sorbus
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sorbus: i, f.,
I the true sorb- or servicetree: Sorbus domestica, Linn.; Col. 5, 10, 19; Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 74; Pall. Jan. 15, 1 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sorbus,¹⁶ ī, f., sorbier : Col. Rust. 5, 10 ; Plin. 16, 74.
Latin > German (Georges)
sorbus, ī, f., der Sperberbaum, Arlesbeerbaum (Sorbus torminalis, L.), Colum. u. Plin.
