December
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Dĕcember: bris, m. decem and -ber, = fer, Sanscr. bhar, to carry, bear: cf. Septem-ber, etc.,
I the tenth month of the Roman year, reckoned from March, and consequently our twelfth, December (containing, as now, 31 days): "dehinc quintus (mensis) Quintilis et sic deinceps usque ad Decembrem a numero," Varr. L. L. 6, § 34 Müll.; Cic. Leg. 2, 21 fin.: acceptus Geniis December (on account of the Saturnalia celebrated in this month), Ov. F. 3, 58; cf. Sen. Ep. 18: canus, Mart. 1, 50: gelidus, Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 3; cf.: fumosus, id. ib. 2, 491.—
b Adj.: ut adesset senatus frequens a. d. VIII. Kalendas Decembres, Cic. Phil. 3, 8: Nonae Decembres, Hor. Od. 3, 18, 10: Idibus Decembribus, Liv. 4, 37: libertate Decembri utere (i. e. of the Saturnalia), Hor. S. 2, 7, 4.—
II As closing the year, meton. for the (past) year: hic tertius December, ex quo, etc., Hor. Epod. 11, 5; cf.: me quater undenos implevisse Decembres, id. Ep. 1, 20, 27.—
2 Dĕcember, bris, m., a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 241; 676 al.; name of a slave, Dig. 40, 5, 41, § 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Dĕcembĕr,¹¹ bris, m. (decem), décembre [le dixième mois de l’année romaine à compter du mois de mars] : Cic. Leg. 2, 54 || adj., du mois de décembre : Kalendæ Decembres Cic. Phil. 3, 19, calendes de décembre ; libertate Decembri uti Hor. S. 2, 7, 4, user de la liberté des Saturnales.
Latin > German (Georges)
December, bris, bre, Abl. bri (decem), zur Zehn gehörig, Dezember-, I) appell.: a) mensis December, der zehnte, dann (wie bei uns) der zwölfte Monat des röm. Jahres, der Dezember, Cic. u.a.: gelidus od. fumosus m. D., Ov.: D. est mensis, es ist M. D. (= wir stehen im M. D.), Sen.: anni eius aestiva in mensem Decembrem producta, Vell.: fac, si me amas, ut considerate diligenterque naviges de mense Decembri, noch im M. D., Cic. – auch subst. bl. December, bris, m., zB. acceptus geniis December (wegen der im Dez. gefeierten Saturnalien), Ov. – Geburtsmonat des Horaz, dah. hic tertius December (das ist der dritte D. = das dritte Jahr), ex quo destiti Inachia furere, Hor. epod. 11, 5: u. so Plur., me quater undenos implevisse Decembres (= Jahre), Hor. ep. 1, 20, 27. – b) zum Monat Dezember gehörig, des Dezember, Kalendae Decembres, Nonae Decembres, Idus Decembres, der erste Dezember usw., Cic.: libertate Decembri, Dezemberfreiheit (= Saturnalienfreiheit), Hor. – II) December, bris, m., als Beiname (cognomen), Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 6150, 1, 51: Genet. Decembris, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 28668: Dat. heteroklit. Decembro, Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 2307; 9, 4684 u. 10, 1220.
