attamino
Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
at-tāmĭno: (adt-), āre, v. a. ad-tamino, contr. instead of tagmino, from tago, tango; cf. contamino,
I to touch; and, in a bad sense, to attack, rob (only post-class. and rare), Capitol. Gord. 27.—Hence, also, to dishonor, contaminate, defile: virginem, Just. 21, 3: aliquem sacramentis Judaicis, Cod. Th. 3, 1, 5.—Trop.: facta et consulta alicujus imprudentia, Aur. Vict. Caes. 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
attāmĭnō, āre, tr., toucher : Aug. Civ. 22, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
at-tāmino (ad-tāmino), āvī, ātum, āre (aus ad u. tagmino v. tango; nachklass. für contamino), berühren, antasten, I) im allg.: hominem forte, Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 22. p. 531, 21 D.: alqd, Ambros. de inst. virg. 16; de off. 1, 36, 184 u.a. Eccl. (s. Rönsch Itala p. 182 sq.). – II) prägn. 1) = nehmen, rauben, Capit. Gord. 27, 1. – 2) = entehren, beflecken, schänden, virginem, Iustin. 21, 3, 4: alqm Iudaicis sacramentis, Cod. Theod. 3, 1, 5: sacrum opus, Porphyr. Hor. ep. 1, 3, 9. – übtr., quae imprudentia regendae coniugis attaminavit, Aur. Vict. Caes. 16, 2.
Latin > English
attamino attaminare, attaminavi, attaminatus V TRANS :: touch, attack, rob; dishonor, defile, contaminate
