acetabulum
οὕτω γὰρ συμβαίνει ἅμα καὶ ἡ τῶνδε εὐγένεια κοσμουμένη → for by so doing we shall also celebrate therewith the noble birth of these heroes
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăcētābŭlum: i, n. acetum, orig.,
I a vessel for vinegar, Isid. 20 Orig. 4, 12; but in gen.,
I Any cup-shaped vessel, Quint. 8, 6, 35; Vulg. Ex. 25, 29: acetabula argen tea, id. Num. 7, 84; as a liquid or dry measure, the fourth part of a hemina, Cato R. R. 102; Plin. 18, 7, 14; 21, 34, 109; and with jugglers, the cup or goblet with which they performed their feats, Sen. Ep. 45, 7.—
II In anatomy, the socket of the hip-bone, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 179.—
III In zoölogy, the suckers or cavities in the arms of polypi, Plin. 9, 29, 46; 30, 48.—
In botany, the cup of flowers, id. 18, 26, 65, § 245.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăcētābŭlum,¹⁴ ī, n. (acetum),
1 vase à vinaigre, [puis, en gén.] bol, écuelle : Quint. 8, 6, 35 ; Petr. 56, 8
2 gobelet de prestidigitateur : Sen. Ep. 45, 8
3 [mesure] quart d’une hémine : Cato Agr. 102 ; Plin. 21, 185
4 instrument de musique : Cassiod. Var. 4, 51 ; Isid. Orig. 3, 22, 11
5 concavité où s’emboîtent les os : Plin. 28, 179
6 suçoir [de polype] : Plin. 9, 85
7 calice des fleurs] : Plin. 21, 92.
