fictilis
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English
fictilis fictilis, fictile ADJ :: of clay; made of earthenware, earthen
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fictĭlis: e, adj. fictus, from fingo,
I made of clay, earthen, fictile.
I Adj.: si id in ceris fingeretur aut fictilibus figuris, Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 71: Summanus, id. Div. 1, 10, 16: vasa, id. Att. 6, 1, 13: pocula, Tib. 1, 1, 39: dolia, Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 158: olla rudis fictilis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 223.—Jestingly applied to labelled wine-bottles: ibi tu videas litteratas fictiles epistolas, Pice signatas, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 14.—
II Subst.: fic-tĭle, is, and more freq. in plur., fictĭlĭa, ĭum, n.
A An earthen vessel: balsamum novo fictili conditur, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 116; 29, 6, 39, § 134: omnia fictilibus (ponuntur), Ov. M. 8, 670; Juv. 3, 168; 10, 26.—
B Earthen figures of deities: antefixa fictilia deorum Romanorum, Liv. 34, 4, 4; cf. Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 34; 35, 12, 45, § 157.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fictĭlis,¹¹ e (fingo),
1 fait d’argile, fait avec de la terre [à potier] : Cic. Nat. 1, 71
2 feint, inventé, imaginé : Prisc. Præex. 5.
Latin > German (Georges)
fictilis, e (fingo), I) irden, tönern, vasa, Cic.: dolium, Col.: urceus, Vitr.: olla, Col. u. Fest.: patella, Hieron.: fidelia, Col.: figurae, Cic.: antefixa deorum, Liv.: litteratae fictiles epistulae, auf Ton geschriebene Br. (scherz. = Weinflaschen mit Etiketten), Plaut. – subst., fictile, is, n. (sc. vas), ein irdenes Gefäß, -Geschirr, Tongefäß, Tongeschirr, crudum, novum, Plin.: Tuscum, Pers.: gew. Plur., fictilia Tuberonis, Sen.: f. Tusca, Mart.: fictilibus dimicare, Iustin.: fictilibus (auf ird. G.) cenare, Iuven.: soli omnium Vinio fictilibus ministrari iussit, ließ in irdenen Bechern kredenzen, Tac.: omnia (ponuntur) fictilibus (in ird. Gesch.), Ov. – II) erdichtet, species narrationis, Prisc. praeex. 2. § 5.
