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1 vadum
vadum ī, n [BA-], a shallow place, shallow, shoal, ford: Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur, Cs.: vadum fluminis temptare, si transire possent, Cs.: vado superari amnis non poterat, L.: in scopulo luctans brevibusque vadis, L.: Nessus, scitus vadorum, O.: (aquae) vada nota secantes, i. e. the river bed, O.: Cera vadum tentet, rasis infusa tabellis, try the ford, i. e. make a first attempt, O.— Plur, a shallow crossing, ford: vadis repertis partem copiarum transducere, Cs.—A body of water, sea, stream (poet.): longā sulcant vada salsa carinā, V.: Non tangenda rates transiliunt vada, H.—The depths, bottom (poet.): saxa Vadis levata, H.: Sedit limoso pressa carina vado, O.—Prov.: omnis res est iam in vado, touches bottom, i. e. is safe, T.* * *shallow place, stream; ford, shoal; channel -
2 exāmen
exāmen inis, n [ex + 1 AG-], a multitude flying out, swarm: apium: vesparum, L.: cum prima sui ducent examina reges, V.— A multitude, crowd, shoal, swarm: examinibus suis agros operire, L.: iuvenum, H.: servorum.* * *exam/test; apparatus/process of weighing, balance; swarm (bees); crowd; agony -
3 vadōsus
vadōsus adj. [vadum], full of shallows, shallow, shoal: mare, Cs.: amnis, V.: Syrtes, S.: ostium portūs, L.* * *vadosa, vadosum ADJ -
4 examen
ex-āmen, ĭnis, n. [for ex-agmen, from ex and ago; cf. contamino and contagies, flamen and flagrare].I.A multitude issuing forth or flying out, a swarm. Primarily and class. of a swarm of bees:B.res rusticae laetae sunt tum pecudum pastu, apium examinibus, florum omnium varietate,
Cic. de Sen. 15 fin.; so,apium,
id. Off. 1, 44, 157; id. Div. 1, 33 fin.; Liv. 4, 33 et saep.; cf. Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 29; Col. 9, 3 fin.; 9, 4 fin. et saep.; Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 23; Verg. G. 2, 452; 4, 21; 103 et saep.—Transf., a multitude, crowd, shoal, swarm (freq. only after the Aug. per.):II.locustarum,
Liv. 42, 10:piscium,
Plin. 31, 1, 1, § 2:pullorum (arboris),
Lucr. 5, 1364:juvenum,
Hor. C. 1, 35, 31:infantium,
Plin. Pan. 26, 1; cf. Just. 25, 2 fin.:vernarum,
Hor. Epod. 2, 65; cf.servorum,
Cic. Harusp. Resp. 12, 25:Graium vatum,
Stat. S. 5, 3, 284:stuprorum (i. e. feminarum stupratarum),
Prop. 2, 32, 41 (3, 30, 41 M.) et saep.—In late Lat. even of abstract things:malorum,
Arn. 2, p. 46: maerorum, id. fin.:aetatum,
Amm. 21, 5:dilationum,
id. 30, 4 et saep.—A means of examining; hence, the tongue of a balance (very rare): examen est ligula vel lignum, quod mediam hastam ad pondera adaequanda tenet, Schol. Pers. 1, 6; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 80, 14: Juppiter ipse duas aequato examine lances Sustinet, Verg. A. 12, 725; Cod. Theod. 12, 7, 1.—B.Trop., a weighing, consideration, examination:examenve improbum in illa Castiges trutina,
Pers. 1, 6:legum,
Ov. M. 9, 552; cf.vitae,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 203. -
5 vadosus
vădōsus, a, um, adj. [vadum], full of shallows or fords, shallow, shoal:mare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25:amnis,
Verg. A. 7, 728:Syrtes,
Sall. J. 78, 2:ostium portūs,
Liv. 37, 14, 7:fretum,
id. 33, 17, 6:litora,
Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1:navigatio,
Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99.— Poet.:aquae,
i. e. restless, Luc. 8, 698.— Sup.:Ganges ubi vadosissimus est,
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6 vadum
vădum, i, n. ( masc. collat form, vă-dus, i, Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 111; Sall. H. 1, 68 Dietsch) [cf. the root BA, bainô, whence, also, vado; hence, that through which one can go], a shallow place in water, a shallow, shoal, ford.I.Lit.1.Sing.:2.Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 5, 58; 7, 55:vadum in flumine efficere,
id. B. C. 1, 61:vadum fluminis temptare, si transire possent,
id. ib. 1, 83:exercitum vado transducere,
id. ib. 3, 37:vado flumen penetrare,
Tac. A. 2, 68:vado superari amnis non poterat,
Liv. 38, 13, 9; 38, 18, 7:piscis qui vivit in vado,
Cels. 2, 18:amnis incerto vado,
Tac. A. 12, 33.—Piur., so esp. of a shallow place where a river is crossed, a ford:B.ibi vadis repertis partem suarum copiarum transducere conati sunt,
Caes. B. G. 2, 9; 1, 8; 3, 13; Liv. 26, 45, 8; 31, 1, 5; Tac. A. 2, 23; id. H. 4, 27; Lucr. 1, 200; Ov. M. 1, 370; 3, 19.—Also of shallows, as dangerous in navigation: mystica ad dextram vada Praetervecti, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 19 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 687 Rib.):brevia,
Verg. A. 5, 221:caeca,
id. ib. 1, 536:dura saxis Lilybeia caecis,
id. ib. 3, 706; cf.:Nessus, scitus vadorum,
Ov. M. 9, 108.—Transf.1.A body of water, a sea, stream, etc. ( poet.):2.longā sulcant vada salsa carinā,
Verg. A. 5, 158; 7, 198; Cat. 64, 58:si tamen Non tangenda rates transiliunt vada,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 24; Ov. P. 4, 9, 2; Sen. Hippol. 181 al.—The bottom of a body of water, the depths ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):3.saxa Vadis levata,
Hor. Epod. 16, 26; Plin. 3, praef. §4: ostrea capta solido vado,
id. 32, 6, 21, § 59:sedit limoso pressa carina vado,
Ov. F. 4, 300.—The bottom of a well, Phaedr. 4, 9, 12; Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 39.—II.Trop.A.Of shallow water, as a place of safety to the swimmer:B.haec propemodum jam esse in vado salutis res videtur,
i. e. in safety, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 73:at in vado'st: jam facile enabit,
id. Rud. 1, 2, 81:omnis res est jam in vado,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 4.—Of shallows, as dangerous to the mariner:emersisse jam e vadis et scopulos praetervecta videtur oratio mea,
Cic. Cael. 21, 51: cera vadum tentet, rasis infusa tabellis, explore the way, i. e. make a first attempt, Ov. A. A. 1, 437.
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