serra
κοινὴ γὰρ ἡ τύχη καὶ τὸ μέλλον ἀόρατον → fortune is common to all, the future is unknown | fortune is common to all and the future unknown | fate is common to all and the future unknown
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
serra: ae, f. perh. = sec - ra, seg - ra, from seco.
I A saw, the invention of Daedalus, Ov. M. 8, 246; Sen. Ep. 90, 8; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; Hyg. Fab. 274: stridens, Lucr. 2, 410: stridor serrae, Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116; Varr. ap. Non. 223, 19; Vitr. 2, 7: arguta, Verg. G. 1, 143 et saep.—Prov.: serram ducere cum aliquo de aliquā re, to quarrel with one about something, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 1; so, too, quamdiu per hanc lineam serram reciprocabimus? Tert. Cor. Mil. 3.— Trop., of the back of a thin person, Mart. 11, 100, 4.—
II Transf.
A A kind of sawfish, Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 3; 32, 11, 53, § 145.—
B A serrated order of battle: serra proeliari dicitur, cum assidue acceditur recediturque neque ullo consistitur tempore. Cato de re militari: Sive opus est cuneo, aut globo, aut forcipe aut turribus aut serrā uti adoriare, Fest. p. 344 Müll.; cf. Gell. 10, 9, 1; Veg. Mil. 3, 19 fin.—
C A threshingwain, with serrated wheels, Hier. in Amos, 1; Vulg. lsa. 28, 27.—
D Serra, in relig. lang., the name of the Tiber, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 8, 63.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
serra,¹³ æ, f.,
1 scie : Cic. Tusc. 5, 116 ; Lucr. 2, 410 || [prov.] serram cum aliquo ducere Varro R. 3, 6, 1, échanger des mots avec qqn
2 [fig.] a) Cato Mil. 11, = soit manœuvre militaire semblable au va-et-vient de la scie : Fest. 344 ; soit ordre de bataille en forme de scie : Gell. 10, 9, 1, b) scie [poisson] : Plin. 9, 3 ; c) chariot ayant des roues à dents : Hier. Amos 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
serra, ae, f., die Säge, I) eig., Cic. u.a.: serrā secare, Plin., scindere, Sen.: zum Schneiden des Marmors, Plin. 36, 51. – Sprichw., serram cum alqo ducere, mit jmd. streiten, Varro r. r. 3, 6 in.; vgl. Tert. de cor. mil. 3. – II) übtr.: A) eine säge- oder schlangenförmige Schlachtordnung, die Säge, Cato de re mil. fr. 11. Gell. 10, 9, 1. Veget. mil. 3, 19 extr. – B) ein Seefisch, viell. der Sägefisch, Plin. 9, 3. – C) der Dreschwagen mit gezackten Rädern, Hieron. in Amos 1. Vulg. Isai. 28, 27.
Latin > English
serra serrae N F :: saw
