lupa
Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these
Latin > English
lupa lupae N F :: she-wolf; prostitute
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lŭpa: ae, f. lupus,
I a she-wolf.
I Lit.: rabidae tradis ovile lupae, Ov. A. A. 3, 8; Liv. 1, 4, 6: ab agro rava decurrens lupa Lanuvino, Hor. C. 3, 27, 3: quem nutrit dura papilla lupae, Prop. 5, 4, 54: lupa Romuli, Quint. 2, 4, 19; 3, 7, 5.—
II Transf.
A A prostitute, vile woman, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22: ille, qui semper secum scorta, sem per exoletos, semper lupas ducebat, Cic. Mil. 21, 55; Liv. 1, 4, 7: quibus grata est pictā lupa barbara mitrā, Juv. 3, 66; Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21, 1: lupa, id est meretrix, Lact. 1, 19.—In a pun with the literal meaning, I. supra: nam ovis illius hau longe absunt a lupis, Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 12.—
B The name of a dog, Col. 7, 12, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lŭpa,¹² æ, f. (lupus),
1 louve : Liv. 1, 4, 6 ; Hor. O. 3, 27, 2
2 courtisane, prostituée : Pl. Epid. 403 ; Cic. Mil. 55 ; Liv. 1, 4, 7
3 nom d’un chien : Col. Rust. 7, 12, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
lupa, ae, f. (lupus), I) die Wölfin, Liv. 1, 4, 6 u. 10, 23, 12. Iustin. 13, 2, 6. Hor. carm. 3, 27, 2. – II) übtr.: a) die öffentliche Buhldirne, Plaut. Epid. 403. Nov. com. 7. Laber. com. 56. Lucil. 334. Iuven. 3, 66. Cic. Mil. 55. Liv. 1, 4, 7. Aur. Vict. de orig. gent. Rom. 21, 1. Amm. 28, 4, 9. – b) Name eines Hundes, Colum. 7, 12, 13.
