nitesco
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nĭtesco: tŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n. niteo, to begin to shine or glitter, to shine, glitter (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I Lit.: caelum nitescere, arbores frondescere, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 192 Vahl.): exiguo qui stellarum candore nitescit, Cic. Arat. 174: juventus Nudatos umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, Verg. A. 5, 134: nitescente novā lunā, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2; 37, 12, 74, § 195: ex umero Pelopis non nituisset ebur, Tib. 1, 4, 58 (64).—
B Transf.
1 Of animals, to grow sleek, well-conditioned, fat: armenta nitescunt, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 3.—
2 Of persons, to become blooming; in perf., to be blooming: o pueri, nituistis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 128.—
3 Of plants, to grow luxuriously, to thrive, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 112.—
II Trop., to be formed or cultivated: ut ingenio, doctrinā, praeceptione natura nitescat, Auct. Her. 3, 16, 29.—To become illustrious or celebrated: quid non cultu nitescit? Quint. 9, 4, 5 (Tac. A. 12, 58; Halm and Ritter, enitesceret).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nĭtēscō,¹⁴ ĕre (niteo), intr., devenir luisant, se mettre à briller, à luire : Cic. Arat. 34, 174 ; Virg. En. 5, 134 || devenir gras, prendre de l’embonpoint : Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 3 || pousser, croître : Plin. 12, 112 || [fig.] prendre de l’éclat, se développer, s’améliorer : Her. 3, 29 ; Quint. 9, 4, 5.
Latin > German (Georges)
nitēsco, ere (Inchoat. von niteo), anfangen zu glänzen, glänzend hervorstechen, glänzend erscheinen u. dgl., I) eig. u. bildl.: A) eig.: caelum nitescere, arbores frondescere, Poëta bei Cic.: iuventus nudatos umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, Verg. – B) bildl.: ut ingenio doctrina, praeceptione natura nitescat, einen glänzenden Erfolg habe, Cornif. rhet. 3, 29. – II) übtr., durch Wartung ein gutes Ansehen bekommen, anfangen stattlich-, blühend auszusehen, in Fülle zu prangen, a) von Tieren, fleischig werden, ein feistes Ansehen bekommen, armenta nitescunt, Plin. ep. 2, 17, 3. – b) von üppig sich erhebenden Gewächsen, Plin. – u. vom wohlbestellten Boden, terra post vomerem nitescens, Plin. – / Tac. ann. 12, 58 jetzt enitesceret. – Nbf. nitīsco, wov. nitiscunt, Ven. Fort. carm. 1, 20, 21 cod. M.
