lupa

Latin > English

lupa lupae N F :: she-wolf; prostitute

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lŭpa: ae, f. lupus,
I a she-wolf.
I Lit.: rabidae tradis ovile lupae, Ov. A. A. 3, 8; Liv. 1, 4, 6: ab agro rava decurrens lupa Lanuvino, Hor. C. 3, 27, 3: quem nutrit dura papilla lupae, Prop. 5, 4, 54: lupa Romuli, Quint. 2, 4, 19; 3, 7, 5.—
II Transf.
   A A prostitute, vile woman, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22: ille, qui semper secum scorta, sem per exoletos, semper lupas ducebat, Cic. Mil. 21, 55; Liv. 1, 4, 7: quibus grata est pictā lupa barbara mitrā, Juv. 3, 66; Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21, 1: lupa, id est meretrix, Lact. 1, 19.—In a pun with the literal meaning, I. supra: nam ovis illius hau longe absunt a lupis, Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 12.—
   B The name of a dog, Col. 7, 12, 13.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lŭpa,¹² æ, f. (lupus),
1 louve : Liv. 1, 4, 6 ; Hor. O. 3, 27, 2
2 courtisane, prostituée : Pl. Epid. 403 ; Cic. Mil. 55 ; Liv. 1, 4, 7
3 nom d’un chien : Col. Rust. 7, 12, 13.

Latin > German (Georges)

lupa, ae, f. (lupus), I) die Wölfin, Liv. 1, 4, 6 u. 10, 23, 12. Iustin. 13, 2, 6. Hor. carm. 3, 27, 2. – II) übtr.: a) die öffentliche Buhldirne, Plaut. Epid. 403. Nov. com. 7. Laber. com. 56. Lucil. 334. Iuven. 3, 66. Cic. Mil. 55. Liv. 1, 4, 7. Aur. Vict. de orig. gent. Rom. 21, 1. Amm. 28, 4, 9. – b) Name eines Hundes, Colum. 7, 12, 13.