caetra
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
caetra: (better than cētra), ae, f. prob. Spanish,
I a short Spanish shield, Verg. A. 7, 732 Serv.; Liv. 21, 27, 5; 28, 5, 11; Plin. 11, 39, 93, § 227; Tac. Agr. 36; Suet, Calig 19; Luc. 7, 232; Sil. 3, 278; 3, 348 al.— Prov.: quis rotundam facere cetram nequeat? Varr. ap. Non. p. 82, 18.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cætra et ses dérivés, v. cetra.
