hordeum
τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hordĕum: (also ordeum, and arch. fordeum acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 14), i. n. Sanscr. root ghars-, to rub, grind; O. H. Germ. Gers-ta,
I barley, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 58; Cato, R. R. 35, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 6; Col. 2, 9, 3 sq.; Liv. 27, 13, 9; Suet. Aug. 24: frugibus legatis hordeum continetur, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 78.—In plur., Verg. E. 5, 36; id. G. 1, 317; on account of this plur. he was abused by the poet Bavius; v. Bavius; cf. also: hordea et mulsa non alio vitiosa sunt, quam quod singularia pluraliter efferuntur. Quint. 1, 5, 16; plur. also Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 56.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hordĕum¹¹ (ord-), ī, n., orge : Cato Agr. 35, 2 ; Varro R. 2, 4, 6 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73 || pl., Virg. G. 1, 317 ; v. Quint. 1, 5, 16. arch. fordeum Quint. 1, 4, 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
hordeum (ordeum), ī, n., (st. *horsdeum, griech. κριθή, ahd. gersta) die Gerste, panis ex hordeo, Plin.: umor ex hordeo aut frumento, Tac.: tumentes multo sacci hordeo, Phaedr.: hordeum serere, Varro LL.: hordeum demetere, Cato, desecare, Caes.: zur Strafe wegen Feigheit vor dem Feinde den Soldaten statt Weizen gegeben, cohortibus, quae signa amiserant, hordeum dari iussit, Liv.: iis legionibus... per septem annos hordeum ex senatus consulto datum est, Frontin.: cohortes, si quae cessissent loco, decimatas hordeo pavit, Suet. – Plur. (von Quint. 1, 5, 16 verworfen), Plin. 18, 56; außerdem oft bei Dichtern, zB. hordea nuda, Ov.: serere hordea campis, Verg.: hordea ingenti fenore reddat ager, Ov.: misceri tosti iubet hordea grani, Ov. – / altlat. Form fordeum, nach Quint. 1, 4, 14.
Latin > English
hordeum hordei N N :: barley (the plant or the grain from it); barley-corn
