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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dē-tŭmesco: mŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n., to cease swelling, to settle down, subside (postAug. and very rare): stagna lacusque sonori detumuere, Stat. Th. 3, 259: animi maris, id. ib. 5, 468.—Trop.: odia, Petr. 109, 5: colla superbarum gentium, Amm. 15, 8, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dētŭmēscō,¹⁶ mŭī, ĕre, intr., cesser de s’enfler, s’abaisser : Stat. Th. 3, 259 || [fig.] se calmer, s’apaiser : Petr. 17, 3 || cesser d’être fier : Amm. 15, 8, 7.

Latin > German (Georges)

dē-tumēsco, tumuī, ere, aufhören zu schwellen, übtr. = ruhig werden, nachlassen, stagna lacusque sonori detumuere, Stat. Theb. 3, 259: detumuere animi maris, ibid. 5, 468: ut ergo tam ambitiosus detumuit imber, Petron. 17, 3: detumescunt odia, Petron. 109, 5: donec (numeri) quodam modo detumescant, Augustin. de music. 6, 9, 24.