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καὶ ἤδη γε ἄπειμι παρὰ τὸν ἑταῖρον Κλεινίαν, ὅτι πυνθάνομαι χρόνου ἤδη ἀκάθαρτον εἶναι αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ταύτην νοσεῖν, ὅτι μὴ ῥεῖ. ὥστε οὐκέτι οὐδ' ἀναβαίνει αὐτήν, ἀλλ' ἄβατος καὶ ἀνήροτός ἐστιν → and now I depart for my companion, Cleinias since I have learned that for some time now his wife is unclean and she is ill because she does not flow, therefore he no longer sleeps with her but she is unavailable and untilled

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

făla: (phal-), ae, f. falae dictae ab altitudine, a falando, quod apud Etruscos significat caelum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88, 12 Müll.,
I a scaffolding of boards or planks, a scaffold.
I A structure used in sieges, from which missiles were thrown into a city: malos diffindunt, fiunt tabulata falaeque, Enn. ap. Non. 114, 7 (Ann. v. 389 ed. Vahl.).—Prov.: subire sub falas, i. e. to run a great risk for a slight gain, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 10.—
II One of the seven wooden pillars in the spina of the Circus, Juv. 6, 590; cf. Anthon's Dict. of Antiq. p. 254, a.

Latin > German (Georges)

fala (phala), ae, f., ein hohes Gerüst, I) als hölzerner Turm bei Belagerungen, um von da Geschosse herabzuwerfen, Enn. ann. 397; vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 88, 10. – Sprichw., hasticas trium nummûm causā sub falas subire, die Türme angreifen, d.i. sich den größten Gefahren unterziehen, Plaut. most. 357. – II) Plur., als hölzerne Säulen an der spina des Zirkus, als Gestelle für die sieben eiförmigen Figuren (ova), nach denen die Umläufe gezählt wurden, Iuven. 6, 590. – / Vgl. falla.

Latin > English

fala falae N F :: wooden tower or pillar