, f. a trench, water-course, Bs. i. 148, Stj. 593. vatns-sár, m. a font, Vm. 110, N. G. L. i. 327. vatns-skál, f. a water-jug, D. N. vatns-skírn, f. baptism in water, Barl. 116, 144 (vatnz-skírn). vatns-skortr, m. lack of water, Barl. 196. vatns-sótt, f water-sickness, dropsy, medic., Post. vatns-steinn, m. a font of stone, Vm. 110. vatns-strönd, f. the bank of a lake, Fms. viii. 32, MS. 623. 33, Vkv. (prose, vaz-strouds). vatns-stökkull, m. a watering-pot, a vessel or brush for sprinkling water, Bs. i. 464. vatns-tjörn, f. a ‘water-tarn,’ pool, Sks. 682. vatna-tunna, u, f. a water-tub. vatns-uppspretta, u, f. a jet of water, Stj. 646. vatns-veita, u, f. a drain, trench, aqueduct, Grág. ii. 289. vatns-veiting, f. a draining. vatns-vetr, m. a winter of floods, Ann. 1191 C. vatns-vígsla, u, f. consecration of water, Bs. i. 97. vatns-vík, f. a creek in a lake, Fms. viii. 67. vatna-vöxtr, m. ‘water-growth,’ a flood, Bs. i. 138, Grett. 133 A, D. N. ii. 35, passim. vatna-þytr, m. the thud, sound of falling waters, Skálda. vatns-æðr, f. a vein of water, Stj. 29, 205.C. REAL COMPDS, with the root word vatn- prefixed: vatn-bátr, m. a lake-boat, Jb. 410 B. vatn-beri, a, m. = vatnsberi, Rb. (1812) 65, 66. vatn-dauðr, adj. drowned in fresh water, Grág. i. 223. vatn-dragari, a, m. a drawer of water, Stj. 358. vatn-dragi, a, m. id., Fas. iii. 21 (in a verse). vatn-dýr, n. water-animals, Al. 167. vatn-fall, n. a waterfall, stream; vatnföll deilir: a torrent, stream, í bráða-þeyjum var þar vatnfall mikit, a great torrent, Eg. 766; lítið v., 134; var v. þat fullt af fiskum, Fms. i. 253; svá mikit v. sem áin Níð er, v. 182; deilir norðr vatnföllum til héraða, Ísl. ii. 345; er vatnföll deila til sjóvar, Eg. 131, Grág. i. 440; með öllum vatnföllum, Nj. 265: of rain, fyrir vatnfalli ok regni, Gullþ. 8; vatnfall fylgði hér svá mikit ór lopti, torrents of rain, Gísl. 105, Fms. x. 250. vatn-fátt, n. adj. short of water, Landn. 34, Fms. ix. 45. vatn-fiskr, m. a fresh-water fish, Fs. 165. vatn-gangr, m. a swelling of water, Vápn. 24. vatn-horn, n. a water-horn, as church inventory, Vm. 110. vatn-kakki, a, m. = trapiza, q. v.; gékk hann til vatnkakka ok þó sér, Korm. 24. vatn-karl, m. a jug, Stj. 153, D. I. i. 597, Dipl. v. 18; vatnkarlar fjórir, könnur sextán, iii. 4, Rb. (of the zodiacal Aquarius). vatn-kálfr, m. dropsy; þá sótt er heitir idropicus, þat köllu vér vatnkálf, Hom. 25, 150; hann er góðr við vatnkálfi, Hb. 544. 39. vatn-ker, vatn-kerald, vatn-ketill, n. a water-jug …, Grág. ii. 397, Stj. 311, Nj. 134, Ísl. ii. 410, Fms. xi. 34, Ám. 29, Vm. 35. vatn-lauss, adj. = vatnslauss, Al. 172, Stj. 194. vatn-legill, m. a water-jug, Stj. 128. vatn-leysi, n. lack of water, Al. 173. vatn-ormr, m. a water-serpent, Al. 168; Hercules sigraði v. (the Hydra), MS. 732. 17: a pr. name, Mork. vatn-rás, f. = vatnsrás, Stj. 58, 642. Ísl. ii. 92. vatn-skjóla, u, f. a water-skeel, pail, D. I. i. 225. vatn-staðr, m. a water-place, 655 xxviii. 2. vatn-torf, n. soaked turf, Ísl. ii. 412. vatn-trumba, u, f. a water-pipe, Hom. 131. vatn-veita, u, f. = vatnsveita, a drain, water-trench, Grág. ii. 289, Stj. 498. vatn-viðri, n. = vátviðri, Bs. i. 245. vatn-vígsla, u, f. the consecrating streams and wells, of bishop Gudmund, Bs. i. vatn-ærinn, adj. plentiful as water, abundant; vatnærin hef ek vitni, Sighvat. -
11 vatnormr
m. water-serpent. -
12 ύδρα
ὕδρᾱ, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc /acc dualὕδρᾱ, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————ὕδραι, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc plὕδρᾱͅ, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
13 anguis
anguis (dissyl.), is (rare form an-guen, like sanguen for sanguis, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 29 Mai.— Abl. angue; but angui, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, or Trag. v. 51 Vahl.; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30; Ov. M. 4, 483 MS.; cf. Prisc. p. 766 P.; in Cic. Div. 2, 31, 66, suspected by Schneid. Gram. II. 227, on account of angue just before; angue also, Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. C. 3, 11, 18, or Trag. v. 441 Vahl.; Varr. Atac. ap. Charis. p. 70; Cic. Div. 2, 30, 65; Prop. 4, 4, 40; Ov. H. 9, 94; id. Am. 3, 6, 14; id. M. 10, 349; 15, 390; Sen. Herc. Fur. 793; Stat. Th. 4, 85; cf. Neue, Formenl. I. p. 218), m. and f.; cf. Charis. p. 70 P.; Rudd. I. p. 25; Neue, Formenl. I. p. 612 [cf. enchelus; Lith. angis; old Germ. unc = adder; echis; echidna = adder; Sanscr. ahis; Germ. Aal = Engl. eel. Curtius], a serpent, a snake (syn.: serpens, coluber, draco).I.Lit.: angues jugati, Naev. ap. Non. p. 191, 18; Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 56:II.emissio feminae anguis... maris anguis,
Cic. Div. 2, 29:vertatur Cadmus in anguem,
Hor. A. P. 187 al. —As fem.: caerulea, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28:angues volucres vento invectae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 36: torta, Varr. Atac. ap. Non. p. 191, 22; Tac. A. 11, 11 al.— Masc.:domi vectem circumjectus,
Cic. Div. 2, 28:ater,
Prop. 3, 5, 40:tortus,
Ov. M. 4, 483, and id. Ib. 4, 79; Stat. Th. 4, 485.—Sometimes serpent, snake, as a hateful, odious object:odisse aliquem aeque atque angues,
Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 21:cane pejus et angui,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—Transf.A.In fable, an emblem.1.Of terror;2.hence the snaky head of Medusa,
Ov. M. 4, 803.—Of rage;3.hence the serpent-girdle of Tisiphone,
Ov. M. 4, 483 and 511;her hair of snakes,
Tib. 1, 3, 69; Prop. 3, 5, 40.—Of art and wisdom;B.hence the serpent-team of Medea,
Ov. M. 7, 223, and of the inventive Ceres, id. ib. 5, 642; cf. Voss, Mythol. Br. 2, 55.—As a constellation.1.= draco, the Dragon, between the Great and the Little Bear, Hyg. Astr. 2, 3; 3, 2:2.flexu sinuoso elabitur Anguis,
Verg. G. 1, 244:neu te tortum declinet ad Anguem,
Ov. M. 2, 138.—= hydra, the Hydra, water-serpent, which extends over the constellations Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, carries on its back the Crater, and on its tail the Corvus, Ov. F. 2, 243; Manil. 1, 422; cf. Hyg. Astr. 3, 39.—3.The Serpent, which Anguitenens (Ophiouchos) carries in his hand, Ov. M. 8, 182.—C.Prov.: Latet anguis in herbā, there's a snake in the grass, of some concealed danger, Verg. E. 3, 93. -
14 ύδραι
ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc plὕδρᾱͅ, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
15 ὕδραι
ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc plὕδρᾱͅ, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
16 ύδρας
ὕδρᾱς, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem acc plὕδρᾱς, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) -
17 ὕδρας
ὕδρᾱς, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem acc plὕδρᾱς, ὕδραwater-serpent: fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) -
18 ύδρη
ὕδραwater-serpent: fem nom /voc sg (epic ionic)——————ὕδραwater-serpent: fem dat sg (epic ionic) -
19 hydra
hydra ae, f, ὕδρα, a water-serpent, C.: Lernaeas pugnet ad hydras, i. e. is exposed to great dangers, Pr.—Esp., a monster with fifty heads, at the gates of the Lower World, V.* * *water-serpent, snake -
20 hydros
1.hydrus or - os, i, m., = hudros, a water-serpent, serpent (cf.: chelydrus, chersydrus, anguis, serpens).I.Lit., Plin. 29, 4, 22, § 72; Verg. G. 4, 458; id. A. 7, 753; Ov. M. 13, 804:II.marini,
Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 98. In the hair of the Furies, of Medusa, etc., Verg. A. 7, 447; Val. Fl. 2, 195; Ov. M. 4, 800; hence poet. transf.: nam si Vergilio puer et tolerabile desit Hospitium, caderent omnes a crinibus hydri, i. e. all his poetic fire would have come to naught (referring to his description of the Furies, A. 7, 415 and 447), Juv. 7, 70.—Transf.A.The poison of a serpent, Sil. 1, 322.—B.Hydros, i, the constellation of the Waterserpent, called also Anguis and Hydra, German. Arat. 429.2.Hydrūs, untis, f., = Hudrous, a city of Calabria, under a mountain of the same name, now Otranto, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 101; Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2; id. Att. 15, 21, 3; 16, 5, 3; Mel. 2, 4, 7.—In masc., avius Hydrus, of the city and mountain, Luc. 5, 375.—The city is also called Hydruntum, i, n., Liv. 36, 21, 5; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 100.
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