potor
πεσεῖν ἐς τὸ μὴ τελεσφόρον → fall fruitless to the ground, fall powerless to the ground
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pōtor: ōris, m. poto,
I a drinker.
I In gen. (poet.): aquae potores, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 3.—
B Transf.: Rhodanique potor, i. e. the dweller by the Rhone, Hor. C. 2, 20, 20. —
II In partic., a hard drinker, a drunkard, sot, toper, tippler (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): potorum rixae, Prop. 1, 16, 5: potores bibuli Falerni, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 91; id. S. 2, 4, 59: acres, id. ib. 2, 8, 37: nobilis, Mart. 6, 78, 1; Plin. 23, 8, 75, § 145; 23, 4, 50, § 96; 20, 23, 99, § 263.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pōtŏr,¹³ ōris, m., [poét.]
1 buveur : [d’eau] Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 3 || Rhodani potores Hor. O. 2, 20, 20, riverains (buveurs) du Rhône
2 buveur [de vin] : Prop. 1, 16, 5 || biberon, ivrogne : Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 91 ; S. 2, 8, 37.
