auritus
Ὤδινεν ὄρος, Ζεὺς δ' ἐφοβεῖτο, τὸ δ' ἔτεκεν μῦν → The mountain was in labor—even Zeus was afraid—but gave birth to a mouse
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
aurītus: a, um, adj. auris.
Furnished with ears (acc. to auris, l.), having long or large ears: auritus a magnis auribus dicitur, ut sunt asinorum et leporum, alias ab audiendi facultate, Paul. ex Fest. p. 8 Müll.: lepores, Verg. G. 1, 308; so, asellus, Ov. Am. 2, 7, 15: si meus aurita gaudet glaucopide Flaccus, Mart. 7, 87, 1.— Hence, subst.: aurītus, i, m., the longeared animal, i. e. the hare, Avien. Phaen. Arat. 788.—
B Trop.
1 Attentive, listening: face jam nunc tu, praeco, omnem auritum poplum, Plaut. As. prol. 4: ne quis Nostro consilio venator assit cum auritis plagis, id. Mil. 3, 1, 14.—So of the trees and walls which listened to the music of Orpheus and Amphion's lyre: quercus, Hor. C. 1, 12, 11: muri, Sid. Carm. 16, 4.—
2 Testis auritus, a witness by hearsay, who has only heard, not seen, something, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8.—*
3 Pass. (as if part. of aurio, īre), heard: leges, Prud. Apol. 835.—*
II Formed like the ear, ear-shaped: aurita aduncitas rostri, Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136.— *
III (Acc. to auris, II. B.) Furnished with an ear or mould-board: aratra, Pall. 1, 43.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
aurītus,¹³ a, um (auris),
1 qui a de longues oreilles : Virg. G. 1, 308 ; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 15 ; Mart. 7, 87, 1
2 qui entend, attentif : Pl. As. 4 ; Mil. 608 ; Hor. O. 1, 12, 11
3 fait en forme d’oreille : Plin. 10, 136
4 muni d’orillons : Pall. 1, 42, 1.
