piger
Latin > English
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĭger: gra, grum (late Lat. collat. form of
I sup. pigrissimus, Tert. Exhort. ad Castit. 13), adj. piget.
I Lit., unwilling, reluctant, averse (rare): gens pigerrima ad militaria opera, Liv. 21, 25, 6: pigriores ad facinus, id. 39, 13, 11: pigriores ad cetera munia exequenda, Curt. 6, 9, 29: ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 1: ad conatus magnos piger, Sen. Ira, 3, 3, 1.—
II Transf.
A Backward, slow, dull, lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive (of persons and things).
(a) With in and abl.: interdum piger, interdum timidus in re militari videbare, Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 1.—
(b) Absol.: taurus ipsā mole piger, Juv. 12, 12: mare pigrum ac prope immotum, i. e. flowing slowly, sluggish, Tac. G. 45: pigrum mare et grave, id. Agr. 10: palus, Ov. P. 4, 10, 61: annus, that moves lazily, passes slowly, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 21: bellum, that advances slowly, Ov. F. 2, 727: campus, unfruitful, Hor. C. 1, 22, 17: pigriora sunt ista remedia, operate too slowly, Col. 2, 17, 3.—Prov.: vult et non vult piger, Vulg. Prov. 13, 4: dicit piger, leo est in viā, id. ib. 26, 13: pigrā munire castra dolabrā, lazily handled, Juv. 8, 248. —
(g) With gen. (poet.): militiae piger et malus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 124: pericli, Sil. 14, 264: serpit Arar per rura pigerrimus undae, id. 15, 504.—
(d) With inf. (poet.): piger scribendi ferre laborem, Hor. S. 1, 4, 12 (cf. the opp.: impiger hostium Vexare turmas, id. C. 4, 14, 22).—Absol.: pigrum et iners videtur sudore adquirere quod possis sanguine parare, Tac. G. 14 fin.—Hence, poet. transf.,
2 Sluggish, i. e. that makes sluggish, benumbing: sopor, Cat. 63, 37: frigora, Tib. 1, 2, 29: senecta, id. 1, 10, 40.—
B Dull, dispirited, dejected, sad (poet. and in postclass. prose): vultus, Mart. 2, 11, 3: pigrum aliquem facere, id. 10, 104, 15: piger tristisque, App. M. 4, p. 157 fin.—
C Dull, unfeeling (poet.): hinc fessos subrepsit in artus Insidiosa quies et pigrae oblivio vitae, Stat. S. 1, 4, 56 sq.; cf.: indigna est pigro forma perire situ, Ov. Am. 2, 3, 14.—Hence, adv.: pĭgrē, slowly, sluggishly (post-Aug.): in servitutem transiens, Sen. Ira, 3, 17: pigre ac segniter agere, Col. 7, 5, 3.—Comp.: pigrius, Plin. 10, 34, 52, § 105; Luc. 5, 434.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĭger,¹⁰ gra, grum,
1 qui répugne à ; paresseux, indolent : gens pigerrima ad militaria opera Liv. 21, 25, 6, peuplade qui répugne par-dessus tout à l’exécution de travaux militaires, cf. Curt. 6, 9, 29 ; ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 1, très paresseux pour écrire || in labore militari Cic. Fam. 7, 17, 1, sans entrain, indolent en matière de labeurs guerriers || [avec gén., poét.] militiæ Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 124, sans entrain sous le rapport du service militaire, cf. Sil. 14, 264 ; 15, 504 || [avec inf.] qui répugne à : Hor. S. 1, 4, 12
2 [fig.] a) mare pigrum Tac. G. 45, mer dormante ; pigrum bellum Ov. F. 2, 727, guerre traînante ; b) piger campus Hor. O. 1, 22, 17, campagne inerte, stérile ; c) inerte, engourdi = qui engourdit : Tib. 1, 2, 29 ; Catul. 63, 37 ; d) renfrogné : Mart. 2, 11, 3 ; 10, 104, 15 || pigrior Liv. 39, 13, 11 ; Curt. 6, 9, 29 || pigrissimus Tert. Cast. 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
piger, gra, grum (piget), an etwas ungern-, mit Verdruß gehend, verdrossen, träge, faul, I) eig.: apes contracto frigore pigrae, Verg.: serpens frigore pigra, Ov.: elephanti pigra moles, träge, schwerfällige, Claud.: pueri Vaterno Rasinaque pigriores, Mart.: pigrius nihil delicatis, Plin. ep. – m. in u. Abl, in labore militari, Cic. ep. 7, 17, 1. – m. ad u. Akk., piger ad poenas princeps, ad praemia velox, nur ungern bestrafend, sehr gern belohnend, Ov.: ad mercedem alacer, piger ad opus, Augustin. serm. 108, 6: ad conatus magnos piger inersque, Sen.: ad id, quod non licebat, tardior pigriorque, Val. Max.: ista res nos pigriores ad rem pulcherrimam facere non debet, Sen.: ad litteras scribendas pigerrimus, Cael. in Cic. ep.: gens pigerrima ad militaria opera, Liv. – m. Genet., militiae, Hor.: periculi, Sil. – m. Infin., ferre laborem scribendi, Hor. sat. 1, 4, 12: pigrum quin immo et iners videtur sudore acquirere, quod possis sanguine parare, Tac. Germ. 14: noli esse piger facere quod praecepit, Augustin. epist. 114, 2. – II) übtr.: A) untätig, träge, langsam, a) übh.: pigrum est contractumque frigus, Sen.: bellum, langsam, Ov.: campus, unfruchtbar, Hor.: radix, zähe, Ov.: pectora, unempfindlich, Ov.: annus, langsam vergehend, Hor. – aktiv, träge = träge machend, frigus, Tibull.: senecta, Tibull. – b) v. Gewässern, träge = fast gar nicht od. langsam fließend (vgl. Heß Tac. Germ. 45, 1), palus, Ov.: Mincius, Sidon.: umor, Colum.: aquae stagnantes pigraeque, Plin.: mare, Tac. u. Apul.: mare pigrum ac prope immotum, Tac.: Euphrates diu sedentibus aquis piger, Mela: rivus pigrior (Ggstz. agilior), Plin. ep. – m. Genet., Arar pigerrimus undae, Sil. 15, 501. – c) v. langen Wörtern, schleppend, Quint. 9, 4, 66. – B) verdrießlich, mißmutig, traurig, Mart. u. Apul.
Latin > Chinese
piger, gra, grum. adj. c. s. :: 懶惰者。疎忽者。— militiae (gen.) 懶當兵。Vultus piger 憂悶之臉。Annus piger 顯長之年。Palus pigra 不外溢之湖。Humor piger 黏水。Pigrum frigus 致懶之冷。