nonagenarius
ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nōnāgēnārĭus: a, um, adj. nonageni,
I that contains or consists of ninety.
I In gen.: nonagenarius motus stellae Martis, ninety degrees distant from the sun, Plin. 2, 15, 12, § 60: fistula, made of a sheet of lead ninety inches wide, Front. Aquaed. 60.—
II In partic., as subst.: nōnā-gēnārĭus, i, m., a commander of ninety men, Inscr. Orell. 3628; cf. Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—
III Ninety years old, Vulg. Gen. 17, 17.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) nōnāgēnārĭus,¹⁶ a, um, de quatre-vingt- dix : Plin. 2, 60 || âgé, âgée de 90 ans, nonagénaire : Hier. Eus. chron. exord., 4 ; Vulg.
(2) nōnāgēnārĭus, ĭī, m., officier qui commande à 90 soldats de marine : CIL 10, 3456.
