venabulum
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
Latin > English
venabulum venabuli N N :: hunting-spear
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vēnābŭlum: i, n. venor,
I a huntingspear.
I Lit., Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3; Verg. A. 4, 131; Ov. H. 4, 83; id. M. 8, 419; 8, 404; 9, 205; 10, 713; 12, 453; Mart. 14, 31, 1.—
II Transf.: sagittarum, large spear-like arrows, for killing elephants, Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vēnābŭlum,¹² ī, n. (venor), épieu de chasseur : Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3 ; Virg. En. 4, 131 || venabula sagittarum Plin. 8, 26, épieux servant de flèches.
Latin > German (Georges)
vēnābulum, ī, n. (venor), I) eig.: das Fangeisen, der Jagdspieß, die Schweinsfeder, Cic., Verg. u.a.: aprum venabulo excipere, Quint.: aprum venabulo percutere, Cic.: praeclaram bestiam venabulo transverberare, Cic.: erat in proximo non venabulum aut lancea, sed stilus et pugillares, Plin. ep.: apros frustra in venabula vocas, Sidon. – II) übtr.: venabula sagittarum, große Pfeile in Gestalt der Jagdspieße, Plin. 8, 26.
Latin > Chinese
venabulum, i. n. :: 獵槍
