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καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
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|lshtext=<b>rŏtundus</b>: (rŭt-), a, um, adj. [[rota]],<br /><b>I</b> [[wheel]]-shaped, i. e. [[round]], [[circular]], [[spherical]], [[rotund]] ([[very]] freq. and | |lshtext=<b>rŏtundus</b>: (rŭt-), a, um, adj. [[rota]],<br /><b>I</b> [[wheel]]-shaped, i. e. [[round]], [[circular]], [[spherical]], [[rotund]] ([[very]] freq. and class.; cf. [[teres]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[cur]] ea, quae fuerint juxtim quadrata, [[procul]] sint Visa rotunda, Lucr. 4, 502; cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36: stellae globosae et rotundae, id. Rep. 6, 15, 15: [[mundum]] rotundum esse volunt, id. N. D. 1, 10, 24.— Comp.: [[mundum]] ita tornavit, ut [[nihil]] effici possit rotundius, Cic. Univ. 6; so, bacae, Hor. Epod. 8, 13; cf.: capita rotundiora ... rotundissima, Cels. 8, 1 fin.: [[locus]] [[infimus]] in [[rotundo]], Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: togae, [[hanging]] [[evenly]] all [[round]], Quint. 11, 3, 139.— Prov.: diruit, aedificat, mutat quadrata rotundis, i. e. turns [[every]] [[thing]] upside [[down]], Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 100.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[round]], [[rounded]].<br /> <b>A</b> In gen.: [[sapiens]] Fortis et in se [[ipse]] [[totus]], [[teres]] [[atque]] [[rotundus]], Hor. S. 2, 7, 86: [[illa]] rotunda et [[undique]] circumcisa, Quint. 8, 5, 27.—<br /> <b>B</b> In partic., of [[speech]] (opp. [[rough]], [[unpolished]]), [[round]], [[well]] turned, [[smooth]], [[polished]], [[elegant]] (in Cic. [[with]] [[quasi]] or ut ita dicam added; [[but]]<br /> v. [[infra]], adv. b.): erat verborum et [[delectus]] [[elegans]] et apta et [[quasi]] rotunda [[constructio]], Cic. Brut. 78, 272; cf.: [[Thucydides]] praefractior nec [[satis]], ut ita dicam, [[rotundus]], id. Or. 13, 40: Graiis dedit [[ore]] [[rotundo]] [[Musa]] loqui, Hor. A. P. 323; celeris ac rotunda [[distributio]], Quint. 3, 4, 16: rotunda volubilisque [[sententia]], Gell. 11, 13, 4: rotundi numeri ([[with]] [[brevis]]), id. 17, 20, 4: verba, id. 16, 1, 1.—Hence, adv.: rŏtun-dē. *<br /> <b>a</b> (Acc. to I.) Roundly: ut in orbem [[quam]] rotundissime formetur, Col. Arb. 5, 2.—*<br /> <b>b</b> (Acc. to II.) Roundly, [[smoothly]], [[elegantly]]: a te [[quidem]] [[apte]] ac [[rotunde]], Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 7. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 6 November 2024
Latin > English
rotundus rotunda -um, rotundior -or -us, rotundissimus -a -um ADJ :: round, circular; wheel-like; spherical, globular; smooth, finished; facile
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rŏtundus: (rŭt-), a, um, adj. rota,
I wheel-shaped, i. e. round, circular, spherical, rotund (very freq. and class.; cf. teres).
I Lit.: cur ea, quae fuerint juxtim quadrata, procul sint Visa rotunda, Lucr. 4, 502; cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 36: stellae globosae et rotundae, id. Rep. 6, 15, 15: mundum rotundum esse volunt, id. N. D. 1, 10, 24.— Comp.: mundum ita tornavit, ut nihil effici possit rotundius, Cic. Univ. 6; so, bacae, Hor. Epod. 8, 13; cf.: capita rotundiora ... rotundissima, Cels. 8, 1 fin.: locus infimus in rotundo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69: togae, hanging evenly all round, Quint. 11, 3, 139.— Prov.: diruit, aedificat, mutat quadrata rotundis, i. e. turns every thing upside down, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 100.—
II Trop., round, rounded.
A In gen.: sapiens Fortis et in se ipse totus, teres atque rotundus, Hor. S. 2, 7, 86: illa rotunda et undique circumcisa, Quint. 8, 5, 27.—
B In partic., of speech (opp. rough, unpolished), round, well turned, smooth, polished, elegant (in Cic. with quasi or ut ita dicam added; but
v. infra, adv. b.): erat verborum et delectus elegans et apta et quasi rotunda constructio, Cic. Brut. 78, 272; cf.: Thucydides praefractior nec satis, ut ita dicam, rotundus, id. Or. 13, 40: Graiis dedit ore rotundo Musa loqui, Hor. A. P. 323; celeris ac rotunda distributio, Quint. 3, 4, 16: rotunda volubilisque sententia, Gell. 11, 13, 4: rotundi numeri (with brevis), id. 17, 20, 4: verba, id. 16, 1, 1.—Hence, adv.: rŏtun-dē. *
a (Acc. to I.) Roundly: ut in orbem quam rotundissime formetur, Col. Arb. 5, 2.—*
b (Acc. to II.) Roundly, smoothly, elegantly: a te quidem apte ac rotunde, Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) rŏtundus, a, um (rota),
1 qui a la forme d’une roue, rond : Lucr. 4, 502 ; Cic. Fin. 2, 36 ; Rep. 6, 15 ; Nat. 1, 24 ; nihil rotundius Cic. Tim. 17, rien de plus rond ; rotundissimus Cels. Med. 8, 1, le plus rond ; toga rotunda Quint. 11, 3, 139, toge bien arrondie, qui tombe bien || [prov.] mutat quadrata rotundis Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 100, il bouleverse tout
2 [fig.] a) arrondi : teres atque rotundus Hor. S. 2, 7, 86, [le sage stoïcien] semblable à une boule unie sur laquelle glissent les événements, cf. Quint. 8, 5, 27 ; b) [en parl. du style] arrondi, poli, dont tous les éléments sont bien équilibrés : Cic. Br. 272 ; Or. 40 ; ore rotundo loqui Hor. P. 323, avoir un langage aisé, coulant, cf. Gell. 16, 1, 1 ; 17, 20, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
rotundus, a, um (rota), scheibenrund, im Ggstz. zu globosus (kugelrund) u. orbiculatus (kreisrund); dann auch kugelrund (griech. σφαιροειδής) od. übh. rund (Ggstz. angulatus, eckig), I) eig.: caelum, Cic.: terrarum forma, Manil.: lanx, ICt.: folia rotundiora, Ps. Apul. herb.: nihil rotundius, Cic.: capita rotundissima, Cels.: von der Kleidung, toga, gleichförmig herum- od. herabhangend, Quint. 11, 3, 139. – Sprichw., der Baukunst od. Geometrie entlehnt, mutat quadrata rotundis, rundet, was viereckig war, d.i. kehrt das Unterste zu oberst, Hor. ep. 1, 1, 100. – II) übtr.: 1) abgerundet in sittlicher Hinsicht, von einem Weisen, der nicht in der Außenwelt sein Glück sucht, teres atque rotundus, Hor. sat. 2, 7, 86. – 2) im Ausdruck u. in der Beredsamkeit, wenn der Ausdruck wohl zusammengefügt, bes. die Sätze auf periodische Art wohl zusammengekettet sind, abgerundet, verborum apta et quasi rotunda constructio, Cic.: nec satis, ut ita dicam, rotundus (Thucydides), Cic.: verba, Gell.: rotunda volubilisque sententia, Gell.: ore rotundo loqui, in gerundeter Sprache, Hor. – / In sehr guten Hdschrn. u. in Ausgg. auch rutundus geschrieben (s. Lachm. Lucr. p. 96), z.B. Varro r. r. 1, 51, 1 u. 3, 5, 12 cod. P. Varro sat. Men. 21 u. 88 B. Gell. 11, 13, 4 ed. Hertz. Spart. Hadr. 16, 4 ed. Peter.
Latin > Chinese
rotundus, a, um. adj. c. s. (rota.) :: 圓者。完全者。Orator rotundus 全善講論人。