mensio
From LSJ
Ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → Sile, melius vel loquere silentio → Was besser ist als Schweigen, sage oder schweig
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mensĭo: ōnis, f. metior,
I a measuring, measure: vocum, metre, quantity, Cic. Or. 53, 177.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mēnsĭō, ōnis, f. (metior), appréciation, mesure : Cic. Or. 177.
Latin > German (Georges)
mēnsio, ōnis, f. (metior), das Messen, Abmessen, vocum, Silbenmaß, Tonmessung, Cic. or. 177.
