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cucumis

From LSJ

Ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → Sile, melius vel loquere silentio → Was besser ist als Schweigen, sage oder schweig

Menander, Monostichoi, 208

Latin > English

cucumis cucumeris N M :: cucumber (plant/fruit); kind of marine animal (sea cucumber?)
cucumis cucumis cucumeris N N :: cucumber

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cŭcŭmis: ĕris (is, sometimes in the Nat. Hist. of Pliny; e. g. acc. cucumim, Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 3; 20, 1, 2, § 3; abl. cucumi, id. 20, 9, 40, § 103 al.;
I together with cucumeris, id. 19, 5, 23, § 68; 19, 12, 61, § 186: cucumeres, id. 19, 5, 24, § 69 (cucumis, Sillig): cucumerum, id. 19, 5, 23, § 68 al.), m.
I A cucumber, Col. 11, 3, 48; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64 sq.; Pall. Mart. 9, 7; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 25; Verg. G. 4, 122 al.—
II A sea-plant, similar in color and odor to the cucumber, Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cŭcŭmis,¹⁴ mis et mĕris, m., concombre : Plin. 37, 55 ; Varro L. 5, 104 || concombre marin : Plin. 9, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

cucumis, meris, m. (vgl. griech. κύκιον), I) die Gurke, Varro LL. 5, 104. Cels. 2, 18 u. 20. Col. 11, 3, 48. Plin. 19, 61 u. ö. Vulg. num. 5, 11: c. anguinus od. anguineus, Varro r. r. 1, 2, 25. Col. 2, 9, 10 u. 7, 10, 5: cucumeres primi, erste Sorte G., Edict. Diocl. 6, 28. – II) eine an Farbe u. Geruch der Gurke ähnliche Seepflanze, Plin. 9, 3. – / Nom. cucumer verworfen von Caper de verb. dub. 7, 109, 4: Genet. cucumis, Plin. 37, 55 u. 57: Dat. cucumi, Plin. 19, 181: Acc. cucumin, Plin. 9, 2 u. 20, 7, cucumim, Plin. 20, 8: Abl. cucumi, Plin. 19, 118 u. 20, 103: Acc. plur. cucumis, Plin. 19, 69.

Latin > Chinese

cucumis, is et eris. m. :: 黄瓜。甜瓜。魚名。— anguinus vel sylvestris 野黄瓜。