funambulus
οὐ γὰρ συμφύεται τὰ πεπηγότα ὤσπερ τὰ ὑγρά (Aristotle, Meteorologica 348a.14) → since solid bodies/frozen drops cannot coalesce like liquid ones
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fūnambŭlus: i, m. funis-ambulo,
I a rope-dancer, Ter. Hec. prol. 4; prol. alt. 26; Suet. Galb. 6.—Transf.: tu funambule pudicitiae et castitatis, Tert. de Pudic. 10. —Called also fūnĭambŭlus, Aug. in Psa. 39, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fūnambŭlus,¹⁶ ī, m. (funis, ambulo), funambule, danseur de corde : Ter. Hec. 4 ; Suet. Galba 6 || [fig.] qui se joue de : Tert. Pud. 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
fūnambulus, ī, m. (funis u. ambulo) = σχοινοβάτης(Gloss.), der Seiltänzer, Ter. Hec. prol. 4. Capit. Anton. phil. 12. § 12: elephanti funambuli, Suet. Galb. 6, 1: ut homines in theatris funambulum admirantur, Augustin. epist. 120, 5 extr. – übtr., tu funambule pudicitiae et castitatis, Tert. de pudic. 10. – / Nbf. fūniambulus, Arnob. 2, 38. Augustin. epist. 9, 3 u. in psalm. 39, 9.
