nanciscor

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

nanciscor: nactus and nanctus (cf. Mai. ad Cic. Rep. 1, 10, 16; Drak. ad Liv. 24, 31; 25, 30;
I inf. nanciscier, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 59), 3, v. dep. a. [Sanscr. naç, obtain; Gr. ἐνεκ-> in ἤνεγκα, etc.; cf.: ἀνάγκη, necesse (in pass. signif, nactus,
v. infra fin.), to get, obtain, receive a thing (esp. by accident or without one's co-operation), to meet with, stumble on, light on, find a thing (syn.: offendo, reperio, deprehendo): unde anulum istum nactus? Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 27: quoniam nacti te, inquit, sumus aliquando otiosum, Cic. Fin. 1, 5, 14: nactus sum etiam, qui Xenophontis similem esse se cuperet, id. Or. 9, 32: cum plus otii nactus ero, id. Fam. 3, 7, 1; id. N D. 3, 36, 87: immanes beluas nanciscimur venando, id. ib. 2, 64, 161; id. Fam. 13, 7, 4: eum Philolai commentarios esse nanctum, id. Rep. 1, 10, 16 Mai.: Cato sic abiit a vitā, ut causam moriendi nactum se esse gauderet, id. Tusc. 1, 30, 74: se in silvas abdiderunt, locum nacti, egregie et naturā et opere munitum, Caes. B. G. 5, 9; hence, to possess by birth, to have by nature: maleficam (naturam) nactus est in corpore fingendo, Nep Ages. 8; of evil as well as good fortune: quod sim nactus mali, Ter. And. 5, 6, 3: ex nuptiis tuis si nihil nanciscor mali, id. Phorm. 3, 3, 10.—Esp., to catch, contract by infection or contagion: nactus est morbum, Nep. Att. 21, 2: febrim, to contract or catch a fever, Suet. Tit. 10: milvo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo, ergo alter alterius ubicumque nactus est ova, frangit, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125. —
II Transf., to light upon, meet with, reach, find; of inanim. things or living beings: meum quod rete et hami nacti sunt, meum potissimum est, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 46: vitis claviculis suis quicquid est nacta, complectitur, Cic. Sen. 15, 52: nactus idoneam ad navigandum tempestatem, Caes. B. G. 4, 23: nactusque silentia ruris Exululat, having reached the quiet country, Ov. M. 1, 232: nactus, as passive, App. M. 7, 15; Hyg. Fab. 1 and 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

nancīscor,⁹ nactus sum, nancīscī, tr., obtenir par surprise], tomber sur, trouver : Cic. Fin. 1, 14 ; Fam. 3, 7, 1 || par naissance] Nep. Ages. 8, 1 || trouver, rencontrer : Cic. CM 52 ; Cæs. G. 4, 23, 6 || attraper par contagion : Nep. Att. 21, 2 || nactus sens passif : Aur. Vict. Cæs. 33, 3 ; Apul. M. 7, 15. inf. nanciscier Pl. As. 325 ; part. nanctus Pl. Trin. 63 ; Cic. Nat. 2, 81.

Latin > German (Georges)

nancīscor, nactus u. nānctus sum, nancīscī (Inchoat. zu nancio; vgl. griech. ἤνεγκον, ενήνοχα), erlangen, bekommen (bes. durch Zufall, ohne Mühe u. Absicht, gelegentlich), erwischen, I) eig.: anulum, Ter.: morbum, Nep.: febrim, Suet.: spem, Cic.: fidem, glaubwürdig werden, eintreffen, Ov. – II) übtr.: A) erlangen = erreichen, vitis claviculis suis, quicquid est nacta, complectitur, Cic.: silentia ruris, das stille Feld (sc. currendo), Ov.: specum quandam, Gell. – B) zu seinem Glücke oder Unglücke erlangen = finden, antreffen, das Glück führt mir jmd. zu, es tritt zum Glück od. Unglück für mich etw. ein, aliquem, cuius etc., Cic.: nactus sum, qui Xenophontis similem esse se cuperet, Cic. – n. turbidam tempestatem, Caes. – m. dopp. Acc., alqm otiosum, Cic.: castra Gallorum intuta, Liv.: naturam maleficam in corpore fingendo, Nep. – / Partiz. nactus passiv, Aur. Vict. de Caes. 33, 3. Hyg. fab. 1 u. 8 u. 120 u. 186. Apul. met. 7, 15. – Parag. Infin. nanciscier, Plaut. asin. 325. Plaut. vidul. fr. II, 1. p. 17 Stud. – Über die Partiz.-Form nanctus s. Brix Plaut. trin. 62 (64). Halm Cic. Sest. 12. p. 103 ed. mai. Otto Tac. ann. 3, 32. A. 7. Bünem. Lact. de mort. pers. 26, 3.

Latin > English

nanciscor nancisci, nactus sum V DEP :: obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on
nanciscor nanciscor nancisci, nanctus sum V DEP :: obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on