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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=spina spinae N F :: thorn/spine/prickle (plant/animal); spike (asparagus); thorn-bush; blackthorn<br />spina spina spinae N F :: spine/backbone/back; Circus center wall; fish-bone; difficulties (pl.); cares
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>spīna</b>: ae, f. [[root]] spī, [[whence]] also spicna, spīca, [[spinus]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[thorn]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: cum lubrica [[serpens]] Exuit in spinis vestem, Lucr. 4, 61; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 1; Verg. E. 5, 39; Col. 3, 11, 5; Plin. 21, 15, 54, § 91 al.: consertum [[tegumen]] spinis, Verg. A. 3, 594; cf. Ov. M. 14, 166; id. P. 2, 2, 36; Tac. G. 17. —Of [[particular]] kinds of [[thorny]] plants or shrubs: [[solstitialis]], Col. 2, 18, 1: [[alba]], whitethorn, hawthorn, id. 7, 7, 2; 7, 9, 6; 3, 11, 5; Plin. 21, 11, 39, § 68; 24, 12, 66, § 108: Aegyptia, the Egyptian blackthorn or sloe, id. 13, 11, 20, § 66; 24, 12, 65, § 107: Arabica, Arabian [[acacia]], id. 24, 12, 65, § 107.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., of things of a [[like]] [[shape]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[prickle]] or [[spine]] of [[certain]] animals (as the [[hedgehog]], [[sea]]-urchin, etc.): animantium aliae coriis tectae sunt, aliae villis vestitae, aliae spinis hirsutae, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121: hystrices spinā contectae ([[with]] aculei), Plin. 8, 35, 53, § 125; 9, 59, 85, § 182: spinā [[nocuus]], Ov. Hal. 130.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[fish]]-[[bone]]: [[humus]] spinis cooperta piscium, Quint. 8, 3, 66; Ov. M. 8, 244.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The [[backbone]], [[spine]]: [[caput]] [[spina]] excipit: ea [[constat]] ex vertebris [[quattuor]] et [[viginti]], etc., Cels. 8, 1; 8, 9, 2; 8, 14; Plin. 11, 37, 68, § 179; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5; Col. 6, 29, 2; Verg. G. 3, 87; Ov. M. 8, 806: dorsi [[spina]], Aug. Civ. Dei, 19, 4, n. 2: [[spina]] quae est in dorso, Gell. 3, 10, 7.— Hence, [[poet]]., the [[back]], Ov. M. 6, 380; 3, 66; 3, 672.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Spina, a [[low]] [[wall]] [[dividing]] the [[circus]] lengthwise, [[around]] [[which]] [[was]] the [[race]]-[[course]]; the [[barrier]], Cassiod. Var. 3, 51; Schol. Juv. 6, 588.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>5</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A toothpick: argentea, Petr. 32 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., in plur.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thorns, i. e. difficulties, subtleties, perplexities in [[speaking]] and debating ([[class]].): disserendi spinae, Cic. Fin. 4, 28, 79; cf.: partiendi et definiendi, subtleties, intricacies, id. Tusc. 4, 5, 9; cf.: hominum [[more]] non spinas vellentium, ut Stoici, id. Fin. 4, 3, 6.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Cares]]: certemus, spinas animone ego fortius an tu Evellas agro, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Errors: [[quid]] te exemta juvat spinis de pluribus una, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 212.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) <b>spīna</b>,¹² æ, f.,<br /><b>1</b> épine : Virg. En. 3, 594 ; Tac. G. 17 &#124;&#124; [[solstitialis]] Col. Rust. 2, 18, 1, ou [[alba]] [[spina]] Plin. 21, 68, aubépine ; Ægyptia Plin. 13, 66, prunellier d’Égypte &#124;&#124; [fig.] = difficultés, subtilités : disserendi spinæ Cic. Fin. 4, 79, les épines de la dialectique, cf. Cic. Fin. 4, 6 ; Tusc. 4, 9 &#124;&#124; = soucis : Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4 &#124;&#124; défauts : Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 212<br /><b>2</b> épines, piquants d’animaux : Cic. Nat. 2, 121 &#124;&#124; épine dorsale : Virg. G. 3, 87 ; Plin. 11, 179, etc.; Gell. 3, 10, 7 &#124;&#124; [poét.] le [[dos]] : Ov. M. 6, 380, etc. &#124;&#124; [[sacra]] [[spina]] Suet. d. [[Fronto]] Ep. ad amic. 1, 13, os [[sacrum]] &#124;&#124; arête de poisson : Cic. d. Quint. 8, 3, 66 &#124;&#124; mur peu élevé qui traversait le cirque : Cassiod. Var. 3, 51 ; Schol. Juv. 6, 588.
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{{Georges
|georg=spīna, ae, f. ([[von]] gleichem Stamme [[mit]] [[spica]]), I) der [[Dorn]], A) eig. u. meton.: 1) eig., Verg., Sen. rhet. u.a.: spinis [[coronatus]], [[mit]] [[einer]] Dornenkrone, Eccl.: zum Zuhelfteln, consertum [[tegumen]] spinis, Verg.: spinis conserto tegmine nullis, Ov.: [[tegumen]] omnibus [[sagum]] fibulā [[aut]], si desit, spinā consertum, Tac. – 2) meton.: a) der [[Dornbusch]], das dornige [[Gewächs]], Colum., Sen. u.a.: [[spina]] [[alba]], Weißdorn, Plin. u.a.: [[spina]] Arabica ([[ἄκανθα]] Ἀραβική), Plin. 24, 107 (vgl. Gloss. II, 187, 7 ›[[spina]], [[ἄκανθα]]‹): [[spina]] fullonia, s. [[fullonius]]. – b) = der einem Dorne ähnliche Zahnstocher, Petron.: argentea, Petron. – B) bildl., a) spinae = [[Sorgen]], Begierden, spinas [[animo]] evellere, Hor. ep. 1, 14, 4: [[quid]] te exempta levat spinis de pluribus [[una]], Hor. ep. 2, 2, 212. – b) spinae, die Spitzfindigkeiten, disserendi, Cic.: partiendi et definiendi, spitzfindige Einteilungen u. Erklärungen, Cic.: spinas vellere, Cic. – II) übtr.: 1) der spitze [[Stachel]] [[des]] Igels, Stachelschweins usw., Cic. u. Plin. – 2) das [[Rückgrat]], [[bei]] Tieren und Menschen, [[Varro]], Cels. u.a.: vollst. dorsi [[spina]], Augustin. de civ. dei 19, 4, 2: [[spina]], [[quae]] est in dorso, Gell. 3, 10, 7: medullae spinae, das Rückenmark, Augustin. de [[gen]]. ad litt. 7, 16. § 23: poet. übtr., concussae [[spina]] carinae, Ps. Cypr. carm. de Iona39. – 3) die [[Lende]], habebat zonam loream [[circa]] spicam suam, Itala (Taurin.) Matth. 3, 4. – 4) [[sacra]] [[spina]], das Heiligenbein, Kreuzbein, Suet. fr. 62 u. fr. 173 Reiff. (= Suet. [[bei]] [[Fronto]] ad amic. 1, 13). [[Hieron]]. in eccles. tom. 3. p. 490 Vall. (= p. 1166 Migne). Isid. orig. 11, 1, 96. – 5) die [[Gräte]] [[bei]] den [[Fischen]], Ov. u. Plin.: spinae piscium, Cic. or. [[pro]] Q. Gall. fr. ([[bei]] Quint. 8, 3, 66.) – 6) die den [[Zirkus]] [[quer]] durchschneidende, [[gegen]] 2 m hohe u. [[gegen]] 6 m breite [[Mauer]], um die das [[Wettrennen]] stattfand, Cassiod. var. 3, 51, 8. Schol. Iuven. 5, 688. Vgl. [[circus]] no. II, 1.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=spina, ae. f. :: 茨。螫。尖嘴。魚骨。不中聽之文。— dorsi 脊梁骨。膂。
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