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|lshtext=<b>cănis</b>: (cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. [[Charis]]. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. [[always]] [[cane]];<br /><b>I</b> gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. Sanscr. cvan; Gr. [[κύων]], κυνός; Germ. Hund; Engl. [[hound]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[dog]].<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem [[quasi]] feta [[canes]] [[sine]] dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.): introiit in aedĭs [[ater]] [[alienus]] [[canis]], Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata [[canes]], Lucil. ap. [[Charis]]. 1, p. 100 P.: canem inritatam imitarier, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25: in Hyrcaniă [[plebs]] publicos alit [[canes]], optumates domesticos: nobile [[autem]] [[genus]] canum illud scimus esse, etc., Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108: si lupi canibus similes sunt, id. Ac. 2, 16, 50: [[canes]] ut montivagae [[persaepe]] ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes, Lucr. 1, 405: [[canis]] [[acer]], Hor. Epod. 12, 6: acres, Varr. R. R. 1, 21: acriores et vigilantiores, [[Cato]], R. R. 124: [[assiduus]], Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5: [[catenarius]], Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2: catenă [[vinctus]], Petr. 29: [[Molossi]], Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063: obscenae, Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936: [[pastoralis]], Col. 7, 12, 3: [[pecuarius]], id. 7, 12, 8: pulicosa, id. 7, 13, 2: rabidi, Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932: [[rabiosus]], Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98: saeva canum [[rabies]], Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152: est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc., id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75: venatici, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5: alere [[canes]] ad venandum, Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31: vigiles, Hor. C. 3, 16, 2: canum fida [[custodia]], Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150: fida canum vis, Lucr. 6, 1222: levisomna canum [[fido]] cum pectore [[corda]], id. 5, 864: [[caput]] mediae [[canis]] praecisae, Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12: [[saepe]] citos egi per juga longa [[canes]], Ov. H. 5, 20: canibus circumdare [[saltus]], Verg. E. 10, 57: hos non inmissis canibus agitant, id. G. 3, 371: leporem canibus venari, id. ib. 3, 410.—<br /> <b>B</b> Esp.<br /> <b>1</b> As a [[term]] of [[reproach]], to [[denote]],<br /> <b>a</b> A [[shameless]], [[vile]] [[person]], Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —<br /> <b>b</b> A [[fierce]] or enraged [[person]], Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—<br /> <b>2</b> As the [[regular]] [[designation]] of the hangers-on or parasites of an [[eminent]] or [[rich]] Roman; a [[follower]], [[dog]], [[creature]]: [[multa]] sibi [[opus]] esse, [[multa]] canibus suis quos [[circa]] se habuit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126: [[cohors]] ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos [[tribunal]] [[meum]] vides lambere, id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 28: apponit de suis canibus quendam, id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—<br /> <b>3</b> In [[mythical]] lang.<br /> <b>a</b> Tergeminus, i. e. [[Cerberus]]. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16; called also viperius, id. Am. 3, 12, 26: Tartareus, Sen. Herc. Fur. 649: [[triformis]], id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.: infernae [[canes]], Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —<br /> <b>b</b> Semidei [[canes]], [[Anubis]], Luc. 8, 832.—<br /> <b>4</b> Prov.<br /> <b>a</b> Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas [[canes]], Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—<br /> <b>b</b> Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—<br /> <b>c</b> Ut [[canis]] a corio [[numquam]] absterrebitur uncto, [[will]] [[never]] be [[frightened]] from the [[greasy]] [[hide]], Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—<br /> <b>d</b> [[Canis]] caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. [[dog]] won't [[eat]] [[dog]]), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—<br /> <b>e</b> A [[cane]] non magno [[saepe]] tenetur [[aper]], Ov. R. Am. 422.—<br /> <b>5</b> CAVE CANEM, [[beware]] of the [[dog]], a [[frequent]] [[inscription]] of [[warning]] to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence: Cave Canem, the [[title]] of a [[satire]] by [[Varro]], Non. p. 75, 22.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> A [[constellation]]; the Dog.<br /> <b>1</b> Esp.: [[Canis]] Major, or [[simply]] [[Canis]], a [[constellation]] of [[twenty]] stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of [[which]] the brighest is [[Sirius]] or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—<br /> <b>2</b> [[Canis]] Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = [[Προκύων]]>, [[commonly]] called [[Antecanis]] ([[hence]] the | |lshtext=<b>cănis</b>: (cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. [[Charis]]. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. [[always]] [[cane]];<br /><b>I</b> gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. Sanscr. cvan; Gr. [[κύων]], κυνός; Germ. Hund; Engl. [[hound]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[dog]].<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem [[quasi]] feta [[canes]] [[sine]] dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.): introiit in aedĭs [[ater]] [[alienus]] [[canis]], Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata [[canes]], Lucil. ap. [[Charis]]. 1, p. 100 P.: canem inritatam imitarier, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25: in Hyrcaniă [[plebs]] publicos alit [[canes]], optumates domesticos: nobile [[autem]] [[genus]] canum illud scimus esse, etc., Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108: si lupi canibus similes sunt, id. Ac. 2, 16, 50: [[canes]] ut montivagae [[persaepe]] ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes, Lucr. 1, 405: [[canis]] [[acer]], Hor. Epod. 12, 6: acres, Varr. R. R. 1, 21: acriores et vigilantiores, [[Cato]], R. R. 124: [[assiduus]], Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5: [[catenarius]], Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2: catenă [[vinctus]], Petr. 29: [[Molossi]], Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063: obscenae, Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936: [[pastoralis]], Col. 7, 12, 3: [[pecuarius]], id. 7, 12, 8: pulicosa, id. 7, 13, 2: rabidi, Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932: [[rabiosus]], Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98: saeva canum [[rabies]], Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152: est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc., id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75: venatici, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5: alere [[canes]] ad venandum, Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31: vigiles, Hor. C. 3, 16, 2: canum fida [[custodia]], Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150: fida canum vis, Lucr. 6, 1222: levisomna canum [[fido]] cum pectore [[corda]], id. 5, 864: [[caput]] mediae [[canis]] praecisae, Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12: [[saepe]] citos egi per juga longa [[canes]], Ov. H. 5, 20: canibus circumdare [[saltus]], Verg. E. 10, 57: hos non inmissis canibus agitant, id. G. 3, 371: leporem canibus venari, id. ib. 3, 410.—<br /> <b>B</b> Esp.<br /> <b>1</b> As a [[term]] of [[reproach]], to [[denote]],<br /> <b>a</b> A [[shameless]], [[vile]] [[person]], Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —<br /> <b>b</b> A [[fierce]] or enraged [[person]], Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—<br /> <b>2</b> As the [[regular]] [[designation]] of the hangers-on or parasites of an [[eminent]] or [[rich]] Roman; a [[follower]], [[dog]], [[creature]]: [[multa]] sibi [[opus]] esse, [[multa]] canibus suis quos [[circa]] se habuit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126: [[cohors]] ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos [[tribunal]] [[meum]] vides lambere, id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 28: apponit de suis canibus quendam, id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—<br /> <b>3</b> In [[mythical]] lang.<br /> <b>a</b> Tergeminus, i. e. [[Cerberus]]. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16; called also viperius, id. Am. 3, 12, 26: Tartareus, Sen. Herc. Fur. 649: [[triformis]], id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.: infernae [[canes]], Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —<br /> <b>b</b> Semidei [[canes]], [[Anubis]], Luc. 8, 832.—<br /> <b>4</b> Prov.<br /> <b>a</b> Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas [[canes]], Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—<br /> <b>b</b> Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—<br /> <b>c</b> Ut [[canis]] a corio [[numquam]] absterrebitur uncto, [[will]] [[never]] be [[frightened]] from the [[greasy]] [[hide]], Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—<br /> <b>d</b> [[Canis]] caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. [[dog]] won't [[eat]] [[dog]]), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—<br /> <b>e</b> A [[cane]] non magno [[saepe]] tenetur [[aper]], Ov. R. Am. 422.—<br /> <b>5</b> CAVE CANEM, [[beware]] of the [[dog]], a [[frequent]] [[inscription]] of [[warning]] to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence: Cave Canem, the [[title]] of a [[satire]] by [[Varro]], Non. p. 75, 22.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> A [[constellation]]; the Dog.<br /> <b>1</b> Esp.: [[Canis]] Major, or [[simply]] [[Canis]], a [[constellation]] of [[twenty]] stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of [[which]] the brighest is [[Sirius]] or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—<br /> <b>2</b> [[Canis]] Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = [[Προκύων]]>, [[commonly]] called [[Antecanis]] ([[hence]] the plur. [[canes]]), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the [[fable]], the [[dog]] of [[Erigone]], [[daughter]] of [[Icarius]]; [[hence]], Erigoneïus, Ov. F. 5, 723, and [[Icarius]], id. ib. 4, 939.—<br /> <b>B</b> The [[sea]]-[[dog]], called [[canis]] [[marinus]], Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of [[Scylla]], Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—<br /> <b>C</b> The [[worst]] [[throw]] [[with]] [[dice]], the [[dog]]-[[throw]] (cf. [[canicula]] and [[alea]]): damnosi, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474: canem mittere, Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.: tam [[facile]] [[quam]] [[canis]] excidit, Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—<br /> <b>D</b> A Cynic [[philosopher]]: [[Diogenes]] cum choro canum suorum, Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—<br /> <b>E</b> A [[kind]] of [[fetter]], Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. [[camum]]; v. [[camus]]); cf. 1. [[catulus]]. | ||
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cănis: (cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. Charis. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. always cane;
I gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. Sanscr. cvan; Gr. κύων, κυνός; Germ. Hund; Engl. hound.
I Lit., a dog.
A In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.): introiit in aedĭs ater alienus canis, Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata canes, Lucil. ap. Charis. 1, p. 100 P.: canem inritatam imitarier, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25: in Hyrcaniă plebs publicos alit canes, optumates domesticos: nobile autem genus canum illud scimus esse, etc., Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108: si lupi canibus similes sunt, id. Ac. 2, 16, 50: canes ut montivagae persaepe ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes, Lucr. 1, 405: canis acer, Hor. Epod. 12, 6: acres, Varr. R. R. 1, 21: acriores et vigilantiores, Cato, R. R. 124: assiduus, Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5: catenarius, Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2: catenă vinctus, Petr. 29: Molossi, Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063: obscenae, Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936: pastoralis, Col. 7, 12, 3: pecuarius, id. 7, 12, 8: pulicosa, id. 7, 13, 2: rabidi, Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932: rabiosus, Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98: saeva canum rabies, Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152: est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc., id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75: venatici, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5: alere canes ad venandum, Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31: vigiles, Hor. C. 3, 16, 2: canum fida custodia, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150: fida canum vis, Lucr. 6, 1222: levisomna canum fido cum pectore corda, id. 5, 864: caput mediae canis praecisae, Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12: saepe citos egi per juga longa canes, Ov. H. 5, 20: canibus circumdare saltus, Verg. E. 10, 57: hos non inmissis canibus agitant, id. G. 3, 371: leporem canibus venari, id. ib. 3, 410.—
B Esp.
1 As a term of reproach, to denote,
a A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —
b A fierce or enraged person, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—
2 As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature: multa sibi opus esse, multa canibus suis quos circa se habuit, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126: cohors ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos tribunal meum vides lambere, id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 28: apponit de suis canibus quendam, id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—
3 In mythical lang.
a Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16; called also viperius, id. Am. 3, 12, 26: Tartareus, Sen. Herc. Fur. 649: triformis, id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.: infernae canes, Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —
b Semidei canes, Anubis, Luc. 8, 832.—
4 Prov.
a Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas canes, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—
b Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—
c Ut canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—
d Canis caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. dog won't eat dog), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—
e A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper, Ov. R. Am. 422.—
5 CAVE CANEM, beware of the dog, a frequent inscription of warning to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence: Cave Canem, the title of a satire by Varro, Non. p. 75, 22.—
II Transf.
A A constellation; the Dog.
1 Esp.: Canis Major, or simply Canis, a constellation of twenty stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of which the brighest is Sirius or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—
2 Canis Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = Προκύων>, commonly called Antecanis (hence the plur. canes), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the fable, the dog of Erigone, daughter of Icarius; hence, Erigoneïus, Ov. F. 5, 723, and Icarius, id. ib. 4, 939.—
B The sea-dog, called canis marinus, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of Scylla, Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—
C The worst throw with dice, the dog-throw (cf. canicula and alea): damnosi, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474: canem mittere, Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.: tam facile quam canis excidit, Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—
D A Cynic philosopher: Diogenes cum choro canum suorum, Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—
E A kind of fetter, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. camum; v. camus); cf. 1. catulus.
