menta
Ἰὸς πέφυκεν ἀσπίδος κακὴ γυνή → Ipsum venenum aspidis mulier mala → Das reinste Natterngift ist eine schlechte Frau
Latin > English
menta mentae N F :: mint; any cultivated mint
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
menta: (mentha), ae, f., = μίντη,
I mint, acc. to the myth, so called from Menthe or Minthe, a nymph who was changed by Proserpine into this plant, Ov. M. 10, 729; 8, 663; Plin. 19, 8, 47, § 159: ructatrix, Mart. 10, 48, 10: serpens, Col. poët. 10, 119. —Prov.: decimatis mentham et rutam et omne olus, et praeteritis judicium, i. e. carefully attend to trifles and neglect weighty matters, Vulg. Luc. 11, 42; id. Matt. 23, 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
menta¹⁶ (mentha), æ, f. (μίνθη), menthe [herbe] : Cato Agr. 119 ; Varro L. 5, 103 ; Ov. M. 10, 729 ; Plin. 19, 159 ; Mart. 10, 48, 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
menta (mentha), ae, f. (μίνθη), die Minze, Krauseminze, gew. neben ruta, Varro LL. 5, 103. Cic. ep. 9, 22, 3. Cels. 2, 31. Colum. poët. 10, 119. Plin. 19, 159. Scrib. Larg. 2 u. 197 (mentha). Mart. 10, 48, 10 (Schn. mentha). Vulg. Luc. 11, 42. Arnob. 7, 16: mentha et anethum, Vulg. Matth. 23, 23. Hieron. epist. 69, 4: Plur., Ov. met. 8, 663; 10, 729.
