senaculum
πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθῦς ἑλεῖν σὺ τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς → you're mixing the sauce before catching the fish | don't count your chickens before they are hatched | don't count your chickens before they hatch | first catch your hare | first catch your rabbit | first catch your rabbit and then make your stew | first catch your hare, then cook it | first catch your hare, then cook him
Latin > English
senaculum senaculi N N :: open space in the Forum, used by the Senate
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sĕnācŭlum: i, n. senatus.
I Orig., an open place on the Forum, near the Grœcostasis, serving for the meetings of the Senate: senaculum supra Graecostasim, ubi aedis Concordiae et basilica Opimia. Senaculum vocatum, ubi senatus aut ubi seniores consisterent, dictum ut gerusia apud Graecos, Varr. L. L. 5, § 156 Müll.; so Val. Max. 2, 2, 6; Liv. 41, 27, 7.—
II Later, in gen., for any council-hall of the Senate (including the curiae): senacula tria fuisse Romae, in quibus senatus haberi solitus sit, memoriae prodidit Nicostratus, etc., Fest. p. 347 Müll.; so Lampr. Elag. 4; Vop. Aurel. 49; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 286.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sĕnācŭlum, ī, n. (cf. senatus), salle de séances pour le sénat : Varro L. 5, 156 ; Liv. 41, 27, 7 ; Fest. 347 || postert] lieu de réunion, salon : Lampr. Hel. 4, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
senāculum, ī, n. (v. senatus), das Beratungsgebäude-, der Sitzungssaal des Senates (συνέδριον), Varro LL. 5, 156. Fest. 347 (a), 22 (vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 337, 12). Liv. 41, 27, 7. Val. Max. 2, 2, 6. – später = Beratungsgebäude, Sitzungssaal übh., Lampr. Heliog. 4, 3.
