sanguisuga
δειναὶ δ' ἅμ' ἕπονται κῆρες ἀναπλάκητοι → and after him come dread spirits of death that never miss their mark
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sanguĭsūga: ae, f. sanguis-sugo,
I a blood-sucker, leech (called also hirudo), Cels. 5, 27, 16; Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29; 32, 10, 42, § 123; Vulg. Prov. 30, 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sanguĭsūga, æ, f. (sanguis, sugo), sangsue : Plin. 8, 29 ; Cels. Med. 5, 27, 16 || -sūgĭa Acr. Hor. P. 476.
Latin > German (Georges)
sanguisūga, ae, f. (sanguis u. sugo), der Blutegel, Cels. 5, 27, 16. Colum. 6, 18, 2. Plin. 29, 62 u. 92. Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 3, 3, 21. Marc. Emp. 16 extr.: übtr., Vulg. prov. 30, 15. – / sanguisuga ist Ausdr. des gemeinen Lebens für das später außer Gebrauch gekommene hirudo, s. Plin. 8, 29. Porphyr. Hor. de art. poët. 476. Gloss. II, 78, 28. Vgl. Archiv f. lat. Lexikogr. 1, 323. – Nbf. sanguisugia, Acro Hor. de art. poët. 476.
Latin > English
sanguisuga sanguisugae N F :: leech; horseleech (Douay)
