infantia
χωρίον ἔνθα οὐ προσβατὸν θανάτῳ → a spot where it is not accessible to death, a place where was no point accessible by death, a place where death was forbidden to set foot
Latin > English
infantia infantiae N F :: infancy; inability to speak
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
infantĭa: ae, f. id.,
I inability to speak.
I Lit.: linguae, Lucr. 5, 1031.—
B In partic., want of eloquence: infantia ejus, qui rem norit, sed eam explicare dicendo non queat, Cic. de Or. 3, 35, 142: incredibilis accusatorum, id. Att. 4, 16, 8: infantiae in dicendo, Quint. 5, 13, 38. —
II Transf., infancy, early childhood: quantum in infantia praesumptum est temporis, adulescentiae acquiritur, Quint. 1, 1, 19: prima ab infantia, from earliest infancy, Tac. A. 1, 4: nostra infantia caelum hausit Aventini, Juv. 3, 85.— Of animals, the youth, etc.: asini, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 171: cervi ab infantia educati, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182.— Of inanim. things: sed est sua ?*!etiam studiis infantia, Quint. 1, 1, 21: pomi, Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 80: vinum cum in infantia est, dulce, Macr. S. 7, 7.—
2 Second childhood, childishness: cum voce trementia membra… madidique infantia nasi, Juv. 10, 199. —
B Collect., the young, children: irritandae ad discendum infantiae, Quint. 1, 1, 26: surculi infantiae adalligati, Plin. 32, 2, 11, § 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnfantĭa,¹¹ æ, f. (infans),
1 incapacité de parler : Cic. de Or. 3, 142 ; Att. 4, 16, 8
2 enfance, bas âge : Quint. 1, 1, 19 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 4 || jeune âge des animaux, des plantes : Plin. 8, 171 ; 15, 80 || = les enfants, la jeunesse : Quint. 1, 1, 26.
Latin > German (Georges)
īnfantia, ae, f. (infans), I) das Unvermögen zu sprechen (reden), A) im allg.: linguae, Lucr. 5, 1029. – B) prägn., das kindliche Alter, wo man noch nicht recht sprechen kann, die Kindheit, die einige bis zum siebenten Jahre ausdehnen, 1) eig. u. meton.: a) eig.: primae aetatis inf., Macr.: Remi Romulique, Tac.: eius, Quint.: ab infantia, Vulg. Tob. 1, 10: ab infantia sua, Vulg. Iudic. 13, 5: ab infantia sua usque in praesens, Vulg. gen. 46, 34: statim ab infantia, Plin. ep. 4, 13, 9: iam inde ab infantia, Plin. pan. 26, 3: prima ab infantia, Tac. ann. 1, 4: a prima infantia, Capit. Anton. phil. 2, 1: in infantia, Eutr. 8, 11. – bildl., haec erit infantia eius (populi Romani), Flor. praef. § 5. – b) meton.: α) die Kindheit, Jugend = die Kinder, Plin. 32, 24. Quint. 1, 1, 26: reptans adhuc inf., Macr. sat. 1, 11, 1: Plur., tot infantiae trucidatae, Tert. ad nat. 1, 7. – β) das kindische Wesen, desidia quorundam et infantia, Suet. gr. 4. – 2) übtr., die Jugend der Tiere, Gewächse u. anderer Dinge, asini, Plin.: vinum cum in infantia est, Macr. – II) der Mangel an Rednergabe, die Unfertigkeit im Reden, Cornif. rhet., Cic. u.a.
