lama
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English
lama lamae N F :: llama
lama lama lamae N F :: bog, slough
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lāma: ae, f. (cf.: lacus, lacer).
I A slough, bog, fen: lacuna id est aquae collectio, quam alii lamam, alii lustrum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll.: viribus uteris per clivos, flumina, lamas, Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 10.—
II A kind of mastic: Pistacia lentiscus, Linn.; Plin. 12, 17, 36, § 72 (al. lainam).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lāma,¹⁶ æ, f., fondrière, bourbier : P. Fest. 117, 8 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
lāma, ae, f. (wahrsch. verwandt m. lacuna, lacus), die Lache = der Morast, Sumpf, Enn. ann. 568 u. 606. Hor. ep. 1, 13, 10; vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 117, 8.
