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canorus

From LSJ

Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

Latin > English

canorus canora, canorum ADJ :: melodious, harmonious; resonant, ringing, sonorous; tuneful; songful, vocal

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cănōrus: a, um, adj. canor,
I of or pertaining to melody, melodious, harmonious, euphonious; neutr. or act. (of sound, men, animals, instruments, etc.; class. in prose and poetry).
I Neutr.: profluens quiddam habuit Carbo et canorum, flowing language and a melodious voice, Cic. de Or. 3, 7, 28; Tac. A. 4, 61: voce suavi et canoră, Cic. Brut. 66, 234: vox Sirenum, Ov. A. A. 3, 311; Petr. 59, 3.—As a fault in delivery, singing, sing-song, droning: sine contentione vox, nec languens, nec canora, Cic. Off. 1, 37, 133; cf. cano, I. A. 2: canoro quodam modo proclamare, Quint. 11, 3, 170; Juv. 7, 18: hinnitus edere canoros, Suet. Ner. 46: versus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 76: nugae, mere jingling (Voss), id. A. P. 322: plausus, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olyb. 175.—As subst.: cănō-rum, i, n., melody, charm, in speaking: omnino canorum illud in voce splendescit, Cic. Sen. 9, 28.—
II Act.
   A Of men: canorus orator et volubilis et satis acer, Cic. Brut. 27, 105: turba, Ov. F. 6, 671: ut Gaditana canoro Incipiant prurire choro, in song and dance, Juv. 11, 162 Web.: Triton, Ov. M. 2, 8: Aeolides, i. e. Misenus, id. ib. 14, 102.—
   B Of animals: cum hoc animal (gallus) sit canorum suă sponte, Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57: aves, Verg. G. 2, 328: ales, i. e. cygnus, Hor. C. 2, 20, 15: olor, Prop. 2 (3), 34, 84: Peneus canorus avium concentu, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 31: cicadae, id. 11, 26, 32, § 92.—
   C Of instruments: fides, Verg. A. 6, 120; Hor. C. 1, 12, 11: aes, i. e. tubae, Verg. A. 9, 503; Ov. M. 3, 704: chelys, Sen. Troad. 325: fila lyrae, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, praef. 14.— Hence, * adv.: cănōrē, harmoniously: musice mundus et canore movetur, App. Doctr. Plat. 1; cf. cano, I. B.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cănōrus,¹¹ a, um (canor),
1 sonore, mélodieux, harmonieux : vox canora Cic. Br. 234, voix harmonieuse ; profluens quiddam habuit Carbo et canorum Cic. de Or. 3, 28, Carbon avait qqch. de coulant et d’harmonieux ; canorum illud in voce Cic. CM 28, cette sonorité dans la voix || [en mauv. part] : sine contentione vox nec languens nec canora Cic. Off. 1, 133, ton de voix naturel ni languissant ni chantant
2 qui fait entendre des sons harmonieux : canorus orator Cic. Br. 105, orateur à la voix harmonieuse (bien timbrée) || animal (gallus) canorum sua sponte Cic. Div. 2, 57, animal (coq) qui chante spontanément ; aves canoræ Virg. G. 2, 328, ramage des oiseaux || fides canoræ Virg. En. 6, 120, lyre mélodieuse ; æs canorum Virg. En. 9, 503, airain sonore [trompette].

Latin > German (Georges)

canōrus, a, um (canor), wohltönend, melodisch, harmonisch, I) neutr.: profluens quiddam habuit Carbo et canorum, eine fließende Sprache u. wohltönende Stimme, Cic.: vox canora, eine wohltönende, melodische, Acc. fr., Cic. u.a.; aber der vox languens gegenüber als Fehler = eine singende, Cic. de off. 1, 133: latratus, Col.: nugae c., eitler Klingklang, Hor. – subst., canōrum, ī, n., das Wohltönende (in der Rede), der Wohlklang, Wohllaut, Cic. de or. 3, 28; de sen. 28. Tac. ann. 4, 61. – II) aktiv: a) v. Menschen: orator, Cic.: turba, die Tubabläser, Ov.: canoro choro, in Gesang u. Tanz, Iuven.: m. Abl., voce canorus, Spart. Sev. 19, 9. – b) v. Tieren: animal (gallus), Cic.: aves, Verg.: aviculae, Apul.: ales, v. Schwan, Hor. – c) v. Instrumenten, helltönend, fides canorae, Verg.: aes, die Tuba, Verg. – d) v. Frühling, ver iam c., mit seinem Gesang u. Tanz, Pervig. Ven. 2.

Latin > Chinese

canorus, a, um. adj. :: 好聽。合音。Volucres canorae 能哨之鳥。