silanus
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
Latin > English
silanus silani N M :: fountain
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sīlānus: i, m., = σιληνός, Doric σιλανός,
I a fountain or jet of water (usually spirting from a head of Silenus). Lucr. 6, 1265; Cels. 3, 18 med.; Fest. s. v. tullios, p. 352 Müll.; Inscr. Orell. 3321; Hyg. Fab. 169.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) sīlānus,¹⁶ ī, m. (Σιληνός), robinet, fontaine : Lucr. 6, 1265 ; Fest. 352 ; silanus juxta cadens Cels. Med. 3, 18, le bruit [de l’eau qui coule] d’un robinet voisin.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) sīlānus1, ī, m. (Σιλανός, dor. = Σειληνός), der (gew. aus einem Silenenkopfe sprudelnde) Springbrunnen, Lucr., Cels. u.a.
