praeacutus
From LSJ
πέτρην κοιλαίνει ρανὶς ὕδατος ἐνδελεχείῃ → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
Latin > English
praeacutus praeacuta, praeacutum ADJ :: sharpened, pointed
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præăcūtus,¹⁶ a, um, pointu par le bout, qui se termine en pointe : Cæs. G. 2, 29, 3 ; 3, 14 ; 7, 73, 2 ; paulum ab imo præacuta tigna Cæs. G. 4, 17, 3, poutres ayant peu de pointe à partir du bas, à pointes courtes.
