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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>sentīna</b>: ae, f.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., the [[filthy]] [[water]] [[that]] collects in the [[bottom]] of a [[ship]], bilgewater: cum alii malos scandant, alii per foros cursent, alii sentinam exhauriant, Cic. Sen. 6, 17; * Caes. B. C. 3, 28: in [[nave]], quae sentinam trahit, Sen. Ep. 30, 2: pisces sentinae navium odorem [[procul]] fugiunt, Plin. 10, 70, 90, § 194 al.; Gell. 19, 1, 3: mersamque vitiis suis, [[quasi]] sentinā, rempublicam [[pessum]] dedere, Flor. 3, 12, 7. —<br /><b>II</b> Transf., the [[bottom]] of a [[ship]] [[where]] the [[bilge]]-[[water]] is, the [[hold]]: hi Romam [[sicuti]] in sentinam confluxerant, Sall. C. 37, 5: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus; [[nunc]] [[autem]] vix est in sentinā [[locus]], Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 3.—<br /><b>III</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The lowest of the [[people]], the [[dregs]], [[refuse]], [[rabble]] of a [[state]] or [[city]] ([[good]] [[prose]]; cf. [[faex]]): si tu exieris, exhaurietur ex urbe tuorum comitum magna et perniciosa [[sentina]] rei publicae, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 12; 2, 4, 7 (cf. Quint. 8, 6, 15); id. Att. 1, 19, 4; id. Agr. 2, 26, 70; Liv. 24, 29, 3; Flor. 3, 1, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The hangerson of an [[army]], [[camp]]-followers, Val. Max. 2, 7, 1.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>sentīna</b>,¹³ æ, f., sentine : Cic. CM 17 ; Cæs. C. 3, 28, 5 ; navem quæ sentinam trahit Sen. Ep. 30, 2, navire qui fait eau &#124;&#124; [fig.] bas-fond, lie, rebut : Cic. Att. 1, 19, 4 ; Cat. 1, 12 ; Agr. 2, 70.
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{{Georges
|georg=sentīna, ae, f. (zu Wz. *sem- [[schöpfen]]), Schiffsbodenwasser, Kielwasser, I) eig.: sentinam exhaurire, Cic.: [[navium]], Plin.: sentinae vitiis conflictari, Caes.: [[navis]], [[quae]] sentinam trahit, [[Wasser]] zieht, [[leck]] wird, Sen.: Romam [[sicuti]] in sentinam ([[Kloake]]) confluere, Sall. – II) bildl.: 1) im allg.: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus; [[nunc]] [[autem]] [[vix]] est in [[sentina]] [[locus]], saßen [[erst]] am Hinterschiff u. hatten das [[Steuer]] [[des]] Staates (waren in großem [[Ansehen]]); [[jetzt]] [[aber]] ist [[kaum]] im untersten Schiffsraum [[Platz]] ([[gelten]] [[wir]] so [[viel]] [[wie]] [[gar]] [[nichts]]), Cic. ep. 9, 15, 3. – 2) insbes., [[von]] pöbelhaften, liederlichen Menschen = der [[Auswurf]], [[Abschaum]], die [[Hefe]], s. [[rei]] publicae exhaurietur, Cic.: [[urbis]], Cic.: sentinam quandam [[urbis]] rati exhaustam laetabantur, Liv.: vom liederlichen [[Troß]] [[des]] Heeres, Val. Max.
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{{esel
|sltx=[[ἀμφιμήτριος]], [[ἄντλον]], [[ἀντλία]]
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