quintanus
Ἴσος ἴσθι πᾶσι, κἂν ὑπερέχῃς τῷ βίῳ → Quamvis superior sorte, da te aequum omnibus → Sei allen gleich, auch wenn du reicher bist
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quintānus: a, um, adj. quintus,
I of or belonging to the fifth, viz.,
I Of or belonging to the fifth rank or order, the fifth in order: nonae quintanae dicuntur, quae quinto mensis die veniunt: sicut septimanae, quae septimo, that fall on the fifth day of the month (but septimana, that fall on the seventh), Varr. L. L. 6, § 27 Müll.; cf. Macr. S. 1, 15: vineas semper quintanis seminari (sc. vicibus), at every fifth stake, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 169.—
B Subst.: quintāna, ae, f. (sc. via), a street in the camp, which intersected the tents of the two legions in such a manner as to separate the fifth maniple from the sixth, and the fifth turma from the sixth. Here was the market and businessplace of the camp: quintana appellatur porta in castris post praetorium, ubi rerum utensilium forum sit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 256 Müll.: ad quaestorium forum quintanamque hostes pervenerunt, Liv. 41, 2, 11.— Hence, transf.: quintana domi constituta, a market, Suet. Ner. 26.—
II Of or belonging to the fifth legion; only subst.: quin-tāni, ōrum, m., the soldiers of the fifth legion, Tac. H. 1, 37; 1, 55; 4, 36.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quīntānus, a, um (quintus), qui est de cinq en cinq : quintanis (s.-ent. vicibus ) Plin. 17, 169, de cinq en cinq ; quintanæ nonæ Varro L. 6, 27, nones qui tombent le cinq du mois || quīntānī, ōrum, m., soldats de la 5e légion : Tac. H. 1, 37 ; 1, 55.
