climacter
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)
clīmacter: ēris, m., = κλιμακτήρ (gradation),
I a critical epoch in human life, a climacteric (in accordance with the ancient belief, the years 7, 14, 21, 28, etc.), Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 161; Gell. 3, 10, 9; Firm. Math. 4, 14; Censor. 14 (cf. κλιμακτήρ in Lidd. and Scott).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
clīmactēr, ēris, m. (κλιμακτήρ), climacter annus Plin. 7, 161, année climatérique [époque où la vie humaine est particulièrement menacée et qui revient tous les sept ans] ; cf. Gell. 3, 10, 9. acc. sing. -ēra : pl. -ēras.
Latin > German (Georges)
clīmactēr, ēris, Akk. ēra, Akk. Plur. ēras, m. (κλιμακτήρ, Stufenleiter), eine gefahrvolle Epoche im menschlichen Leben (nach dem Glauben der Alten die Jahre 7, 14, 21, 28 usw.), das Wechseljahr, Plin. 7, 161. Gell. 3, 10, 9. Censor. 14. § 11 u. 14; 15, 1. Firm. math. 4, 14.
