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|lshtext=<b>lībella</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. [[libra]].<br /><b>I</b> An as, a [[small]] [[silver]] [[coin]], the [[tenth]] [[part]] of a [[denarius]]: nummi denarii [[decuma]] [[libella]], [[quod]] libram [[pondo]] aeris valebat, et erat ex argento parva, Varr. L. L. 5, § 174 Müll.: librales, [[unde]] [[etiam]] [[nunc]] [[libella]] dicitur et [[dupondius]], appendebantur asses, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 42; [[Cato]], R. R. 15, 1: sunt [[enim]] in sestertio libellae [[decem]], singulae [[viginti]], teruncii [[quadraginta]], Volus. Maec. 66.—<br /> <b>B</b> In gen.<br /> <b>1</b> Prov. for a [[very]] [[small]] [[sum]] of [[money]], as [[with]] us a [[farthing]], groat, cent: una [[libella]] [[liber]] [[possum]] fieri, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 8; cf. id. Capt. 5, 1, 27: [[tibi]] libellam argenti [[numquam]] credam, id. Ps. 2, 2, 34: [[quoi]] [[neque]] libellai [[spes]] [[sit]] [[usquam]] gentium, id. ib. 1, 1, 96: [[quom]] [[libella]] nusquamst, [[nisi]], etc., id. ib. 4, 7, 47: [[quis]] Volcatio unam libellam dedisset? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 26.—Hence, ad libellam, i. q. ad assem, to a [[farthing]], to a cent, [[exactly]], Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11.—<br /> <b>2</b> In inheritances: ex [[libella]], i. q. ex asse, [[sole]] [[heir]]: [[Curius]] fecit [[palam]] te ex [[libella]], me ex teruncio, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3.—<br /><b>II</b> An [[instrument]] for detecting [[any]] [[variation]] from a [[perfectly]] [[horizontal]] [[surface]], a [[level]], [[water]]-[[level]], plummetline: [[libella]] [[aliqua]] si ex parti claudicat [[hilum]], Lucr. 4, 515: collocare et expolire aliquid ad regulam et libellam, Vitr. 1, 6, 6; cf. Plin. 36, 25, 63, § 188: structuram (parietis) ad normam et libellam fieri, et ad [[perpendiculum]] respondere [[oportet]], id. 36, 22, 51, § 172: [[locus]] qui est ad libellam [[aequus]], [[quite]], [[perfectly]] [[level]], Varr. R. R. 1, 6 fin.> | |lshtext=<b>lībella</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. [[libra]].<br /><b>I</b> An as, a [[small]] [[silver]] [[coin]], the [[tenth]] [[part]] of a [[denarius]]: nummi denarii [[decuma]] [[libella]], [[quod]] libram [[pondo]] aeris valebat, et erat ex argento parva, Varr. L. L. 5, § 174 Müll.: librales, [[unde]] [[etiam]] [[nunc]] [[libella]] dicitur et [[dupondius]], appendebantur asses, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 42; [[Cato]], R. R. 15, 1: sunt [[enim]] in sestertio libellae [[decem]], singulae [[viginti]], teruncii [[quadraginta]], Volus. Maec. 66.—<br /> <b>B</b> In gen.<br /> <b>1</b> Prov. for a [[very]] [[small]] [[sum]] of [[money]], as [[with]] us a [[farthing]], groat, cent: una [[libella]] [[liber]] [[possum]] fieri, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 8; cf. id. Capt. 5, 1, 27: [[tibi]] libellam argenti [[numquam]] credam, id. Ps. 2, 2, 34: [[quoi]] [[neque]] libellai [[spes]] [[sit]] [[usquam]] gentium, id. ib. 1, 1, 96: [[quom]] [[libella]] nusquamst, [[nisi]], etc., id. ib. 4, 7, 47: [[quis]] Volcatio unam libellam dedisset? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 26.—Hence, ad libellam, i. q. ad assem, to a [[farthing]], to a cent, [[exactly]], Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11.—<br /> <b>2</b> In inheritances: ex [[libella]], i. q. ex asse, [[sole]] [[heir]]: [[Curius]] fecit [[palam]] te ex [[libella]], me ex teruncio, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3.—<br /><b>II</b> An [[instrument]] for detecting [[any]] [[variation]] from a [[perfectly]] [[horizontal]] [[surface]], a [[level]], [[water]]-[[level]], plummetline: [[libella]] [[aliqua]] si ex parti claudicat [[hilum]], Lucr. 4, 515: collocare et expolire aliquid ad regulam et libellam, Vitr. 1, 6, 6; cf. Plin. 36, 25, 63, § 188: structuram (parietis) ad normam et libellam fieri, et ad [[perpendiculum]] respondere [[oportet]], id. 36, 22, 51, § 172: [[locus]] qui est ad libellam [[aequus]], [[quite]], [[perfectly]] [[level]], Varr. R. R. 1, 6 fin.> | ||
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|gf=<b>lībella</b>,¹³ æ, f. ([[libra]]),<br /><b>1</b> <b> a)</b> as [petite pièce de monnaie d’argent] : [[Varro]] L. 5, 174 ; Plin. 33, 42 ; <b> b)</b> = petite somme d’argent : Pl. Capt. 944 ; Ps. 96 ; Cic. Com. 11 ; Verr. 2, 2, 26 || ex [[libella]] = ex asse Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3, v. as<br /><b>2</b> niveau, niveau d’eau : Lucr. 4, 515 ; Plin. 36, 188. | |||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lībella: ae, f.
dim. libra.
I An as, a small silver coin, the tenth part of a denarius: nummi denarii decuma libella, quod libram pondo aeris valebat, et erat ex argento parva, Varr. L. L. 5, § 174 Müll.: librales, unde etiam nunc libella dicitur et dupondius, appendebantur asses, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 42; Cato, R. R. 15, 1: sunt enim in sestertio libellae decem, singulae viginti, teruncii quadraginta, Volus. Maec. 66.—
B In gen.
1 Prov. for a very small sum of money, as with us a farthing, groat, cent: una libella liber possum fieri, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 8; cf. id. Capt. 5, 1, 27: tibi libellam argenti numquam credam, id. Ps. 2, 2, 34: quoi neque libellai spes sit usquam gentium, id. ib. 1, 1, 96: quom libella nusquamst, nisi, etc., id. ib. 4, 7, 47: quis Volcatio unam libellam dedisset? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 26.—Hence, ad libellam, i. q. ad assem, to a farthing, to a cent, exactly, Cic. Rosc. Com. 4, 11.—
2 In inheritances: ex libella, i. q. ex asse, sole heir: Curius fecit palam te ex libella, me ex teruncio, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3.—
II An instrument for detecting any variation from a perfectly horizontal surface, a level, water-level, plummetline: libella aliqua si ex parti claudicat hilum, Lucr. 4, 515: collocare et expolire aliquid ad regulam et libellam, Vitr. 1, 6, 6; cf. Plin. 36, 25, 63, § 188: structuram (parietis) ad normam et libellam fieri, et ad perpendiculum respondere oportet, id. 36, 22, 51, § 172: locus qui est ad libellam aequus, quite, perfectly level, Varr. R. R. 1, 6 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lībella,¹³ æ, f. (libra),
1 a) as [petite pièce de monnaie d’argent] : Varro L. 5, 174 ; Plin. 33, 42 ; b) = petite somme d’argent : Pl. Capt. 944 ; Ps. 96 ; Cic. Com. 11 ; Verr. 2, 2, 26
