odoratio
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏdōrātĭo: ōnis, f. odoror.
I Lit., a smelling, smell (very rare): qualis est haec aurium delectatio, tales sunt oculorum et tactionum et odorationum et saporum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 20.—
II Transf., the smell, the sense of smelling: odoratio in duas nares a summo artifice divisa est, Lact. Opif. D. 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ŏdōrātĭō, ōnis, f. (odoror), action de flairer : Cic. Tusc. 4, 20 || odorat : Lact. Opif. 10, 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
odōrātio, ōnis, f. (odoror), das Riechen, der Geruch = die Wahrnehmung durch den Geruchsinn, u. meton. = der Geruchsinn, Lact. de opif. dei 10, 10: Plur., Cic. Tusc. 4, 20: duas odorationes habere, Interpr. Iren. 1, 18, 1. – übtr., aliqua odoratio immortalitatis, Interpr. Iren. 1, 4, 1.
