cytisum
From LSJ
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 > German (Georges)
cytisum, ī, n. u. cytisus, ī, c. (κύτισος), eine bei den Alten sehr geschätzte Kleeart, vielleicht unser baumartiger Schneckenklee (Medicago arborea, L.), Form -um, Varro r. r. 2, 1, 17 u. 2, 2, 19. Col. de arb. 28, 1: Form -us, Verg. ecl. 1, 78. Col. 2, 11, 1. Plin. 13, 130: Plur. cytisi, Verg. georg. 2, 431.
