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  • 1 mēdica

        mēdica ae, f, μηδική, Median clover, Burgundy-clover, lucern, V.
    * * *
    I
    ind of clover, lucerne; (Medicago sativa); (elecampane?)
    II
    doctor (female), physician, healer

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  • 2 Medica

    1.
    Mēdĭca, ae, f., = Mêdikê [Media], an excellent kind of clover introduced from Media; Burgundy-clover, lucern (Medicago sativa), Verg. G. 1, 215; Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 144; Varr. R. R. 1, 42.
    2.
    mĕdĭca, ae, a female physician; v 1. medicus, II. B.

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  • 3 medica

    1.
    mĕdĭcus, a, um [medeor], of or pertaining to healing, healing, curative, medical (as adj., poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Adj.:

    medicas adhibere manus ad vulnera,

    Verg. G. 3, 455:

    ars,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 12:

    potus,

    Nemes. Cyn. 222:

    vis,

    Plin. 36, 27, 69, § 202:

    salubritas,

    id. 5, 16, 15, § 72:

    usus,

    id. 22, 25, 81, § 163: digitus, the next to the little finger (cf. medicinalis), id. 30, 12, 34, § 108. —
    * B.
    Transf., magical:

    Marmaridae, medicum vulgus, ad quorum tactum mites jacuere cerastae,

    Sil. 3, 300.—
    II.
    Subst.:
    A.
    mĕdĭcus, i, m.
    1.
    A medical man, physician, surgeon (class.):

    medicus nobilissimus atque optimus quaeritur,

    Cic. Clu. 21, 57:

    medicum arcessere,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 122:

    admovere aegro,

    Suet. Ner. 37:

    vulnerum,

    a surgeon, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 22: caeduntur tumidae medico ridente mariscae, Juv. 2, 13; cf.:

    medicus ait se obligasse crus fractum Aesculapio, Apollini autem bracchium,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 9:

    MEDICVS CLINICVS, CHIRVRGVS, OCVLARIVS,

    Inscr. Orell. 2983:

    AVRICVLARIVS,

    ib. 4227:

    IVMENTARIVS,

    ib. 4229; cf.:

    medici pecorum,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7 fin.:

    LEGIONIS,

    Inscr. Orell. 448; 4996:

    DVPLARIVS TRIREMIS,

    ib. 3640:

    instrumentum medici,

    Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 62.—Prov.:

    medice, cura teipsum,

    Vulg. Luc. 4, 23.—
    2.
    The finger next the little finger, Gr. daktulos iatrikos, Auct. Her. 3, 20, 33.—
    B.
    mĕdĭ-ca, ae, f., a female physician (post-class.), App. M. 5, p. 363 Oud.; Inscr. Orell. 4230 sq.; Inscr. Grut. 635, 9; 636, 1 sq.—Also, a midwife, Interpr. Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 8; Ambros. Ep. 5.—
    C.
    mĕdĭca, ōrum, n., medicinal herbs, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89.
    2.
    Mēdĭcus, a, um, v. Medi, II. B.

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  • 4 Materia medica

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  • 5 citrus

    cī̆trus, i [prob. a mutilation of kedros, cedrus].
    I.
    The citrus, an African tree (hence Atlantis silva, Luc. 10, 144, and Massyla robora, Stat. S. 3, 3, 94), whose very fragrant wood (v. citrum) was used in making household furniture, and was prized very highly, Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 91 sq.; 13, 16, 30, § 100; Varr R. R. 3, 2, 4; Luc. 9, 428; cf. citreus, I. and citrum.—
    II.
    The citrontree (also called malus Medica, Persica, etc.), Citrus Medica, Linn., whose fruit and leaves were laid between the folds of clothing to preserve it from worms;

    and also used as a counter-poison,

    Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 14 sq.; cf. id. 13, 16, 31, § 103; Cloat. and Opp. ap. Macr. S. 2, 15; Pall. Mart. 10, 16; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 126.

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  • 6 medicus

        medicus adj.,    of healing, healing, medicinal: manūs, V.: ars, O.
    * * *
    I
    medica, medicum ADJ
    healing, curative, medical
    II
    doctor, physician; fourth finger of the hand

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  • 7 medicus

        medicus ī, m    [1 medicus], a medical man, physician, surgeon: nemon medicum adduxit? T.: non ignobilis: quod medicorum est Promittunt medici, H.: medico ridente, Iu.
    * * *
    I
    medica, medicum ADJ
    healing, curative, medical
    II
    doctor, physician; fourth finger of the hand

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  • 8 citrus

    I II
    African citrus tree; (Callitris quadrivalvis?); citron (Citrus medica) (L+S)

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  • 9 Assyria

    Assyrĭa, ae, f., = Assuria, a country of Asia, between Media, Mesopotamia, and Babylonia, now Kurdistan, Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66 al.—Hence, Assyrĭus, a, um, adj., = Assurios, Assyrian, Verg. E. 4, 25; Luc. 6, 429; Stat. S. 3, 3, 212 al.; and Assyrĭi, ōrum, m., the Assyrians, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 1; Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 41; Vulg. Gen. 2, 14; ib. Isa. 7, 17 al.—Sometimes poetic for Median, Phrygian, Phœnician, Indian, etc.; so,

    puella,

    i. e. the Phœnician Europa, Sen. Herc. Oet. 554:

    venenum, i.e.,

    Tyrian purple, Sil. 11, 41:

    stagnum,

    i. e. Lake Gennesareth, in Palestine, Just. 18, 3:

    ebur,

    i. e. Indian, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 40:

    malus, i. e. Medica,

    the citrontree, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48; cf. Voss ad Verg. G. 2, 126.

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  • 10 Assyrii

    Assyrĭa, ae, f., = Assuria, a country of Asia, between Media, Mesopotamia, and Babylonia, now Kurdistan, Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66 al.—Hence, Assyrĭus, a, um, adj., = Assurios, Assyrian, Verg. E. 4, 25; Luc. 6, 429; Stat. S. 3, 3, 212 al.; and Assyrĭi, ōrum, m., the Assyrians, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 1; Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 41; Vulg. Gen. 2, 14; ib. Isa. 7, 17 al.—Sometimes poetic for Median, Phrygian, Phœnician, Indian, etc.; so,

    puella,

    i. e. the Phœnician Europa, Sen. Herc. Oet. 554:

    venenum, i.e.,

    Tyrian purple, Sil. 11, 41:

    stagnum,

    i. e. Lake Gennesareth, in Palestine, Just. 18, 3:

    ebur,

    i. e. Indian, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 40:

    malus, i. e. Medica,

    the citrontree, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48; cf. Voss ad Verg. G. 2, 126.

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  • 11 Assyrius

    Assyrĭa, ae, f., = Assuria, a country of Asia, between Media, Mesopotamia, and Babylonia, now Kurdistan, Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66 al.—Hence, Assyrĭus, a, um, adj., = Assurios, Assyrian, Verg. E. 4, 25; Luc. 6, 429; Stat. S. 3, 3, 212 al.; and Assyrĭi, ōrum, m., the Assyrians, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 1; Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 41; Vulg. Gen. 2, 14; ib. Isa. 7, 17 al.—Sometimes poetic for Median, Phrygian, Phœnician, Indian, etc.; so,

    puella,

    i. e. the Phœnician Europa, Sen. Herc. Oet. 554:

    venenum, i.e.,

    Tyrian purple, Sil. 11, 41:

    stagnum,

    i. e. Lake Gennesareth, in Palestine, Just. 18, 3:

    ebur,

    i. e. Indian, Ov. Am. 2, 5, 40:

    malus, i. e. Medica,

    the citrontree, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48; cf. Voss ad Verg. G. 2, 126.

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  • 12 Medi

    Mēdi, ōrum, m., = Mêdoi, the Medes; poet. also for the Assyrians, Persians, Parthians, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Cic. Off. 2, 12, 41; Hor. C. 1, 2, 51; 2, 16, 6; Luc. 8, 386; Pers. 3, 53.—In sing.:

    Medusque et Indus,

    Hor. C. 4, 14, 42:

    pervigil,

    Val. Fl. 5, 604.—Hence,
    A.
    Mēdus, a, um, adj., Median, Assyrian, etc.:

    Hydaspes,

    Verg. G. 4, 211:

    acinaces,

    Hor. C. 1, 27, 5:

    sagittae,

    Prop. 3, 10 (4, 11), 11: flumen, i. e. doubtless the Euphrates, the most famous river of the remote East; though some understand it to mean the river Medus, a small branch of the Araxes, mentioned by Strabo, Hor. C. 2, 9, 21.—
    B.
    Mēdĭa, ae, f., = Mêdia, a country lying between Armenia, Parthia, Hyrcania, and Assyria, the modern Azerbijan, Shirvan, Ghilan, and Mazanderan, Plin. 6, 26, 29, § 114; Verg. G. 2, 126.—
    C.
    Mēdĭcus, a, um, adj., Median, Assyrian, Persian, etc.:

    vestis,

    Persian, Nep. Paus. 3:

    rura,

    Luc. 8, 368:

    arbor,

    the orange-tree, Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 15: mala, Assyrian, i. e. oranges, citrons, id. 15, 14, 14, § 47:

    smaragdi,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 71:

    dea,

    i. e. Nemesis, a statue of Parian marble, Aus. Ep. 24, 54.— Mē-dĭcus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Verus, on account of his victory over the Medes, Capitol. Verr. 7; v. Medica.

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  • 13 medicamen

    mĕdĭcāmen, ĭnis, n. [id.], a drug, medicament, in a good and a bad sense, meaning both a healing substance, remedy, medicine, and, as also medicamentum and the Gr. pharmakon, a poisonous drug, poison (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; only once in Cic.; cf., on the contrary, medicamentum).
    I.
    Lit., a remedy, antidote, medicine: violentis medicaminibus curari, * Cic. Pis. 6, 13:

    agrestia medicamina adhibent,

    Tac. A. 12, 51:

    facies medicaminibus interstincta,

    plasters, id. ib. 4, 57:

    medicamen habendum est,

    Juv. 14, 254:

    medicaminis datio vel impositio,

    Cod. Just. 6, 23, 28:

    potentia materni medicaminis,

    Pall. 3, 28:

    tantum (ejus) medicamina possunt quae steriles facit,

    Juv. 6, 595.—
    B.
    Trop., a remedy, antidote ( poet.):

    iratae medica mina fortia praebe,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 489 sq.. quasso medicamina Imperio circumspectare, Sil. 15, 7, 1.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A poisonous drug, poison:

    infusum delectabili cibo boletorum venenum, nec vim medicaminis statim mtellectam,

    Tac. A. 12, 67:

    noxium,

    id. ib. 14, 51:

    impura,

    Flor. 2, 20, 7; Val. Fl. 8, 17.—
    B.
    A coloring-matter, tincture, dye, Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 135:

    croceum,

    Luc. 3, 238.—
    2.
    In partic., a paint, wash, cosmetic: est mihi, quo dixi vestrae medicamina formae, Parvus, sed cura grande libellus opus, i. e. the treatise Medicamina faciei, Ov. A. A. 3, 205:

    facies medicamine attrita,

    Petr. 126.—
    C.
    In gen., an artificial means of improving a thing:

    qui (caseus) exiguum medicaminis habet,

    i. e. rennet, Col. 7, 8:

    vitiosum, i. e. conditura,

    id. 12, 20:

    vina medicamine instaurare,

    Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 126:

    seminum,

    i. e. manure, id. 17, 14, 22, § 99. [p. 1123]

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  • 14 medicus

    1.
    mĕdĭcus, a, um [medeor], of or pertaining to healing, healing, curative, medical (as adj., poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Adj.:

    medicas adhibere manus ad vulnera,

    Verg. G. 3, 455:

    ars,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 12:

    potus,

    Nemes. Cyn. 222:

    vis,

    Plin. 36, 27, 69, § 202:

    salubritas,

    id. 5, 16, 15, § 72:

    usus,

    id. 22, 25, 81, § 163: digitus, the next to the little finger (cf. medicinalis), id. 30, 12, 34, § 108. —
    * B.
    Transf., magical:

    Marmaridae, medicum vulgus, ad quorum tactum mites jacuere cerastae,

    Sil. 3, 300.—
    II.
    Subst.:
    A.
    mĕdĭcus, i, m.
    1.
    A medical man, physician, surgeon (class.):

    medicus nobilissimus atque optimus quaeritur,

    Cic. Clu. 21, 57:

    medicum arcessere,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 122:

    admovere aegro,

    Suet. Ner. 37:

    vulnerum,

    a surgeon, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 22: caeduntur tumidae medico ridente mariscae, Juv. 2, 13; cf.:

    medicus ait se obligasse crus fractum Aesculapio, Apollini autem bracchium,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 3, 9:

    MEDICVS CLINICVS, CHIRVRGVS, OCVLARIVS,

    Inscr. Orell. 2983:

    AVRICVLARIVS,

    ib. 4227:

    IVMENTARIVS,

    ib. 4229; cf.:

    medici pecorum,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 7 fin.:

    LEGIONIS,

    Inscr. Orell. 448; 4996:

    DVPLARIVS TRIREMIS,

    ib. 3640:

    instrumentum medici,

    Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 62.—Prov.:

    medice, cura teipsum,

    Vulg. Luc. 4, 23.—
    2.
    The finger next the little finger, Gr. daktulos iatrikos, Auct. Her. 3, 20, 33.—
    B.
    mĕdĭ-ca, ae, f., a female physician (post-class.), App. M. 5, p. 363 Oud.; Inscr. Orell. 4230 sq.; Inscr. Grut. 635, 9; 636, 1 sq.—Also, a midwife, Interpr. Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 8; Ambros. Ep. 5.—
    C.
    mĕdĭca, ōrum, n., medicinal herbs, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89.
    2.
    Mēdĭcus, a, um, v. Medi, II. B.

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  • 15 Minerva

    Mĭnerva (old orthogr. Menerva, like magester, leber, etc., acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 17), ae, f. [from the root men, whence mens, memini, moneo, etc.; v. infra], a Roman goddess, identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene, the daughter of Zeus, and the goddess of wisdom, of sense and reflection, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving: Minerva dicta, quod bene moneat. Hanc enim pagani pro sapientiā ponebant; Cornificius vero, quod fingatur pingaturque minitans armis, eandem dictam putat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 180; 3, 23, 59; Varr. L. L. 5, § 74 Müll.:

    daedala, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. daedalam, p. 68: Minerva nostra, custos urbis,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 1:

    Minerva Iliensis,

    Ulp. Fragm. 22, 6:

    Aristoteles... Minervam esse Lunam probabilibus argumentis demonstrat,

    Arn. 3, 31.—Prov.: pingui or crassā Minervā aliquid facere, without art, skill, or learning, plainly, rudely, Col. 1 praef. § 33; Cic. Lael 5, 19:

    rusticus crassā Minervā,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 3:

    invitā Minervā,

    contrary to the bent of one's genius or natural abilities, against the grain, Hor. A. P. 385: quia nihil [p. 1146] decet invitā, ut aiunt, Minervā, id est adversante et repugnante naturā, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 301:

    sus Minervam (docet),

    a stupid man will instruct a wise one, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 18:

    omnis Minervae homo,

    jack - of - alltrades, Petr. 43, 8: MINERVA MEDICA, i. e. medicina, the goddess of health, Inscr Rein. 11, 81:

    fecit ex ebore aeque Minervam,

    a statue of Minerva, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 54. — Transf.
    A.
    A working in wool, spinning and weaving:

    tolerare colo vitam tenuique Minervā ( = telā, lanificio),

    Verg. A. 8, 409; Ov. M. 4, 33; Prop. 2, 9, 5.—
    B.
    To form the name of a place.
    1.
    Minervae Arx, v. Minervius, II. B.—
    2.
    Minervae Promontorium, a promontory in Campania, to the south-east of Surrentum, the abode of the Sirens, now Punta della Capanella, Liv. 40, 18, 8; Ov. M. 15, 709.

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  • 16 parvissime

    parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:

    volantum parviores,

    Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:

    parvissima corpora,

    Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:

    minimissimus,

    Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
    I.
    Posit.:

    in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    quam parva sit terra, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:

    commoda parva ac mediocria,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:

    in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    beneficium non parvum,

    id. Caecin. 10, 26:

    parvi pisciculi,

    id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:

    haec parva et infirma sunt,

    id. Clu. 34, 94:

    si parva licet componere magnis,

    Verg. G. 4, 176:

    merces,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:

    sucus,

    Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:

    liberi,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;

    so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,

    the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    parva soror,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:

    memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:

    operosa parvus Carmina fingo,

    a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:

    a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,

    when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:

    puer in domo a parvo eductus,

    from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:

    parvae consuetudinis Causa,

    slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:

    in parvo tempore,

    Lucr. 5, 106:

    nox,

    Luc. 4, 476:

    vita,

    id. 6, 806:

    parvam fidem habere alicui,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:

    hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    homo parvo ingenio,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29:

    parvum carmen,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:

    hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:

    meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:

    nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,

    Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:

    et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,

    id. S. 1, 3, 122:

    pretio parvo vendere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:

    parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,

    of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:

    parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,

    it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:

    parvi ego illos facio,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:

    parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:

    quia parvi id duceret,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:

    signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,

    Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,

    quanti emptus? parvo,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:

    parvo stat magna potentia nobis,

    Ov. M. 14, 493:

    parvo contentus esse possum,

    with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:

    vivitur parvo bene,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:

    possim contentus vivere parvo,

    Tib. 1, 1, 25:

    agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:

    necessarium est parvo assuescere,

    Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;

    perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,

    a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:

    parvo brevius,

    Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:

    haud parvo junior,

    Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:

    parvo post,

    Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:

    parvo post tempore,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):

    Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,

    Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
    II.
    Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:

    quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,

    Cic. Top. 4, 23:

    si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,

    id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:

    Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13:

    minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,

    a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:

    sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,

    id. 41, 13 fin.:

    calceus... si minor (pede), uret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:

    neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,

    less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:

    genibus minor,

    i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:

    minor in certamine longo,

    worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:

    numero plures, virtute et honore minores,

    inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:

    praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,

    Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:

    sapiens uno minor est Jove,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:

    minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:

    dies sermone minor fuit,

    too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:

    infans Et minor igne rogi,

    too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:

    ut uno minus teste haberet?

    id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §

    149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,

    i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:

    qui minor est natu,

    younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:

    aliquot annis minor natu,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:

    aetate minor,

    Ov. M. 7, 499:

    minor uno mense,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:

    filia minor Ptolemaei regis,

    the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

    minor viginti annis,

    less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:

    minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,

    Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:

    si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,

    id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:

    De minoribus,

    Dig. 4, tit. 4:

    si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,

    ib. 4, 4, 24:

    si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,

    ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:

    nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,

    Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:

    minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,

    cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    minoris pallium addicere placuit,

    Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:

    (fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,

    Sall. J. 32, 5.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc. respect.:

    frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,

    Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
    (γ).
    Poet., with inf.:

    tanto certare minor,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:

    heu Fatis Superi certare minores!

    Sil. 5, 76.
    III.
    Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:

    minimissimus digitorum,

    Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:

    cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:

    minimae tenuissimaeque res,

    id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    minima pars temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70:

    quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,

    id. B. G. 1, 8:

    in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,

    Sall. C. 51, 13:

    vitia,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:

    minimus digitulus,

    the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,

    minimus digitus,

    Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:

    ex his omnibus natu minimus,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,

    Sall. J. 11, 3:

    minimus filius,

    Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:

    deos minimi facit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:

    minima de malis,

    of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—

    With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,

    Suet. Aug. 25:

    res non minimi periculi,

    id. ib. 67:

    ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,

    Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:

    minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 46:

    minimum pedibus itineris confectum,

    Liv. 44, 5:

    unde minimum periculi erat,

    id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:

    praemia apud me minimum valent,

    very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:

    minimum distantia miror,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:

    dormiebat minimum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:

    medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,

    at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:

    quam minimum credula postero (diei),

    as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:

    ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,

    at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:

    quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,

    Quint. 5, 10, 5:

    in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,

    chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:

    eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
    A.
    Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
    B.
    Comp.: mĭnus, less:

    aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,

    too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:

    ne quid plus minusve faxit,

    id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):

    cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:

    ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,

    Cic. Sest. 50, 108:

    metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,

    id. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    minus multi,

    not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:

    minus multum et minus bonum vinum,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:

    ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,

    less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:

    quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,

    Sall. J. 18, 12:

    minus diu vivunt,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:

    minus admirabilior,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:

    civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,

    little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:

    dimidio minus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:

    nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:

    minus quam aequom erat feci,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:

    respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,

    Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:

    qui peccas minus atque ego?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:

    minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,

    less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:

    madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,

    Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:

    minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,

    Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:

    cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,

    Liv. 42, 6:

    cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,

    id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:

    ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,

    Col. 12, 38, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:

    exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 12, 28:

    existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,

    Sall. J. 10, 1:

    non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:

    laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,

    Liv. 2, 60:

    haud minus ac jussi faciunt,

    Verg. A. 3, 561.—
    b.
    Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:

    neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,

    also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
    c.
    Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:

    nihil profecto minus,

    Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
    d.
    Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:

    jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:

    minus et minus,

    Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:

    minus ac minus,

    Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
    3.
    Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:

    quod intellexi minus,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:

    nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,

    Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:

    si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:

    Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:

    quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,

    minus formido ne exedat,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
    b.
    Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:

    si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:

    hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,

    id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:

    stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;

    v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
    C.
    Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
    1.
    par-vissĭmē:

    memorare aliquid,

    very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
    2.
    mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:

    cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:

    cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:

    mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,

    id. Brut. 57, 207:

    quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,

    id. Fam. 14, 13:

    quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,

    very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:

    si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,

    as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:

    ad te minime omnium pertinebat,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:

    minime gentium,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:

    heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,

    not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
    B.
    In partic.
    a.
    For minimum, saltem, at least:

    is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,

    Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:

    pedes decem vel minime novem,

    Col. 1, 6, 6:

    sed id minime bis anno arari debet,

    id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
    b.
    In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:

    nam hodie, etc.,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > parvissime

  • 17 parvus

    parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:

    volantum parviores,

    Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:

    parvissima corpora,

    Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:

    minimissimus,

    Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
    I.
    Posit.:

    in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    quam parva sit terra, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:

    commoda parva ac mediocria,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:

    in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    beneficium non parvum,

    id. Caecin. 10, 26:

    parvi pisciculi,

    id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:

    haec parva et infirma sunt,

    id. Clu. 34, 94:

    si parva licet componere magnis,

    Verg. G. 4, 176:

    merces,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:

    sucus,

    Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:

    liberi,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;

    so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,

    the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    parva soror,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:

    memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:

    operosa parvus Carmina fingo,

    a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:

    a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,

    when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:

    puer in domo a parvo eductus,

    from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:

    parvae consuetudinis Causa,

    slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:

    in parvo tempore,

    Lucr. 5, 106:

    nox,

    Luc. 4, 476:

    vita,

    id. 6, 806:

    parvam fidem habere alicui,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:

    hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    homo parvo ingenio,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29:

    parvum carmen,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:

    hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:

    meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:

    nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,

    Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:

    et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,

    id. S. 1, 3, 122:

    pretio parvo vendere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:

    parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,

    of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:

    parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,

    it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:

    parvi ego illos facio,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:

    parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:

    quia parvi id duceret,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:

    signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,

    Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,

    quanti emptus? parvo,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:

    parvo stat magna potentia nobis,

    Ov. M. 14, 493:

    parvo contentus esse possum,

    with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:

    vivitur parvo bene,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:

    possim contentus vivere parvo,

    Tib. 1, 1, 25:

    agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:

    necessarium est parvo assuescere,

    Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;

    perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,

    a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:

    parvo brevius,

    Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:

    haud parvo junior,

    Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:

    parvo post,

    Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:

    parvo post tempore,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):

    Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,

    Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
    II.
    Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:

    quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,

    Cic. Top. 4, 23:

    si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,

    id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:

    Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13:

    minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,

    a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:

    sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,

    id. 41, 13 fin.:

    calceus... si minor (pede), uret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:

    neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,

    less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:

    genibus minor,

    i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:

    minor in certamine longo,

    worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:

    numero plures, virtute et honore minores,

    inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:

    praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,

    Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:

    sapiens uno minor est Jove,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:

    minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:

    dies sermone minor fuit,

    too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:

    infans Et minor igne rogi,

    too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:

    ut uno minus teste haberet?

    id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §

    149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,

    i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:

    qui minor est natu,

    younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:

    aliquot annis minor natu,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:

    aetate minor,

    Ov. M. 7, 499:

    minor uno mense,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:

    filia minor Ptolemaei regis,

    the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

    minor viginti annis,

    less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:

    minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,

    Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:

    si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,

    id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:

    De minoribus,

    Dig. 4, tit. 4:

    si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,

    ib. 4, 4, 24:

    si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,

    ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:

    nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,

    Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:

    minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,

    cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    minoris pallium addicere placuit,

    Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:

    (fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,

    Sall. J. 32, 5.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc. respect.:

    frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,

    Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
    (γ).
    Poet., with inf.:

    tanto certare minor,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:

    heu Fatis Superi certare minores!

    Sil. 5, 76.
    III.
    Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:

    minimissimus digitorum,

    Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:

    cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:

    minimae tenuissimaeque res,

    id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    minima pars temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70:

    quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,

    id. B. G. 1, 8:

    in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,

    Sall. C. 51, 13:

    vitia,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:

    minimus digitulus,

    the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,

    minimus digitus,

    Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:

    ex his omnibus natu minimus,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,

    Sall. J. 11, 3:

    minimus filius,

    Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:

    deos minimi facit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:

    minima de malis,

    of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—

    With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,

    Suet. Aug. 25:

    res non minimi periculi,

    id. ib. 67:

    ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,

    Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:

    minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 46:

    minimum pedibus itineris confectum,

    Liv. 44, 5:

    unde minimum periculi erat,

    id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:

    praemia apud me minimum valent,

    very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:

    minimum distantia miror,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:

    dormiebat minimum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:

    medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,

    at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:

    quam minimum credula postero (diei),

    as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:

    ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,

    at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:

    quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,

    Quint. 5, 10, 5:

    in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,

    chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:

    eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
    A.
    Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
    B.
    Comp.: mĭnus, less:

    aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,

    too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:

    ne quid plus minusve faxit,

    id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):

    cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:

    ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,

    Cic. Sest. 50, 108:

    metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,

    id. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    minus multi,

    not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:

    minus multum et minus bonum vinum,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:

    ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,

    less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:

    quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,

    Sall. J. 18, 12:

    minus diu vivunt,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:

    minus admirabilior,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:

    civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,

    little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:

    dimidio minus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:

    nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:

    minus quam aequom erat feci,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:

    respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,

    Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:

    qui peccas minus atque ego?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:

    minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,

    less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:

    madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,

    Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:

    minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,

    Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:

    cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,

    Liv. 42, 6:

    cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,

    id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:

    ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,

    Col. 12, 38, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:

    exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 12, 28:

    existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,

    Sall. J. 10, 1:

    non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:

    laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,

    Liv. 2, 60:

    haud minus ac jussi faciunt,

    Verg. A. 3, 561.—
    b.
    Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:

    neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,

    also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
    c.
    Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:

    nihil profecto minus,

    Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
    d.
    Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:

    jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:

    minus et minus,

    Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:

    minus ac minus,

    Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
    3.
    Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:

    quod intellexi minus,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:

    nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,

    Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:

    si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:

    Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:

    quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,

    minus formido ne exedat,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
    b.
    Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:

    si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:

    hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,

    id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:

    stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;

    v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
    C.
    Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
    1.
    par-vissĭmē:

    memorare aliquid,

    very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
    2.
    mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:

    cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:

    cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:

    mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,

    id. Brut. 57, 207:

    quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,

    id. Fam. 14, 13:

    quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,

    very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:

    si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,

    as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:

    ad te minime omnium pertinebat,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:

    minime gentium,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:

    heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,

    not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
    B.
    In partic.
    a.
    For minimum, saltem, at least:

    is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,

    Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:

    pedes decem vel minime novem,

    Col. 1, 6, 6:

    sed id minime bis anno arari debet,

    id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
    b.
    In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:

    nam hodie, etc.,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > parvus

  • 18 pinguesco

    pinguesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [pinguis], to become or grow fat.
    I.
    Lit.:

    emaciatum armentum medicā (herbā) pinguescit,

    Col. 2, 11, 2:

    attilus (piscis) in Pado inertiā pinguescens,

    Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 44; 18, 14, 36, § 134:

    frumenta pinguescunt,

    id. 17, 2, 2, § 15:

    campos sanguine,

    grow fertile, Verg. G. 1, 492.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To grow fat, rich, or oily:

    vinum Maroneum vetustate pinguescit,

    Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 54:

    nuces juglandes,

    id. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—
    B.
    To become shining, like fat:

    achates politurā pinguescit,

    Plin. 37, 10, 65, § 177.—
    C.
    To aspirate in speaking: Aeolenses Graeci, in quibusdam dictionibus, ut pinguescant, digamma apponunt ut pro Elena dicunt Velena, Serg. p. 1827 P.—
    III.
    Poet., to increase, grow more violent:

    flammae pinguescunt,

    Sil. 7, 354.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pinguesco

  • 19 trepido

    trĕpĭdo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [id.], to hurry with alarm, to bustle about anxiously, be in a state of confusion, agitation, or trepidation (class., but not in Cic.):

    ut ille trepidabat! ut festinabat miser!

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 7, 9;

    so with festinare,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 25; Sall. C. 31, 1:

    quid est quod trepidas, Ter Eun. 5, 5, 8: tum demum Titurius trepidare, concursare,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 33:

    trepidare omnibus locis,

    Sall. J. 38, 5:

    currere per totum pavidi conclave magisque Exanimes trepidare,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 114:

    dum in sua quisque ministeria discursu trepidat ad prima signa,

    Liv. 23, 16, 12:

    trepidante totā civitate ad excipiendum Poenum visendumque,

    id. 23, 7, 10:

    circa vallum (hostes), Auct. B. Afr. 82, 1: circum artos cavos (mures),

    Phaedr. 4, 6, 3:

    vigiles tumultuari, trepidare, moliri portam,

    Liv. 27, 28, 10:

    nobis trepidandum in acie instruendā erat,

    id. 44, 38, 11:

    dum trepidant alae,

    Verg. A. 4, 121:

    lymphati trepidare coeperunt,

    Curt. 4, 12, 14:

    at Romanus homo... Corde suo trepidat,

    Enn. Ann. 4, 7; Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 59:

    spe trepido,

    Luc. 7, 297:

    trepidare laetitiā,

    Arn. 7, n. 4:

    voce,

    Pers. 1, 20:

    multa manu medicā Phoebique potentibus herbis Nequiquam trepidat,

    Verg. A. 12, 403:

    nam veluti pueri trepidant atque omnia caecis In tenebris metuunt,

    Lucr. 2, 55; 3, 87; 6, 35; cf.:

    ancipiti trepidant terrore per urbes,

    id. 6, 596:

    recenti mens trepidat metu,

    Hor. C. 2, 19, 5:

    metu falso,

    Ov. Tr 1, 5, 37:

    formidine belli,

    id. ib. 3, 10, 67:

    in dubiis periclis,

    Lucr. 3, 1076:

    ridetque (deus), si mortalis ultra Fas trepidat,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 32.— Impers. pass.:

    trepidari sentio et cursari rursum prorsum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 35:

    totis trepidatur castris,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 37:

    ubi jam trepidatur,

    Lucr. 3, 598:

    vastis trepidatur in arvis,

    Sil. 4, 26:

    si gradibus trepidatur ab imis,

    Juv. 3, 200.—
    (β).
    Like tremo with acc., to tremble at, be afraid of ( poet. and very rare):

    et motae ad lunam trepidabis harundinis umbram,

    Juv. 10, 21:

    occursum amici,

    id. 8, 152:

    lupos (damae),

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1058.—
    (γ).
    With inf. ( poet.):

    ne trepidate meas, Teucri, defendere naves,

    Verg. A. 9, 114:

    occurrere morti,

    Stat. Th. 1, 639.—
    (δ).
    With ne:

    trepidat, ne Suppositus venias et falso nomine poscas,

    Juv. 1, 97; 14, 64.—
    b.
    Of things, Lucr. 2, 965:

    quae (aqua) per pronum trepidat cum murmure rivum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 21; cf.:

    obliquo laborat Lympha fugax trepidare rivo,

    id. C. 2, 3, 12:

    flammae trepidant,

    flare, waver, flicker, id. ib. 4, 11, 11:

    trepidantia exta,

    throbbing, quivering, palpitating, Ov. M. 15, 576:

    sic aquilam pennā fugiunt trepidante columbae,

    id. ib. 1, 506:

    sub dentibus artus,

    id. ib. 14, 196.—
    c.
    With inf.:

    octavum trepidavit aetas Claudere lustrum,

    Hor. C. 2, 4, 24.—Hence, trĕpĭdanter, adv., trem blingly, timorously, anxiously, with trepidation (rare):

    trepidanter effatus,

    Suet. Ner. 49.— Comp.:

    trepidantius timidiusque agere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 19.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > trepido

  • 20 triceni

    trīcēni, ae, a ( gen. plur. tricenūm, Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 164; 11, 33, 39, § 113), num. distr. adj. [triginta], thirty at a time, thirty each, thirty.
    I.
    Lit., distributively:

    lecti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 58:

    tricenos milites ex singulis legionibus, Auct. B. Afr. 75, 5: dies,

    Col. 2, 14, 8:

    amphorae,

    id. 3, 3, 14:

    bini dentes,

    Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 71:

    latent tricenis diebus,

    id. 9, 36, 60, § 125:

    nummi,

    Mart. 10, 27, 3.—
    II.
    Transf., thirty cardinally:

    medica ab uno satu tricenis annis durat,

    Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 144:

    (inplent) anguillae in Gange amne tricenos pedes,

    id. 9, 3, 2, § 4; Mart. 1, 44, 1.— Gen. tricenūm, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32; Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 164; 11, 33, 38, § 113; Front. Aquaed. 49.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > triceni

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