metricus
οὐ γὰρ ἂν τό γε πραχθὲν ἀγένητον θείη → since he cannot make what was done as though it had not come to pass
Latin > English
metricus metrica, metricum ADJ :: metrical (music); of meter; rhythmic (pulse); of measure/measuring (L+S)
metricus metricus metrici N M :: prosodist/prosodian, expert on meter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mē̆trĭcus: a, um, adj., = μετρικός,
I of or relating to measuring or measure (postAug.).
I In gen.: leges metricae, Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219.—
II In partic., of or relating to metre, metrical: metrici pedes, Quint. 9, 4, 52; 48.—
B Subst.: mē̆trĭcus, i, m., a prosodian (post-class.), Gell. 18, 15, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
metrĭcus, a, um, (μετρικός), de mesure : Plin. 11, 219 || métrique : Quint. 9, 4, 52 || subst. m., métricien : Gell. 18, 15, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
metricus, a, um (μετρικός), I) zum Maße gehörig, Maß-, leges, beim Pulse, Plin. 11, 219. – II) insbes. = zum Versmaße oder Silbenmaße gehörig, metrisch, pes, Quint. 9, 4, 48 u. 52: dictio (Ggstz. prosalis dictio), Cassiod. de art. ac discipl. liber. litter. 1 in.: omnes psalmi apud Hebraeos metrico carmine constant esse compositi, Isid. orig. 6, 2, 17. – Plur. subst., metricī, ōrum, m., die Metriker, Gell. 18, 15, 1.
