coturnix
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cō̆turnix: (ō, * Lucr. 4, 641;
I ŏ, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 27; Juv. 12, 97), īcis, f. a sono vocis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 4 Müll., a quail, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 64 sq.; Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 6; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 7 al.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 76.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏturnīx,¹⁴ īcis, f., caille : Varro R. 3, 5, 7 ; Lucr. 4, 641 || terme de caresse : Pl. As. 666.
Latin > German (Georges)
coturnīx, nīcis, Genet. Plur. nīcum, f., die Wachtel, Plaut. capt. 1003. Lucr. 4, 639 (wo cod. archet. cocturnicibus), Varro r. r. 3, 5, 7. Ov. am. 2, 6, 27. Quint. 5, 9, 13. Lact. 4, 10, 10. Vulg. exod. 16, 13 u. ö. Edict. Diocl. 4, 41. – als Liebkosungswort, Plaut. asin. 666.
Latin > English
coturnix coturnicis N F :: quail; (also term of endearment)
