solstitium

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

solstĭtĭum: ii, n. sol-sisto.
I In gen., the time when the sun seems to stand still, either in Cancer or in Capricorn, the (summer or winter) solstice (so in gen. not till after the Aug. period): solstitium aestivum ... hibernum, Col. 7, 3, 11: aestivum, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 229: brumale, Col. 11, 2, 94: solstitia et aequinoctia, id. 9, 14, 12.—
II In partic., the summer solstice, the longest day of the year (opp. bruma, the prevalent signif. of the word): alter motus solis est ... a brumā ad solstitium. Solstitium quod sol eo die sistere videbatur, Varr. L. L. 6, § 8 Müll.; Cato, R. R. 104; Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 2; 1, 1, 46; Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19; 2, 19, 50; id. Div. 2, 44, 93; Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; 18, 28, 68, § 264 al.—
   B Transf., in gen., summer time, the heat of summer (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. bruma, 2.): paenula solstitio, campestre nivalibus auris Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Verg. G. 1, 100; Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 7; Sen. Ben. 1, 12, 3: solstitium pecori defendite, Verg. E. 7, 47.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sōlstĭtĭum,¹³ ĭī, n. (sol, status),
1 solstice : Cato Agr. ; brumale ou hibernum Col. Rust. 7, 3, 11 ; 11, 2, 94, solstice d’hiver
2 [en part.] solstice d’été : Varro L. 6, 8 ; Cic. Nat. 2, 19, etc. || = été, chaleurs de l’été : Virg. G. 1, 100 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18.

Latin > German (Georges)

sōlstitium, iī, n. (sol u. sisto), der Sonnenstillstand, die Sonnenwende das Solstitium, I) im allg.: aestivum, Colum.: brumale, Colum.: brumae, Manil. – II) insbes., das Sommersolstitium, die Zeit der längsten Tage (Ggstz. bruma). A) eig., Scriptt. r.r., Cic. u.a.: Plur., Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 19. – B) meton., die eig. Sommerzeit, die Sommerhitze, Sonnenglut, quod paenula (facit) solstitio, Hor.: mittere vestimenta hiberna solstitio, Sen.: solstitium pecori defendite, Verg. – / In Hdschrn. auch solistitium, s. Baiter not. crit. zu Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 37. p. 459, 26.

Latin > English

solstitium solstiti(i) N N :: solstice; summer-time, heat of the summer-solstice