lamella
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
Latin > English
lamella lamellae N F :: small metal piece (eg. coin, plate)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lāmella: ae, f.
dim. lamina,
I a small plate of metal, Vitr. 7, 3: paucae lamellae argenti, a few small silver coins, Sen. Vit. Beat. 21, 3; id. Brev. Vit. 12, 2: stella e lamella aerea, Paul. ex Fest. p. 351.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lāmella,¹⁵ æ, f. (lamina), petite lame [de métal] : Vitr. Arch. 7, 3, 9 ; Sen. Brev. 12, 2 ; paucæ lamellæ argenti Sen. Vita b. 21, 3, quelques minces ustensiles d’argent.
Latin > German (Georges)
lāmella (lammella), ae, f. (Demin. v. lamina), ein Blättchen Metall, dünnes Blech, Vitr. 7, 3, 9: lamellae aereae, Vitr. 7, 12, 1: aeruginosae, Sen. de brev. vit. 12, 2: lam. cassiterina, Pelagon. veterin. 7 (135 Ihm): paucae argenti lamellae, einige Silberblechlein, verächtl. = Stücken Silbergeld, Sen. de vit. beat. 21, 3.
