nongenti
From LSJ
ὤδινεν ὄρος, Ζεὺς δ' ἐφοβεῖτο, τὸ δ' ἔτεκεν μῦν → the mountain was in labor — even Zeus was afraid — but gave birth to a mouse
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nongenti: (nōningenti, Col. 5, 2, 7), ae, a,
I adj. card., nine hundred: ab uno ad nongenta ... a mille ad nongenta milia, Varr. R. R. 3, 49: Falcidius emerat HS. nongentis milibus, Cic. Fl. 37, 91.—
II In sing.: nongentus, i, m., one of nine hundred inspectors of the ballot-boxes: praeter hos etiamnum nongenti vocabantur ex omnibus electi ad custodiendas suffragiorum cistas ... cum alius se nongentum, alius selectum appellaret, Plin. 33, 1, 7, § 31.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nōngentī,¹² æ, a, neuf cents : Cic. Fl. 91 ; Col. Rust. 5, 2, 7 ; Varro L. 9, 86
