cicada
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cĭcāda: ae, f.,
I the cicada, tree-cricket: Cicada orni, Linn.; Plin. 11, 26, 32, § 92 sq.; Lucr. 4, 56; 5, 801; Verg. E. 2, 13; 5, 77; id. G. 3, 328; id. Cul. 151 al.—Worn as an ornament in the hair of the Athenians, Verg. Cir. 128 Sillig; cf. Lidd. and Scott, under τέττιξ.—As a symbol of summer, Ov. A. A. 1, 271; Juv. 9, 69.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cĭcāda,¹³ æ, f., cigale : Virg. B. 2, 13 || bijou que portaient les Athéniennes : Virg. Cir. 127.
Latin > German (Georges)
cicāda, ae, f. (onomatop.), die Zikade, Baumgrille (Cicada orni, L.), Plin. 11, 92. Lucr. 4, 56. Verg. ecl. 2, 13 u. 5, 77.; georg. 3, 328. Ov. art. am. 2, 271: totum diem argutatur quasi cicada, Nov. com. 26: exspectate cicadas (die Z. = den Sommer), Iuven. 9, 69. – Nachbildung als Schmuckstück der griech. Frauen, Ps. Verg. cir. 127. Tert. de vel. virg. 10.
