circiter: Difference between revisions
Αὐρήλιοι... πατρὶ... καὶ μητρὶ... μνήμης χάριν → The Aurelii, in memory of their father and mother (inscription from Aizonai, Phrygia)
(6_3) |
(D_2) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Lewis | {{Lewis | ||
|lshtext=<b>circĭter</b>: adv. and prep. [[circus]].<br /><b>I</b> Adv.<br /> <b>A</b> Of [[place]], [[round]] [[about]], on [[every]] [[side]]: lapidem fuisse [[quadratum]] [[circiter]] (i. e. [[cubical]]) in mediā arcā vinctum candelis quaquaversum, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 85 (cf. the [[passage]] cited under [[circum]], I. A. 1., from Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 3).—<br /> <b>B</b> Of [[time]], designating [[nearness]] to a [[fixed]] [[point]], [[about]], [[near]] (cf. [[ante]], [[post]]): [[illic]] [[noster]] est [[fortasse]] [[circiter]] [[triennium]], Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 79: [[circiter]] duobus mensibus, Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 6: diebus [[circiter]] [[quindecim]] ad fines Belgarum pervenit, Caes. B. G. 2, 2: horā diei [[circiter]] quartā, id. ib. 4, 23: [[circiter]] horā decimā noctis, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1: [[circiter]] luminibus accensis Uticam pervenit, Auct. B. Afr. 89 fin.—<br /> <b>C</b> Of [[number]], [[about]], [[near]], not [[far]] from: [[circiter]] quingentae [[species]], Varr. L. L. 6, 5, 61: [[circiter]] CCXX. naves eorum paratissimae, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: [[circiter]] milia hominum CXXX. superfuerunt, id. ib. 1, 26; 1, 27; 1, 31: [[circiter]] [[pars]] quarta, Sall. C. 56, 3: [[mons]] suberat [[circiter]] [[mille]] passuum, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: [[circiter]] duūm [[milium]] [[intervallo]], Sall. J. 106, 5: [[circiter]] parte tertiā (armorum) celatā et in [[oppido]] retentā, etc., Caes. B. G. 2, 32 fin.; 1, 25: ita [[dies]] [[circiter]] [[quindecim]] [[iter]] fecerunt, id. ib. 1, 15: hic [[locus]] ab hoste [[circiter]] [[passus]] sexcentos aberat, id. ib. 1, 49: ad [[flumen]] Rhenum milia passuum ex eo [[loco]] [[circiter]] [[quinque]] pervenerunt, id. ib. 1, 53: cum [[decem]] [[circiter]] milia ab hoste abessent, Liv. 28, 1, 7.—<br /><b>II</b> Prep. [[with]] acc. (orig. an adv. [[with]] acc. of [[time]] or of [[space]] traversed; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 71 sq.).<br /> <b>A</b> Of [[place]] ([[very]] [[rare]]): [[nisi]], ut [[opinor]], Loca haec [[circiter]] excidit mihi ([[cista]]), Plaut, Cist. 4, 2, 8.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf., of [[time]], [[about]], [[near]]: redito huc [[circiter]] meridiem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 52 Ritschl: [[circiter]] meridiem exercitum in [[castra]] deduxit, Caes. B. G. 1, 50: nos [[circiter]] Kalendas in Formiano erimus, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 6: [[circiter]] [[Idus]] Novembrīs in Italiā speramus [[fore]], id. Fam. 14, 5, 2: [[circiter]] [[Idus]] Maias, id. Att. 2, 17, 1: noctem, Auct. B. Afr. 89: mensem, Varr. R. R. 3, 8, 3; 2, 11, 7; Kalendas Junias, Sall. C. 17, 1: octavam [[circiter]] horam, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 47.!*? Circiter [[very]] [[rarely]] follows its [[case]]; v. Plaut. Cist. II. A. [[supra]]. | |lshtext=<b>circĭter</b>: adv. and prep. [[circus]].<br /><b>I</b> Adv.<br /> <b>A</b> Of [[place]], [[round]] [[about]], on [[every]] [[side]]: lapidem fuisse [[quadratum]] [[circiter]] (i. e. [[cubical]]) in mediā arcā vinctum candelis quaquaversum, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 85 (cf. the [[passage]] cited under [[circum]], I. A. 1., from Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 3).—<br /> <b>B</b> Of [[time]], designating [[nearness]] to a [[fixed]] [[point]], [[about]], [[near]] (cf. [[ante]], [[post]]): [[illic]] [[noster]] est [[fortasse]] [[circiter]] [[triennium]], Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 79: [[circiter]] duobus mensibus, Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 6: diebus [[circiter]] [[quindecim]] ad fines Belgarum pervenit, Caes. B. G. 2, 2: horā diei [[circiter]] quartā, id. ib. 4, 23: [[circiter]] horā decimā noctis, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1: [[circiter]] luminibus accensis Uticam pervenit, Auct. B. Afr. 89 fin.—<br /> <b>C</b> Of [[number]], [[about]], [[near]], not [[far]] from: [[circiter]] quingentae [[species]], Varr. L. L. 6, 5, 61: [[circiter]] CCXX. naves eorum paratissimae, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: [[circiter]] milia hominum CXXX. superfuerunt, id. ib. 1, 26; 1, 27; 1, 31: [[circiter]] [[pars]] quarta, Sall. C. 56, 3: [[mons]] suberat [[circiter]] [[mille]] passuum, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: [[circiter]] duūm [[milium]] [[intervallo]], Sall. J. 106, 5: [[circiter]] parte tertiā (armorum) celatā et in [[oppido]] retentā, etc., Caes. B. G. 2, 32 fin.; 1, 25: ita [[dies]] [[circiter]] [[quindecim]] [[iter]] fecerunt, id. ib. 1, 15: hic [[locus]] ab hoste [[circiter]] [[passus]] sexcentos aberat, id. ib. 1, 49: ad [[flumen]] Rhenum milia passuum ex eo [[loco]] [[circiter]] [[quinque]] pervenerunt, id. ib. 1, 53: cum [[decem]] [[circiter]] milia ab hoste abessent, Liv. 28, 1, 7.—<br /><b>II</b> Prep. [[with]] acc. (orig. an adv. [[with]] acc. of [[time]] or of [[space]] traversed; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 71 sq.).<br /> <b>A</b> Of [[place]] ([[very]] [[rare]]): [[nisi]], ut [[opinor]], Loca haec [[circiter]] excidit mihi ([[cista]]), Plaut, Cist. 4, 2, 8.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf., of [[time]], [[about]], [[near]]: redito huc [[circiter]] meridiem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 52 Ritschl: [[circiter]] meridiem exercitum in [[castra]] deduxit, Caes. B. G. 1, 50: nos [[circiter]] Kalendas in Formiano erimus, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 6: [[circiter]] [[Idus]] Novembrīs in Italiā speramus [[fore]], id. Fam. 14, 5, 2: [[circiter]] [[Idus]] Maias, id. Att. 2, 17, 1: noctem, Auct. B. Afr. 89: mensem, Varr. R. R. 3, 8, 3; 2, 11, 7; Kalendas Junias, Sall. C. 17, 1: octavam [[circiter]] horam, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 47.!*? Circiter [[very]] [[rarely]] follows its [[case]]; v. Plaut. Cist. II. A. [[supra]]. | ||
}} | |||
{{Gaffiot | |||
|gf=<b>circĭtĕr</b>,⁹<br /><b>1</b> adv., <b> a)</b> à l’entour : [[lapis]] [[circiter]] [[quadratus]] Hemin. d. Plin. 13, 85, pierre cubique [carrée en tous sens]; <b> b)</b> environ, à peu près : [[circiter]] [[pars]] [[quarta]] Sall. C. 56, 3, à peu près le quart, cf. Cic. Att. 6, 3, 5 ; Rep. 2, 60 ; Cæs. G. 1, 49, etc.<br /><b>2</b> prép. av. acc., <b> a)</b> dans le voisinage de : [[circiter]] hæc [[loca]] Pl. Cist. 677, dans le voisinage ; <b> b)</b> vers, environ, à peu près : [[circiter]] meridiem Cæs. G. 1, 50, 2, autour de midi ; [[circiter]] messem hordaceam [[Varro]] R. 2, 11, vers le temps où on moissonne l’orge, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 148 ; Att. 2, 4, 6. | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circĭter: adv. and prep. circus.
I Adv.
A Of place, round about, on every side: lapidem fuisse quadratum circiter (i. e. cubical) in mediā arcā vinctum candelis quaquaversum, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 85 (cf. the passage cited under circum, I. A. 1., from Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 3).—
B Of time, designating nearness to a fixed point, about, near (cf. ante, post): illic noster est fortasse circiter triennium, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 79: circiter duobus mensibus, Varr. R. R. 3, 10, 6: diebus circiter quindecim ad fines Belgarum pervenit, Caes. B. G. 2, 2: horā diei circiter quartā, id. ib. 4, 23: circiter horā decimā noctis, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1: circiter luminibus accensis Uticam pervenit, Auct. B. Afr. 89 fin.—
C Of number, about, near, not far from: circiter quingentae species, Varr. L. L. 6, 5, 61: circiter CCXX. naves eorum paratissimae, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: circiter milia hominum CXXX. superfuerunt, id. ib. 1, 26; 1, 27; 1, 31: circiter pars quarta, Sall. C. 56, 3: mons suberat circiter mille passuum, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: circiter duūm milium intervallo, Sall. J. 106, 5: circiter parte tertiā (armorum) celatā et in oppido retentā, etc., Caes. B. G. 2, 32 fin.; 1, 25: ita dies circiter quindecim iter fecerunt, id. ib. 1, 15: hic locus ab hoste circiter passus sexcentos aberat, id. ib. 1, 49: ad flumen Rhenum milia passuum ex eo loco circiter quinque pervenerunt, id. ib. 1, 53: cum decem circiter milia ab hoste abessent, Liv. 28, 1, 7.—
II Prep. with acc. (orig. an adv. with acc. of time or of space traversed; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 71 sq.).
A Of place (very rare): nisi, ut opinor, Loca haec circiter excidit mihi (cista), Plaut, Cist. 4, 2, 8.—
B Transf., of time, about, near: redito huc circiter meridiem, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 52 Ritschl: circiter meridiem exercitum in castra deduxit, Caes. B. G. 1, 50: nos circiter Kalendas in Formiano erimus, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 6: circiter Idus Novembrīs in Italiā speramus fore, id. Fam. 14, 5, 2: circiter Idus Maias, id. Att. 2, 17, 1: noctem, Auct. B. Afr. 89: mensem, Varr. R. R. 3, 8, 3; 2, 11, 7; Kalendas Junias, Sall. C. 17, 1: octavam circiter horam, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 47.!*? Circiter very rarely follows its case; v. Plaut. Cist. II. A. supra.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circĭtĕr,⁹
1 adv., a) à l’entour : lapis circiter quadratus Hemin. d. Plin. 13, 85, pierre cubique [carrée en tous sens]; b) environ, à peu près : circiter pars quarta Sall. C. 56, 3, à peu près le quart, cf. Cic. Att. 6, 3, 5 ; Rep. 2, 60 ; Cæs. G. 1, 49, etc.
2 prép. av. acc., a) dans le voisinage de : circiter hæc loca Pl. Cist. 677, dans le voisinage ; b) vers, environ, à peu près : circiter meridiem Cæs. G. 1, 50, 2, autour de midi ; circiter messem hordaceam Varro R. 2, 11, vers le temps où on moissonne l’orge, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 148 ; Att. 2, 4, 6.
