conceptus
Θνητὸς πεφυκὼς τοὐπίσω πειρῶ βλέπειν → Homo natus id, quod instat, ut videas, age → Als sterblich Wesen mühe dich zu seh'n, was folgt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
conceptus: a, um, Part., from concipio.
conceptus: ūs, m. concipio.
I A collecting, gathering: (Tiberis) novenorum conceptu dierum navigabilis, after the water had been stopped nine days, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53.—
B Concr., a collection, conflux: conceptus aquarum inertium vasti, Sen. Q. N. 5, 15, 1.—
II A taking, catching: camini, i. e. a taking fire, Suet. Vit. 8.—
B In partic.
1 A conceiving, pregnancy: hominum pecudumve, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; cf.: Caeli latu Terraeque conceptu generati editique, id. Tim. 11 med.: accelerant cochleae, Plin. 30, 14, 43, § 126.—
b Transf., of plants, a budding, sprouting: conceptus id est germinatio, Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 13: satorum, id. 17, 18, 30, § 134.—
2 Concr., the fœtus: a se abigere, Suet. Dom. 22: leporis utero exemptus, Plin. 28, 19, 77, § 248. —
C Trop., a conceiving in the mind; concr., a thought, purpose: animi, Firm. Math. 5, 12.
