soporus
ἡ Νέμεσις προλέγει τῷ πήχεϊ τῷ τε χαλινῷ μήτ' ἄμετρόν τι ποιεῖν μήτ' ἀχάλινα λέγειν → Nemesis warns us by her cubit-rule and bridle neither to do anything without measure nor to be unbridled in our speech
Latin > English
soporus sopora, soporum ADJ :: that induces sleep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŏpōrus: a, um, adj. id. (poet.),
I of or belonging to sleep, i. e.,
I Sleep-bringing, causing sleep: Nox, Verg. A. 6, 390; Luc. 2, 236; Stat. Th. 1, 403: soporae pennae (Somni), Sil. 10, 354: amnis, i. e. Lethe, id. 13, 856.—
II Heavy with sleep, drowsy, dozy: dapibus vinoque soporus, Val. Fl. 2, 222.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sŏpōrus,¹⁶ a, um (sopor),
1 qui apporte le sommeil : Virg. En. 6, 390 ; Sil. 13, 856, etc.
2 assoupi : Val. Flacc. 2, 221.
Latin > German (Georges)
sopōrus, a, um (sopor), voll Schlafes, I) = schlafbringend, nox, Verg. Aen. 6, 390. Lucan. 2, 236. Stat. Theb. 1, 403: quies, Chalcid. Tim. 248: soporae (Somni) pennae, Sil. 10, 354 sq.: amnis, v. der Lethe, Sil. 13, 856. – subst., papaveris lacrima, quae sopora a quibusdam appellatur, Marc. Emp. 1. – II) = schlaftrunken, dapibus vinoque sopori, Val. Flacc. 2, 221.
