lamella
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lāmella: ae, f.
dim. lamina,
I a small plate of metal, Vitr. 7, 3: paucae lamellae argenti, a few small silver coins, Sen. Vit. Beat. 21, 3; id. Brev. Vit. 12, 2: stella e lamella aerea, Paul. ex Fest. p. 351.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lāmella,¹⁵ æ, f. (lamina), petite lame [de métal] : Vitr. Arch. 7, 3, 9 ; Sen. Brev. 12, 2 ; paucæ lamellæ argenti Sen. Vita b. 21, 3, quelques minces ustensiles d’argent.
Latin > German (Georges)
lāmella (lammella), ae, f. (Demin. v. lamina), ein Blättchen Metall, dünnes Blech, Vitr. 7, 3, 9: lamellae aereae, Vitr. 7, 12, 1: aeruginosae, Sen. de brev. vit. 12, 2: lam. cassiterina, Pelagon. veterin. 7 (135 Ihm): paucae argenti lamellae, einige Silberblechlein, verächtl. = Stücken Silbergeld, Sen. de vit. beat. 21, 3.
