geniculum
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gĕnĭcŭlum: i, n.
dim. genu,
I a little knee, a knee.
I Lit. (ante- and postclass.): pueris in geniculis alligare serperastra, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.: de geniculis adorare, Tert. Cor. Mil. 3: dissolutio geniculorum, Vulg. Nah. 2, 10.—
II Transf., a knot or joint on the stalk of a plant, Plin. 26, 11, 71, § 117; 18, 7, 10, § 56.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gĕnĭcŭlum, ī, n., dim. de genu, petit genou : Varro L. 9, 11 || nœud dans une tige : Plin. 18, 56.
Latin > German (Georges)
geniculum, ī, n. (Demin. v. genu), I) das Knie, bei Kindern, Varro LL. 9, 11: übh., Tert. de cor. mil. 3. Mart. Cap. 8. § 843. Veget. mul. 2, 28, 38: dissolutio geniculorum, das Zittern der Knie, Vulg. Nahum 2, 10. – II) meton., der Absatz, Knoten an den Halmen des Getreides usw., Plin. 18, 56 u.a.
Latin > Chinese
geniculum, i. n. :: 草節
