pomerium
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pōmērĭum: and pōmoerĭum (the first is most freq. in inscrr., the latter in MSS.;
I but the better manuscripts have also, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 13, and Tac. A. 12, 23 and 24, pomerium. A third form, post-moerium, Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll., seems merely to have been assumed from the etymology; a fourth archaic form is posi-merium, pontificale pomoerium, qui auspicato olim quidem omnem urbem ambiebat praeter Aventinum ... estque prosimerium quasi proxi-murium, pontifices auspicabantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 248 Müll.), ĭi, n. post-moerus = murus.
I Lit., the open space left free from buildings within and without the walls of a town, bounded by stones (cippi or termini), and limiting the city auspices, Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll.; Liv. 1, 44; Gell. 13, 14, 6; 15, 27, 4; Tac. A. 12, 23 and 24: POMERIVM, Inscr. (746 A. U. C.) Orell. 1; Inscr. Grut. 242 (Orell. 1, p. 567); Inscr. Orell. 710; Inscr. (A. D. 121) Orell. 811: pomoerium intrare, transire, Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11: de pomoerii jure, id. Div. 2, 35, 75: sales intra pomeria nati, i. e. of the city, Juv. 9, 11.—
II Trop., bounds, limits (ante- and post-class.): qui minore pomerio finierunt, who have prescribed narrower limits to themselves, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 13; Macr. S. 1, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pōmērĭum,¹² v. pomoerium.
Latin > German (Georges)
pōmērium, iī, n. (urspr. pōmoerium, post u. moerus = murus), I) der längs der Stadtmauer innerhalb u. außerhalb frei gelassene, durch Steine (cippi od. termini) abgegrenzte und die städtischen Auspizien begrenzende Raum, der Maueranger, Zwinger, s. Liv. 1, 44, 3 sqq. Tac. ann. 12, 23 sq. Varro LL. 5, 143. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1231. 1232. 1233: pomerium intrare, transire, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 11. – II) bildl., die Grenze, Mark, qui minore pomerio finierunt, Varro r. r. 1, 2, 13: certos scientiae fines et velut quaedam pomeria et effata posuerunt, Macr. sat. 1, 24, 12. – / pomerium (nicht pomoerium) ist die durch Inschriften u. die besten Handschriften beglaubigte Schreibung; so auch archaist. posimirium, Paul. ex Fest. 248, 15. – Nbf. postmoerium, Varro L. L. 5, 143 u. Liv. 1, 44, 4 als etymologische Erklärung.
Latin > English
pomerium pomeri(i) N N :: boundry of town; bare strip around town wall; limits (of topic/subject)
pomerium pomerium pomeri(i) N N :: space left free from buildings round walls of Roman/Etruscan town (esp. Rome)
