pistrix
Βίος κέκληται δ' ὡς βίᾳ πορίζεται → Vi quia paratur vita, vita dicitur → Weil's auf gewaltsamem Streben beruht, heißt's Lebensgut
Latin > English
pistrix pistricis N F :: sea monster; whale; sawfish; light oared vessel
pistrix pistrix pistricis N F :: pounder (female) of far (emmer wheat); miller/baker
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pistrix: īcis, f. pistor,
I a woman who pounds corn; hence, transf., a female baker, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 138 Müll., and ap. Fest. s. v. mamphula, p. 142 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) pistrīx, īcis, f. (pistor), celle qui fait le pain, boulangère : Lucil. d. Varro L. 5, 138.
(2) pistrīx,¹⁵ īcis, f., baleine : Virg. En. 3, 427 || la Baleine [constellation] : Cic. Arat. 34, 152.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) pīstrīx1, trīcis, f. (v. pinso), die Stampferin; dah. die Bäckerin, Lucil. 1250; vgl. Varro LL. 5, 138.
(2) pistrīx2, trīcis, f., s. pristis.
