litus
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
litus litoris N N :: shore, seashore, coast, strand; river bank; beach, landing place
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lītus: (not littus), ŏris, n. cf. λίμνη, λειμών, λιμήν; and lino,
I the sea-shore, seaside, beach, strand (opp. ripa, the bank of a river: ora, the coast of the sea; cf. Ov. M. 1, 37 sqq.; Verg. A. 3, 75): litus est, quousque maximus fluctus a mari pervenit, Dig. 50, 16, 96: solebat Aquilius quaerentibus, quid esset litus, ita definire: qua fluctus eluderet, Cic. Top. 7, 32: quid est tam commune quam ... litus ejectis, id. Rosc. Am. 26, 72: litus tunditur undā, Cat. 11, 4: praetervolare litora, Hor. Epod. 16, 40: Circaeae raduntur litora terrae, Verg. A. 7, 10: petere, Ov. M. 2, 844: intrare, id. ib. 14, 104: sinuosum legere, Val. Fl. 2, 451: litoris ora, Verg. A. 3, 396; cf. id. G. 2, 44.—Prov.: litus arare, i. e. to labor in vain, take useless pains, Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 48; so, litus sterili versamus aratro, Juv. 7, 49: in litus harenas fundere, to pour sand on the sea-shore, i. e. to add to that of which there is already an abundance, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 44.—
II Transf.
A A landing-place: quod uno parvoque litore adiretur, Suet. Tib. 40.—
B The shore of a lake: Trasimeni litora, Sil. 15, 818: Larium litus, Cat. 35, 4; Plin. Ep. 9, 7.—
C The bank of a river: hostias constituit omnes in litore, Cic. Inv. 2, 31, 97: viridique in litore conspicitur sus, Verg. A. 8, 83: percussa fluctu litora, id. E. 5, 83.—
D Land situated on the sea-side: cui litus arandum dedimus, Verg. A. 4, 212: electione litorum, Tac. H. 3, 63.
lĭtus: a, um, Part., from lino.
lĭtus: ūs, m. lino,
I a smearing, besmearing, anointing: litu, Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 110 (Cels. 6, 6, 20, instead of litum we should read lenitum; v. Targa, ad loc.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lītŭs⁷ (et non littus), ŏris, n., rivage, côte, littoral : Cic. Top. 32 ; Amer. 72, etc. || site sur la plage : Virg. En. 4, 212 ; Tac. H. 3, 63 || lieu de débarquement : Suet. Tib. 40 || [rive d’un fleuve] : Cic. Inv. 2, 97 ; Virg. En. 8, 83 || [d’un lac : Catul. 35, 4 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 9, 7, 2.
(2) lĭtus, a, um, part. de lino.
(3) lĭtŭs, abl. ū, m., action d’enduire : Plin. 33, 110.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) lītus1 (littus), oris, n., I) das Ufer des Meeres, als Küstenstreifen, der das Land nach der Meerseite zu abgrenzt, der Strand, das Gestade (während ora = die Fläche, die sich nächst dem Meere hinzieht, die Küste, ripa = das Ufer des Flusses, vgl. Verg. Aen. 3, 75. Vitr. 2, 9, 14. Ov. met. 1, 42), 1) im allg.: litus arenosum, Mela: directum, curvum, incurvum, Mela: importuosum, Mela: litoris spatium, Plin. ep.: litorum magnus recessus, Plin. ep.: litus insulae (Britanniae), Cic.: litoribus appositae insulae, Mela: alterius orae litora, quā Cilices maritimi colunt, Liv.: municipales, qui sunt circa ripam fluminis Padi et litora maris Adriatici, Vitr.: ut classis quoque invehatur hostium litoribus, Liv.: inhospitale litus incolere, Plin. pan.: litora legere, an den U. hinsegeln, Mela u. Val. Flacc.: naves agero in litus, Liv.: terrae ad occidentem litus exporrigunt, Mela: mare abigit vaste cedentia litora, Mela: Pontus molli circumdatus litore, Mela: certe processerat litus multaque animalia maris siccis arenis detinebat, Plin. ep.: villa pulcherrima imminet litori, Plin. ep.: sensim circumactis curvatisque litoribus mare infunditur, Plin. ep. – Sprichw., litus arare, s. arono. I, a: in litus fundere aquas, Wasser ins Meer tragen, Ov. trist. 5, 6, 44. – 2) prägn.: a) die Gegend am Gestade, die Küstengegend, Küste, cui litus arandum dedimus, Verg.: de electione litorum loqui, Tac. – b) das Gestade als Landungsplatz, Suet. Tib. 40, 1. – II) übtr., das Ufer, der Strand eines Sees, Catull. u. Ov.: eines Flusses, Cic. u. Verg.
(2) litus2, Abl. ū, m. (lino), das Schmieren, Beschmieren, Bestreichen, Plin. 33, 110 Jan (Detl. situm).