veterinus
ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι → narrowly missed destroying
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĕtĕrīnus: a, um, adj. contr. from vehiterinus, from veho; cf. Fest. p. 369 Müll.,
I of or belonging to carrying or drawing burdens.
I Adj.: bestia, a beast of burden or draught, Cato ap. Fest. p. 369; called also pecus, Arn. 3, 139: genus, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; hence also: semen equorum, Lucr. 5, 890 (887); so, semen, id. 5, 865 (862).—
B Substt.: vĕtĕrīnae, ārum, f., and vĕ-tĕrīna, ōrum, n., draught-cattle, beasts of burden, Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 3; Plin. 11, 37, 64, § 168; 11, 50, 111, § 265.—
II Of or belonging to beasts of burden: ars, the art of healing domestic animals, Veg. Vet. praef. 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĕtĕrīnus,¹⁴ a, um (de veho P. Fest. 369, étymologie populaire), relatif aux bêtes de somme : Cato Inc. lib. fr. 37 ; veterinum genus Plin. 11, 255, race des bêtes de somme ou de trait ; vĕtĕrīnæ, ārum, f., Varro R. 1, 38, 3 ou vĕtĕrīna, ōrum, n., Plin. 11, 168, bêtes de somme.
Latin > German (Georges)
veterīnus, a, um (vetus), zum Lastziehen gehörig, vom Zugvieh, I) adi.: bestia, Last- od. Zugvieh, Cato fr.: dass. pecus, Arnob., genus, Plin.: semen equorum, Lucr. – II) subst., veterīnae, ārum, f., Last- od. Zugvieh, Varro u. Plin.
