lumbifragium

From LSJ

ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lumbĭfrăgĭum: i, n. lumbus-frango,
I a breaking of the loins, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 298.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lumbĭfrăgĭum,¹⁵ ĭī, n. (lumbus, frango), rupture de reins [mot forgé] : Pl. Amph. 454.

Latin > German (Georges)

lumbifragium, iī, n. (lumbus u. frango), das Zerbrechen der Lenden, der Lendenbruch, Plaut. Amph. 454.

Latin > Chinese

lumbifragium, ii. n. (frango.) :: 撃毁脊梁骨