gnarus
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
Latin > English
gnarus gnara, gnarum ADJ :: having knowledge or experience of; known
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gnārus: a, um (also ante- and postclass. form gnārŭris, e, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17; id. Poen. prol. 47; Aus. Ep. 22, 19; Arn. 3, 113; and cf.: gnaruris γνώριμος, Gloss. Philox.—Another form is ‡ nārus, like navus, notus, acc. to Cic. Or. 47, 158), adj. Sanscr. gna-, ganāmi, know; Gr. γιγνώσκω; Lat. gnosco, nosco, narrare, etc.,
I knowing or acquainted with a thing; skilful, practised, expert (syn. doctus, eruditus, peritus).
I Lit. (rare but class.); constr. with gen., or with a rel. or object-clause; ante- and post-class. with acc.
(a) With gen.: nec loci gnara sum, Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 28: loci, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 700 P.; rei publicae, Cic. Brut. 64, 228: armorum et militiae, Col. 1 praef. § 4: artis, Just. 11, 7: temporis, Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 30; cf. Tac. Agr. 6: si modo vinitor gnarus est iis utendi, Col. 4, 25, 1: nostri tergi, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 6: venandi, Vulg. Gen. 25, 27.—
(b) With rel.clause: Periclem uberem et fecundum fuisse, gnarumque, quibus orationis modis, etc., Cic. Or. 4, 15: nemine gnaro aut opinante, quidnam coepturus esset, Suet. Calig. 46.—
(g) With object-clause: Hasdrubal satis gnarus, Hannibalem transitus quosdam pretio mercatum, Liv. 23, 29, 5; cf. id. 33, 5, 4; Tac. H. 2, 29; 65; 5, 19 al.: concha cum manum videt, comprimit sese operitque opes suas, gnara propter illas se peti, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110.—
(d) With acc.: simul gnarures vos volo esse hanc rem mecum, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17: ut mecum sitis gnarures, id. Poen. prol. 47.—
II Transf., pass., known (for the usual notus; post-Aug.; very rare, except in Tac.): in paludem gnaram vincentibus, Tac. A. 1, 63: idque nulli magis gnarum quam Neroni, id. ib. 15, 61; cf.: gnarum id Caesari, id. ib. 1, 5 (opp. incognita), App. Mag. p. 281, 9.—Absol.: conspicui eoque gnari, Tac. A. 6, 35.—Comp. not in use.—Sup., Sol. 51 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gnārus,¹⁰ a, um (cf. gnosco, nosco),
1 qui sait, qui connaît, informé : gnarus rei publicæ Cic. Br. 228, habile politique ; gnarus quibus orationis modis animi pellantur Cic. Or. 15, sachant par quels genres d’éloquence on touche les âmes ; gnarus in Thessalia regem esse Liv. 33, 5, 4, sachant que le roi était en Thessalie, cf. Liv. 23, 29, 5
2 [emploi partic. à Tacite] connu : palus gnara vincentibus Tac. Ann. 1, 63, marais connu des vainqueurs, cf. Ann. 15, 61, etc. ; H. 3, 8, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
gnārus (vgl. (g)nosco, ignōro), a, um, I) einer Sache kundig, in ihr Kenntnis habend, etw. verstehend, mit etw. bekannt (Ggstz. ignarus, nescius), mit Genet., loci, Plaut.: locorum, Tac.: rei publicae, Cic.: Latinae linguae, Liv.: virgo gnara artis ex disciplina parentum, Iustin.: Compar., Mantuanus poëta naturalium gnarior quam philosophaster Poenorum, Iulian. bei Augustin. op. imperf. c. Iulian. 5, 11. p. 907 Ben. – m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, eum gnarum fuisse, quibus orationis modis quaeque animorum partes pellerentur, Cic.: nemine gnaro aut opinante, quidnam coepturus esset, Suet. – m. folg. Infin. neben Gen. Gerund., eliciendi animulas noxias et praesagia sollicitare larvarum perquam gnarus, Amm. 28, 1, 7. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Hasdrubal satis gnarus Hannibalem transitus quosdam pretio mercatum (esse), Liv.: gnari ex fuga finitumorum fugitivos ad se adventare, Sall. fr. – absol., custos gn., Tac. ann., 4, 67: turbarent gnaros, die das verstanden, ibid. 16, 5: Plur. subst., gnarissimi, die Kundigsten, Solin. 51 extr. – II) passiv = gekannt, bekannt (Ggstz. ignarus, incognitus), gnarum id Caesari, Tac.: gnara Claudio cuncta, Tac.: rarissimo cuique piorum gnara, ceterum omnibus profanis incognita, Apul. apol. 12 in. – absol., conspicui eoque gnari, Tac. ann. 6, 35: iam prioribus gnaris, Apul. flor. 16. p. 21, 10 Kr. – / Nbf. nārus, Varro LL. 6, 51. Cic. or. 158. Fest. 166 (b), 20.
Latin > Chinese
gnarus, a, um. adj. s. :: 知。博學。被知者。— militiae 熟行兵。知兵者。Id nulli magis gnarum quam tibi 惟汝更知此事。