defossus

From LSJ

νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

Source

Latin > English

defossus defossus N M :: digging deeply

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēfossus: a, um, Part., from defodio.
dēfossus: ūs, m. defodio,
I a digging deeply, Plin. 19, 8, 48.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) dēfossus, a, um, part. p. de defodio.
(2) dēfossŭs, abl. ū, m., action de creuser : Plin. 19, 163.

Latin > German (Georges)

dēfossus, ūs, m. (defodio), das tiefe Graben, area in defossum cavata, tief gehöhlte Senkgrube, Plin. 19, 163.

Latin > Chinese

defossus, us. m. ::