irriguus
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. → But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)
Latin > English
irriguus irrigua, irriguum ADJ :: watering; well watered
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
irrĭgŭus: (inr-), a, um, adj. 1. in-riguus,
I supplied with water.
I Lit.
A Pass., watered, well-watered, irriguous; full of water, wet, swampy: herba, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 9: hortus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 16: pratum, Prop. 1, 20, 37: campus, Luc. 4, 296: loca, Cels. 1, 3: regio irrigua fontibus, Plin. 5, 14, 15, § 70 (al. rigua).—
B Act., poet., watering, irriguous: fons, Verg. G. 4, 32: aqua, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 2: aquae, Tib. 2, 1, 44. —
II Transf., poet.
A Permeating, pervading: somnus, Pers. 5, 56: sopor, Claud. Cons. Hon. 6 praef. 10.—
B Corpus mero, soaked, Hor. S. 2, 1, 9; cf.: inrigatus multo venas nectare, Phaedr. 4, 14, 9.—
C Carmen, music produced by the water-organ, Auct. Aetnae, 295.—As subst.: irrĭ-gŭa, ōrum, n. plur.
1 Overflowings: aquarum, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.—
2 Swamps, marshes, overflowed land: (Euphrates) distrahitur ad inrigua, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 124.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
irrĭgŭus¹² (inr-), a, um (irrigo),
1 approvisionné d’eau, arrosé, irrigué, trempé : Pl. Trin. 31 ; Cato Agr. 1, 7 ; Hor. S. 2, 4, 16 ; Plin. 5, 70 || irriguus mero Hor. S. 2, 1, 9, arrosé de vin
2 qui arrose, qui irrigue : Virg. G. 4, 32 ; Ov. Am. 2, 16, 2 || [fig.] qui baigne, qui rafraîchit : Pers. 5, 56
3 produit au moyen de l’eau : irriguum carmen Virg. Ætna 295, sons de l’orgue hydraulique.
Latin > German (Georges)
irriguus, a, um (irrigo), I) aktiv = bewässernd, fons, Verg.: aqua, Tibull. u. Ov. – poet. übtr., ignis, das aus der Erde hervorfließende Feuer, die Lava, Auct. Aetn.: carmen, die von der Wasserorgel hervorgebrachten Töne, Auct. Aetn.: somnus, gleichs. rieselnder (= die Glieder wie Tau erfrischender), Pers. – Plur. neutr. subst., irrigua aquarum, sumpfige Stellen, Plin. 5, 23. – II) passiv = bewässert, hortus, Hor.: pratum, Prop.: irriguae perennibus aquis valles, Sen.: regio irrigua fontibus, Salv.: corpus irriguum mero, Hor.
