nutricula
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nūtrīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. id.,
I a nurse.
I Lit.: quid voveat dulci nutricula majus alumno? Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 8; Suet. Aug. 94: fabulae nutricularum, Quint. 1, 9, 2.—
II Transf., she who nourishes, maintains, preserves a thing: nutriculae praediorum, Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 12: Gellius nutricula seditiosorum, id. Vatin. 2, 4: nutricula causidicorum Africa, Juv. 7, 148: casa nutricula, in which one was brought up, Quint. Decl. 13, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nūtrīcŭla,¹³ æ, f. (nutrix), nourrice : Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 8 ; Suet. Aug. 94 || celle qui maintient, entretient : Cic. Phil. 11, 12 ; Vat. 4 ; Juv. 7, 148.
Latin > German (Georges)
nūtrīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. nutrix), I) die Säugamme, Hor. ep. 1, 4, 8. Suet. Aug. 94, 6. u. Ner. 42, 1. – II) übtr., die Ernährerin, Unterhalterin, praediorum, Cic.: Gellius nutricula seditiosorum, Cic.: Africa nutricula causidicorum, Iuven.
Latin > English
nutricula nutriculae N F :: nurse
