Leucadia
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Leucădĭa: ae, and Leucas, ădis, f., = Λευκαδία,
I an island (previously a peninsula) in the Ionic Sea, opposite Acarnania, with a famous temple of Apollo, now S. Maura, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5; Liv. 33, 17, 8; acc. Leucada, Ov. M. 15, 289; id. H. 15, 172.—Hence,
A Leucădĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the island of Leucadia, Leucadian: aequor, Ov. H. 15, 166: litus, Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5: vinum, id. 14, 7, 9, § 76; Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 86: Dites damnosos maritos apud Leucadiam Oppiam, id. Curc. 4, 1, 24: deus, i. e. Apollo, who had a temple in Leucadia, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 76; 3, 1, 42; cf. Apollo, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 69: quotannis Tristia Leucadio sacra peracta modo (the Leucadians had a custom of casting every year a criminal from a mountain into the sea; they sought, however, by attaching wings to him, to break the violence of his fall, and to pick him up in boats, whereupon he was banished out of the island), Ov. F. 5, 630; cf. id. Tr. 5, 2, 76; id. H. 15, 165 sq.—
2 Subst.
a Leu-cădĭa, ae, f., the mistress of Varro Atacinus, Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 86.—
(b) The name of a comedy of Turpilius, Cic. Tusc. 4, 34, 72.—
b Leucădĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Leucadia, Leucadians, Liv. 33, 17. —
B Leucas, ădis, f., the capital of Leucadia, Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5; Liv. 33, 17, 7; 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Leucădĭa, æ, f. (Λευκαδία), Leucade [île de l’Acarnanie avec un temple d’Apollon] : Plin. 4, 6 ; Mela 2, 110 ; Liv. 33, 17, 8 ; Ov. M. 15, 289.
(2) Leucădĭa,¹⁵ æ, f., Leucadie [nom de femme] : Prop. 2, 34, 86 || titre d’une pièce de Turpilius : Cic. Tusc. 4, 72.
Latin > German (Georges)
Leucadia, ae, f. (Λευκαδία) u. Leucas, cadis, Akk. cadem u. cada, f. (Λευκάς), Insel (ehemals Halbinsel) des Jonischen Meers, nahe bei Akarnanien, mit einem Tempel Apollos, j. S. Maura, Liv. 33, 17, 8. Mela 2, 7, 10 (2. § 110): Form Leucas, Ov. met. 15, 289. Plin. 36, 150. – die Hauptstadt ebf. Leucas, cadis, f., j. Leucada, Liv. 33, 17, 7 u. 11. Mela 2, 3, 10 (2. § 53). – Dav. A) Leucadiēnsis, e, leukadisch, traductio, die Überfahrt nach L., Iul. Hygin. bei Charis. 134, 14 u. 19. – Plur. subst., Leucadiēnsēs, ium, m., die Bewohner von L., die Leukadier, Iul. Hygin. bei Charis. 134, 13. – B) Leucadius, a, um, leukadisch, vinum, Plaut.: deus, Apollo, Ov.: litus, Plin.: more Leucadio, auf leukadische Art (die Leukadier pflegten jährlich einen Menschen von einem Berge in das Meer zu stürzen, doch so, daß er nicht umkam), Ov. – subst., Leucadia, ae, f., ein Schauspiel des Turpilius, Cic.: Leucadiī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Leukadia, die Leukadier, Liv.
