claritudo
ἰὼ, σκότος, ἐμὸν φάος, ἔρεβος ὦ φαεννότατον, ὡς ἐμοί, ἕλεσθ' ἕλεσθέ μ' οἰκήτορα → ah, darkness that is my light, gloom that is most bright for me, take me, take me to dwell in you
Latin > English
claritudo claritudinis N F :: clearness, brightness; distinctness; loudness; celebrity, distinction, renown
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
clārĭtūdo: ĭnis, f. clarus,
I clearness, brightness (access. form of claritas; in lit. signif. very rare; trop. in Sall. a few times, in Tac. very freq., but not in Cic., Cæs., Quint., or Suet.).
I Lit.
A Of objects affecting the sight: fulgor et claritudo deae (sc. lunae), Tac. A. 1, 28; cf. Lact. 2, 9, 12.— *
B Of objects affecting the hearing: vocis, Gell. 6, 5, 1 Hertz.—
II Trop. (cf. claritas, II. B.), renown, celebrity, splendor, fame, reputation: inclitissima, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19; Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 82, 7: artes animi, quibus summa claritudo paratur, Sall. J 2, 4: in tantam claritudinem pervenire, id. ib. 7, 4: eminere claritudine, Vell. 2, 130, 1: Caesarum, Tac. A. 12, 2: principis, id ib. 16, 24: materni generis, id. ib. 2, 43; cf. id. ib. 14, 47: familiae, id. ib. 15, 35: militiae, id. ib. 4, 6: studiorum, id. ib. 12, 8: virtutum, id. ib. 15, 65: nominis, id. ib. 15, 71 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
clārĭtūdō,¹¹ ĭnis, f. (clarus), clarté éclat : claritudo deæ Tac. Ann. 1, 28, l’éclat de la déesse [la Lune]; claritudo vocis Gell. 7, 5, 1, clarté de la voix || [fig.] illustration, distinction : Cat. d. Gell. 3, 7, 19 ; Sisenna d. Non. 82, 7 ; Sall. J. 2, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
clāritūdo, inis, f. (clarus), das Hellsein, die Helle (Nbf. zu claritas), I) eig.: A) für den Gesichtssinn, c. deae (sc. lunae), Tac.: c. (solis), Macr.: Plur., solis claritudines, Theod. Prisc. 1, 10. p. 293, 18. – B) für den Gehörsinn, c. vocis, Gell. 7, 5, 1. – II) übtr., der Glanz, die Erlauchtheit, der erlauchte Name, die erlauchte Abkunft, Cato fr., Sall. u.a. – / Abl. sing. einmal claritudini, Tac. ann. 4, 13.
