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|lshtext=<b>sēm-uncĭa</b>: ae, f. [[semi]]; [[semuncia]] [[quod]] dimidia [[pars]] unciae, Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[half]]-[[ounce]], i. e. the [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] [[part]] of an as.<br /><b>I</b> In gen., a [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] [[part]] of [[any]] [[whole]]: facit heredem ex deunce et semunciā Caecinam, Cic. Caecin. 6, 17: semunciae horarum, Plin. 2, 14, 11, § 58. —Hence, transf., a [[trifle]]: bona ejus [[propter]] alieni aeris magnitudinem semunciā venierunt, for a [[trifling]] [[sum]], qs. for a [[mere]] [[song]], Ascon. ad Cic. Mil. fin. p. 54 Orell.— Trop.: [[brevis]] [[semuncia]] recti, Pers. 5, 121. —<br /><b>II</b> In partic., of [[weight]], the twentyfourth of a [[pound]]: [[semuncia]] auri, Liv. 34, 1; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 57: mellis, Col. 12, 57, 5; 12, 21, 2.—As a [[measure]] of [[dimension]], the [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] of a jugeruin, Col. 5, 1, 10; 5, 2, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[domestic]] [[utensil]] of [[unknown]] [[capacity]], [[Cato]], R. R. 10, 3.
|lshtext=<b>sēm-uncĭa</b>: ae, f. [[semi]]; [[semuncia]] [[quod]] dimidia [[pars]] unciae, Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[half]]-[[ounce]], i. e. the [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] [[part]] of an as.<br /><b>I</b> In gen., a [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] [[part]] of [[any]] [[whole]]: facit heredem ex deunce et semunciā Caecinam, Cic. Caecin. 6, 17: semunciae horarum, Plin. 2, 14, 11, § 58. —Hence, transf., a [[trifle]]: bona ejus [[propter]] alieni aeris magnitudinem semunciā venierunt, for a [[trifling]] [[sum]], qs. for a [[mere]] [[song]], Ascon. ad Cic. Mil. fin. p. 54 Orell.— Trop.: [[brevis]] [[semuncia]] recti, Pers. 5, 121. —<br /><b>II</b> In partic., of [[weight]], the twentyfourth of a [[pound]]: [[semuncia]] auri, Liv. 34, 1; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 57: mellis, Col. 12, 57, 5; 12, 21, 2.—As a [[measure]] of [[dimension]], the [[twenty]]-[[fourth]] of a jugeruin, Col. 5, 1, 10; 5, 2, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[domestic]] [[utensil]] of [[unknown]] [[capacity]], [[Cato]], R. R. 10, 3.
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|gf=<b>sēmuncĭa</b>,¹³ æ, f.,<br /><b>1</b> demi-once, vingt- quatrième partie d’un as : [[Varro]] L. 5, 171<br /><b>2</b> vingt-quatrième partie : <b> a)</b> d’un arpent : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 10 ; <b> b)</b> d’une livre : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57 ; Liv. 34, 1, 3<br /><b>3</b> [en gén.] vingt-quatrième partie : Cic. Cæc. 17<br /><b>4</b> [fig.] = faible partie, parcelle : Pers. 5, 121<br /><b>5</b> sorte de panier pour la récolte des fruits : [[Cato]] Agr. 10, 4 ; 11, 4.
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Revision as of 07:03, 14 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sēm-uncĭa: ae, f. semi; semuncia quod dimidia pars unciae, Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.,
I a half-ounce, i. e. the twenty-fourth part of an as.
I In gen., a twenty-fourth part of any whole: facit heredem ex deunce et semunciā Caecinam, Cic. Caecin. 6, 17: semunciae horarum, Plin. 2, 14, 11, § 58. —Hence, transf., a trifle: bona ejus propter alieni aeris magnitudinem semunciā venierunt, for a trifling sum, qs. for a mere song, Ascon. ad Cic. Mil. fin. p. 54 Orell.— Trop.: brevis semuncia recti, Pers. 5, 121. —
II In partic., of weight, the twentyfourth of a pound: semuncia auri, Liv. 34, 1; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 57: mellis, Col. 12, 57, 5; 12, 21, 2.—As a measure of dimension, the twenty-fourth of a jugeruin, Col. 5, 1, 10; 5, 2, 4.—
   B A domestic utensil of unknown capacity, Cato, R. R. 10, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sēmuncĭa,¹³ æ, f.,
1 demi-once, vingt- quatrième partie d’un as : Varro L. 5, 171
2 vingt-quatrième partie : a) d’un arpent : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 10 ; b) d’une livre : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 57 ; Liv. 34, 1, 3
3 [en gén.] vingt-quatrième partie : Cic. Cæc. 17
4 [fig.] = faible partie, parcelle : Pers. 5, 121
5 sorte de panier pour la récolte des fruits : Cato Agr. 10, 4 ; 11, 4.