coturnix

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cō̆turnix: (ō, * Lucr. 4, 641;
I ŏ, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 27; Juv. 12, 97), īcis, f. a sono vocis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 4 Müll., a quail, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 64 sq.; Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 6; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 7 al.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 76.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cŏturnīx,¹⁴ īcis, f., caille : Varro R. 3, 5, 7 ; Lucr. 4, 641 || terme de caresse : Pl. As. 666.

Latin > German (Georges)

coturnīx, nīcis, Genet. Plur. nīcum, f., die Wachtel, Plaut. capt. 1003. Lucr. 4, 639 (wo cod. archet. cocturnicibus), Varro r. r. 3, 5, 7. Ov. am. 2, 6, 27. Quint. 5, 9, 13. Lact. 4, 10, 10. Vulg. exod. 16, 13 u. ö. Edict. Diocl. 4, 41. – als Liebkosungswort, Plaut. asin. 666.