spartum
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spartum: (-ton), i, n., = σπάρτον,
I a plant originally growing in Spain, of which ropes, mats, nets, etc., were made (still called in Spain esparto), Spanish broom: Stipa tenacissima, Linn.; Plin. 19, 2, 7, § 26; 24, 9, 40, § 65; Varr. ap. Gell. 17, 3, 4; id. R. R. 1, 23, 6; Liv. 22, 20.—
II Transf., a rope made of broom, Plin. 28, 4, 11, § 46; 35, 11, 40, § 137.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spartum¹⁶ (-ŏn), ī, n. (σπάρτον),
1 sparte [sorte de jonc] : Plin. 19, 26
2 corde en sparte : Cato Agr. 135, 3 ; Plin. 28, 46.
Latin > German (Georges)
spartum, s. sparton.
