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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mātrix: īcis, f. id.,
I a mother in respect to propagation (in lit. signif. not used of women).
I Lit., a breeding-animal: of breeding-cows, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12; of breeding-ewes, Col. 7, 3, 12; of laying-hens, id. 8, 2, 6; 8, 5, 11.—
B Transf.
1 Of plants, the parent-stem, Suet. Aug. 94.—
2 The womb, matrix (late Lat.): matricis dolor, Veg. Vet. 2, 17, 5; Sen. Contr. 2, 13, 6.—
3 A public register, list, roll: in matricibus beneficiariorum, Tert. Fug. in Persec. 12.—
II Trop., a source, origin, cause (cf. mater, II.; eccl. Lat.): Eva matrix generis feminini, the progenitress, Tert. Virg. Vel. 5: primordialis lex data Adae, quasi matrix omnium praeceptorum Dei, id. adv. Jud. 2; id. adv. Haer. 21: matrix et origo cunctorum, id. adv. Valent. 7.—As an appellation of Venus, Inscr. Orell, 1373.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mātrīx,¹⁶ īcis, f. (mater),
1 reproductrice, femelle : Varro R. 2, 5, 12 ; Col. Rust. 7, 3, 12 || sein, matrice : Veg. Mul. 1, 45, 5 ; Sen. Rhet. Contr. 2, 13, 6 || mère souche [en parl. d’arbres] : Suet. Aug. 94
2 [fig.] souche, matrice, registre : Tert. Fug. 13 || source, origine, cause : Tert. Marc. 2, 16 ; Res. 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
mātrīx, trīcis, f. (mater), die Mutter, zur Zucht od. Fortpflanzung, I) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig., das Muttertier, Zuchttier, zB. Zuchtkuh, Varro: Mutterschaf, Colum.: so auch vom Geflügel, Colum. – 2) übtr.: a) vom Menschen, die Erzeugerin, Stammutter, Eva m. generis feminini, Tert de virg. vel. 5: als Beiname der Venus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 3692: matrix publica, Corp. inscr. Lat. 8, 6948. – b) der Stamm, aus dem Zweige kommen, Suet. Aug. 94, 11. – c) die Mutter = Gebärmutter, der Mutterleib, Sen. contr. 2, 5 (13), 6. Veget. mul. 2, 17, 5. – d) das (öffentl.) Verzeichnis, die Matrikel, Tert. fug. in persec. 12. – II) bildl. die Mutter = die Quelle, Ursache, omnium praeceptorum, Tert.: m. et origo cunctorum, Tert.
Latin > English
matrix matricis N F :: dam, female animal kept for breeding; parent tree; register, list
