cervicula
κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλιν → bend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps
Latin > English
cervicula cerviculae N F :: neck (men/animals); neck of object (e.g., of air container in water organ)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cervīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. id..
I A small neck, * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 49; App. Flor. p. 348: contracta, Quint. 11, 3, 180.—*
II In mechanics, the neck of a hydraulic machine, Vitr. 10, 8, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cervīcŭla,¹⁶ æ, f., dim. de cervix,
1 petit cou, petite nuque : cerviculam jactare Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, balancer la tête
2 col d’une machine hydraulique : Vitr. Arch. 10, 8, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
cervīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. cervix), I) ein kleiner Nacken, ein kleiner Hals, der Menschen, contracta, Quint. 11, 3, 180: cerviculam iactare, Cic. Verr. 3, 49. – der Tiere, psittaci, Apul. flor. 12. p. 14, 14 K. – bildl. = Selbstüberhebung, Augustin. serm. 298, 4 extr. Claud. Mam. de stat. anim. 2, 11. – II) übtr., der Hals einer hydraulischen Maschine, Vitr. 10, 8 (13), 2.
