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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>fūnis</b>: is, m. (<br /><b>I</b> fem., Lucr. 2, 1154; ap. Gell. 13, 20, 21, and Non. 205, 22; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 6) [perh. for fudnis, [[root]] in Sanscr. bandh-, [[bind]]; cf. Gr. [[πεῖσμα]], [[rope]]; kindr. [[with]] [[σχοῖνος]]], a [[rope]], [[sheet]], [[line]], [[cord]] (syn.: [[restis]], [[rudens]]): funes dicti, [[quod]] [[antea]] in usum luminis circumdati [[cera]], [[unde]] et funalia, Isid. Orig. 19, 4; [[Cato]], R. R. 135, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 22; Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 5; 3, 14, 6; 4, 29, 3 al.; Plin. 16, 1, 1, § 4; Verg. A. 2, 262; Ov. M. 8, 777 et saep.: patiatur [[necesse]] est illam per funes ingredientium tarditatem, i. e. of the [[rope]]-dancers, Quint. 2, 14, 16.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prov.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Funem ducere or sequi, to [[lead]] or [[follow]] the [[rope]], i. e. to [[command]] or [[serve]] (the [[fig]]. [[being]] [[most]] [[probably]] [[that]] of an [[animal]] led by a [[rope]]): imperat aut servit [[collecta]] [[pecunia]] cuique, Tortum digna sequi [[potius]] [[quam]] ducere funem, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 48.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> Funem reducere, to [[pull]] [[back]] the [[rope]], i. e. to [[change]] one's [[mind]], Pers. 5, 118.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>c</b> Funem in diversa distendere, to [[dispute]] pro and con, Tert. Pudic. 2; adv. Marc. 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>d</b> Ut, [[quod]] aiunt [[Graeci]], ex incomprehensibili parvitate arenae funise effici non possit (Gr. ἐξἄμμου [[σχοινίον]] πλέκειν), to [[make]] a [[rope]] of [[sand]], i. e. to [[perform]] the [[impossible]], Col. 10 praef. § 4 fin.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>fūnis</b>,¹⁰ is, m., corde, câble : Cæs. G. 3, 13, 5, etc. ; [prov.] funem sequi [[potius]] [[quam]] ducere Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 48, obéir plutôt que commander ; educere Pers. 5, 118, retirer la corde, revenir sur ce qu’on a dit, se rétracter, reprendre sa parole &#124;&#124; ex [[arena]] funem efficere Col. Rust. 10, præf.&nbsp;4, tenter l’impossible (faire une corde avec du sable). f., Lucr. 2, 1154, cf. Gell. 13, 21, 21.||ex [[arena]] funem efficere Col. Rust. 10, præf.&nbsp;4, tenter l’impossible (faire une corde avec du sable). f., Lucr. 2, 1154, cf. Gell. 13, 21, 21.
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{{Georges
|georg=fūnis, is, m., das [[Seil]], der [[Strick]], das [[Tau]], [[funis]] [[nauticus]], [[Tau]], [[Fest]].: [[funis]] [[nervinus]], Veget. mil.: funes blattini, Eutr.: [[funis]] explicatur, wickelt [[sich]] ab, Vitr.: per funem demitti, Verg.: funibus in murum tolli, Eutr. – zum Gebrauche [[auf]] [[Schiffen]], [[ancorarius]] [[funis]], Ankertau, Caes.: funes, [[qui]] antemnas ad malos religabant, Caes.: [[bes]]. zum Befestigen der Schiffe am Lande vom Hinterdecke aus, in [[Creta]] religare funem, Catull.: religare querno a stipite funem, Ov.: [[neque]] an- corae funesque subsistunt, [[neque]] etc., Caes.: funem solvere, Verg. u. Iuven.: haerentis in [[salo]] naviculae funem [[magis]] praecide [[quam]] solve, [[Hieron]]. epist. 53, 10. – v. [[Seil]] [[des]] Seiltänzers, per extentum funem [[ire]], Hor.: per intentos funes [[ire]], Sen.: per funem ambulare, Sen. – bildl. u. sprichw., ne currente [[retro]] [[funis]] eat rotā, [[damit]] der [[Spieß]] [[sich]] [[nicht]] umkehrt, Hor. carm. 3, 10, 10: funem reducere, seine [[Meinung]] [[ändern]], Pers. 5, 118: funem ducere = [[befehlen]], [[herrschen]], [[dagegen]] funem sequi = [[gehorchen]], [[dienen]], Hor. ep. 1, 10, 48, s. [[das]]. Obbarius (p. 85): ex [[arena]] funem efficere (εξ ἄμμου [[σχοινίον]] πλέκειν), [[von]] [[einer]] unmöglichen [[Sache]], Col. 10. praef . § 4. – / [[funis]] [[gen]]. fem., Lucr. 2, 1154; vgl. Quint. 1, 6, 5. Gell. 13, 20, 21.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=funis funis N M :: rope; line, cord, sheet, cable; measuring-line/rope, lot (Plater)
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