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Porphyry, Sententiae, 25

Latin > English

Creta Cretae N F :: Crete, island of Crete

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Crēta: ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;
I on the contrary, Cretam, Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Κρήτη, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
II Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Κρής, Κρῆσσα, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
   a Masc. Cres: Epimenides, Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
   b Fem. Cressa, adj.: pharetra, Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10: herbae, for healing in gen., Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
   B Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Κρη·σιος, Cretan: nemora, Verg. A. 4, 70: prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.), id. ib. 8, 295: regna, Ov. H. 16, 299: tecta, Stat. Th. 12, 582 al.—
   C Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan: Ida, Verg. A. 12, 412: urbes, Ov. M. 9, 666: ratis, Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26: taurus, the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.—Subst.: Crētae-us, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—*
   D Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
   E Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan: homo, judex, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14: Juppiter, id. N. D. 3, 21, 53: sagittarii, Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans (renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
   F Crētĭcus, a, um, adj., Cretan: mare, Hor. C. 1, 26, 2: vinum, Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81: labyrinthus, id. 36, 13, 19, § 90: bellum, Flor. 3, 7: pes, an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
   2    Subst.
   a Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
   b Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
   c In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman): Nymphae, Ov. F. 3, 444.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Crēta,¹⁰ æ, f., Cic. Phil. 2, 97 et Crētē, ēs, f., Prisc. Perieg. 526, la Crète || -tæus, a, um, Virg. En. 3, 117, -tĭcus, a, um, Hor. O. 1, 26, 2 et -tēnsis, e, Cic. Fl. 6, de Crète || -tēnsēs, ĭum, m. Tac. Ann. 3, 26 et -tānī, ōrum, m. Pl. Curc. 443, les Crétois || v. Cressa et Cressius.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) Crēta1, ae, f. u. Crētē, ēs, f. (Κρήτη), die im Altertum durch frühe Gesetzgebung u. Kultur, sowie durch Fruchtbarkeit des Bodens u. die Menge seiner Erzeugnisse (offizinelle Pflanzen, trefflichen Honig, Waldbäume usw.) berühmte Insel Kreta im Mittelmeere, Sitz vieler Mythen, j. Candia, Cic. Phil. 2, 97. Vell. 2, 34, 1. Verg. Aen. 3, 104: Form Crete, Mela 2, 7, 12 (2. § 112). Hor. carm. 3, 27, 34. Ov. am. 3, 10, 20 u. her. 10, 67. – Dav.: A) Crēs, ētis, m. (Κρής), kretisch, subst., a) der Kreter, Cic. u.a. (kollektiv, Auson. Technop. (XXVII) 9, 20. p. 137, 2 Schenkl: Plur. Crētēs, um, Akk. as, m., die Kreter (als treffliche Bogenschützen bekannt), Caes. u.a. – b) = Creticus pes, Terent. Maur. 2290. – B) Crēssa, ae, f. (Κρησσα) kretisch, subst. die Kreterin, pharetra, Verg.: herbae (s. oben), Prop.: nota, mit kretischer Erde gemacht, Hor.: bos, Pasiphaë, Prop.: corona, die Krone der Ariadne, ein Gestirn (vgl. Ariadna), Ov.: subst. für Ariadne, Ov. am. 1, 7, 16; für Aërope, Ov. art. am. 1, 327. – C) Crēsius (Cressius), a, um (Κρήσιος), kretisch, nemora, Verg.: prodigia, i.e. taurus (s. no. D), Verg. – D) Crētaeus, a, um (Κρηταιος), kretäisch, Verg. u. Ov.: taurus, der Stier, den Neptun dem Minos schenkte u. der später nach Attika kam u. die Gegend bei Marathon verwüstete, Ov.: subst., Crētaeus, ī, m., der Kreter, v. Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34, 29. – E) Crētānī, ōrum, m., die Kretaner = Kreter, Plaut. Curc. 443. – F) Crētēnsis, e, kretisch, Cic. u. Liv.: Plur. subst., Cr tēnsēs, ium, m., die Kretenser, Nep. u. Liv. – G) Crēticus, a, um (Κρητικός), kretisch, Hor. u. Plin.: pes, der Amphimacer, Gramm.: versus, aus Amphimacris bestehend, Gramm. – subst., α) Crēticus, ī, m., Beiname des Q. Metellus, der Kreta unterwarf (vgl. Cic. Flacc. 30), Cic. u.a. – β) Crētica, ae, f., das sonst clematis gen. Rankengewächs, »gemeine Waldrebe« (Clematis vitalba, L.), Plin. 25, 96. – γ) in der griech. Form Crēticē, ēs, f., die Pflanze »Eibisch« (sonst hibiscus gen.), Ps. Apul. herb. 38 u. 62. – H) Crētis, tidis, f., kretisch, nymphae, Ov. fast. 3, 444.