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|lshtext=<b>cănīcŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. [[canis]].<br /><b>I</b> A [[small]] [[dog]] or [[bitch]], Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 79.—Hence,<br /> <b>B</b> Trop., of a [[passionate]], [[quarrelsome]] [[woman]], Plaut. Curc. 5, 1, 8; Gell. 4, 20, 3.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> [[Canis]] Minor, the [[lesser]] dogstar, in the [[mouth]] of the [[constellation]] [[Canis]], q. v., Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123; 18, 28, 68, § 268: [[flagrans]], Hor. C. 3, 13, 9: flammans, Manil. 5, 207: rubra, Hor. S. 2, 5, 39: [[sitiens]], Ov. A. A. 2, 231: insana, Pers. 3, 5: caniculae [[aestus]], Hor. C. 1, 17, 17.—Trop., of [[Diogenes]]: [[illa]] [[canicula]] [[Diogenes]], Tert. adv. Marc. 11; cf. [[capella]].—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[kind]] of [[sea]]-[[dog]] (cf. [[canis]], II. B.), Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 151 sq.—<br /> <b>C</b> The [[worst]] [[throw]] [[with]] [[dice]], the [[dog]] [[throw]]; opp. to [[Venus]] (v. [[canis]], II. C., and [[alea]]), Pers. 3, 49. | |lshtext=<b>cănīcŭla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. [[canis]].<br /><b>I</b> A [[small]] [[dog]] or [[bitch]], Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 79.—Hence,<br /> <b>B</b> Trop., of a [[passionate]], [[quarrelsome]] [[woman]], Plaut. Curc. 5, 1, 8; Gell. 4, 20, 3.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> [[Canis]] Minor, the [[lesser]] dogstar, in the [[mouth]] of the [[constellation]] [[Canis]], q. v., Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123; 18, 28, 68, § 268: [[flagrans]], Hor. C. 3, 13, 9: flammans, Manil. 5, 207: rubra, Hor. S. 2, 5, 39: [[sitiens]], Ov. A. A. 2, 231: insana, Pers. 3, 5: caniculae [[aestus]], Hor. C. 1, 17, 17.—Trop., of [[Diogenes]]: [[illa]] [[canicula]] [[Diogenes]], Tert. adv. Marc. 11; cf. [[capella]].—<br /> <b>B</b> A [[kind]] of [[sea]]-[[dog]] (cf. [[canis]], II. B.), Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 151 sq.—<br /> <b>C</b> The [[worst]] [[throw]] [[with]] [[dice]], the [[dog]] [[throw]]; opp. to [[Venus]] (v. [[canis]], II. C., and [[alea]]), Pers. 3, 49. | ||
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|gf=<b>cănīcŭla</b>,¹³ æ, f., dim. de [[canis]], chien de mer (roussette) : Plin. 9, 151 ; 32, 79 || [fig.] femme hargneuse : Pl. Curc. 598 || la Canicule [constellation, auj. du Grand Chien] : Hor. O. 3, 13, 9 || coup du chien [coup de dés malheureux] : Pers. 3, 49. | |||
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Revision as of 06:39, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cănīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. canis.
I A small dog or bitch, Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 79.—Hence,
B Trop., of a passionate, quarrelsome woman, Plaut. Curc. 5, 1, 8; Gell. 4, 20, 3.—
II Transf.
A Canis Minor, the lesser dogstar, in the mouth of the constellation Canis, q. v., Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123; 18, 28, 68, § 268: flagrans, Hor. C. 3, 13, 9: flammans, Manil. 5, 207: rubra, Hor. S. 2, 5, 39: sitiens, Ov. A. A. 2, 231: insana, Pers. 3, 5: caniculae aestus, Hor. C. 1, 17, 17.—Trop., of Diogenes: illa canicula Diogenes, Tert. adv. Marc. 11; cf. capella.—
B A kind of sea-dog (cf. canis, II. B.), Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 151 sq.—
C The worst throw with dice, the dog throw; opp. to Venus (v. canis, II. C., and alea), Pers. 3, 49.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cănīcŭla,¹³ æ, f., dim. de canis, chien de mer (roussette) : Plin. 9, 151 ; 32, 79
