noctua
ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
noctŭa: ae, f. nox,
I a night-owl, an owl, a bird sacred to Minerva: noctua, quod noctu canit ac vigilat, Varr. L. L. 5, § 76 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. pp. 174 and 175 ib.; Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 90: noctuarum dimicatio, Plin. 10, 17, 19, § 39: garrula, id. 18, 35, 87, § 362: seros exercet noctua cantūs, Verg. G. 1, 403.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) noctŭa,¹⁴ æ, f. (nox), chouette, hibou : Varro L. 5, 76 ; Pl. Men. 663 ; Plin. 10, 39 ; Athenas noctuam mittere Cic. Q. 2, 16, 4, envoyer des chouettes à Athènes = porter de l’eau à la rivière.
Latin > German (Georges)
noctua, ae, f. (*noctuus v. nox, vgl. Varro LL. 5, 76. Paul. ex Fest. 175, 1) = γλαύξ (Gloss.), die Nachteule, bes. das Käuzchen, ein der Minerva heiliger Vogel, Plaut. Men. 653. Verg. georg. 1, 404. Prop. 4, 3, 59. Plin. 10, 34 u. 39. Mart. 3, 93, 10; 10, 100, 4; 11, 34, 1. Auson. Mos. 309. Apul. flor. 13. Vulg. Levit. 11, 16 u. deut. 14, 15.
Latin > English
noctua noctuae N F :: little owl
