immanis

Latin > English

immanis immane, immanior -or -us, immanissimus -a -um ADJ :: huge/vast/immense/tremendous/extreme/monstrous; inhuman/savage/brutal/frightful

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

immānis: (inm-), e, adj. i. e. in- and old Lat. mānus=bonus; kindr. with Sanscr. ma=metior, to measure; Lat. mānes, good spirits,
I monstrous in size, enormous, immense, huge, vast (class.).
I Lit. (usually of inanim. and abstr. things): corporum magnitudo, Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 9; cf.: simulacra immani magnitudine, id. ib. 6, 16, 4: immani corpore serpens, Lucr. 5, 33; 3, 987: ingens immanisque praeda, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 110: pecunia, id. Rosc. Com. 8, 23: pocula, id. Phil. 2, 25, 63: immania ponti Aequora, Lucr. 4, 410: templa caeli, id. 5, 521: antrum, Verg. A. 6, 11; cf.: spelunca vasto hiatu, id. ib. 6, 237: barathrum, id. ib. 8, 245: tegumen leonis, id. ib. 7, 666: telum, id. ib. 11, 552 al.: magna atque immanis, Lucr. 4, 1163: cete, Verg. A. 5, 822: numerus annorum, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 3; cf.: exercitus, Vell. 2, 51, 1: frequentia amicorum, id. 2, 59 fin.: geminos immani pondere caestus, Verg. A. 5, 401: vox, Quint. 11, 3, 32: ambitus redit immanis: numquam fuit par, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 4: dissensio civitatis, Vell. 2, 2, 1: studium loquendi, Ov. M. 5, 678: avaritia, Sall. J. 31, 12: vitium, Hor. S. 2, 4, 76: soloecismus, Gell. 15, 9, 3: impulsae praeceps inmane ruinae, the vast crash, Juv. 10, 107.—Neutr. absol.: Immane quantum animi exarsere, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 27 (2, 79 Dietsch); so, vino et lucernis Medus acinaces Immane quantum discrepat, how exceedingly, wonderfully, Hor. C. 1, 27, 6: civilis lapsu equi prostratus immane quantum suis pavoris et hostibus alacritatis indidit, Tac. H. 4, 34: quod matrimonium Aemiliano huic immane quanto fuit, App. Mag.; and in full: immane dictu est, quanti et quam multi ad Pompeium discesserint, Sall. Orat. ad Caes. 1.—
II Trop., monstrous in character, frightful, inhuman, fierce, savage, wild (class.; syn.: ferus, immitis, barbarus, durus, saevus; opp. mansuetus, mitis): hostis in ceteris rebus nimis ferus et immanis, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51; cf.: nulla gens tam fera, nemo omnium tam immanis, cujus, etc., id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30: ex feris et immanibus mites reddidit et mansuetos, id. Inv. 1, 2, 2: ad humanitatem atque mansuetudinem revocavit animos hominum studiis bellandi jam immanes ac feros, id. Rep. 2, 14: belua (with fera), id. Ac. 2, 34, 108; id. N. D. 2, 64, 161; (with taetra), id. Tusc. 4, 20, 45; cf.: immanis et vasta belua, id. Rep. 2, 40: nihil ista immanius belua est, id. ib. 3, 33: janitor aulae, Cerberus, Hor. C. 3, 11, 15: ex hoc populo indomito, vel potius immani, etc., Cic. Rep. 1, 44: istius immanis atque importuna natura, id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8: immanis, intolerandus, vesanus, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 7: immanis ac barbara consuetudo hominum immolandorum, Cic. Font. 10, 21: tantum facinus, tam immane (patris occidendi), id. Rosc. Am. 24, 68: coeptis effera Dido, Verg. A. 4, 642: orae, id. ib. 1, 616: Raeti, Hor. C. 4, 14, 15: Agathyrsi, Juv. 15, 125: Pyrrhus, id. 14, 162.—Subst.: immānĭa, ium, n., frightful deeds or sayings: quamvis fabulosa et immania credebantur, stories however fabulous and frightful, Tac. A. 4, 11: dira atque inmania pati, Juv. 15, 104.—Comp.: scelere ante alios immanior omnes, Verg. A. 1, 347.—Sup.: voluptatem immanissimus quisque acerrime sequitur, Cic. Part. Or. 25, 90.—Hence, adv. in two forms, im-māne and immānĭter (not ante-Aug.).
   1    (Acc. to I.) Monstrously, immoderately, excessively: immaniter clamare, Gell. 1, 26, 8.—More freq.,
   2    (Acc. to II.) Frightfully, dreadfully, fiercely, savagely, wildly.
   (a)    Form immane: leo hians immane, Verg. A. 10, 726: sonat fluctus per saxa, id. G. 3, 239; cf.: fremant torrentes, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 237: spirans rapta securi, Verg. A. 7, 510.—
   (b)    Form immaniter: leones per ea loca saevientes immaniter, Amm. 18, 7: perdite et immaniter vivere, Aug. Conf. 10, 37.—
   b Comp.: immanius efferascunt, Amm. 18, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

immānis,⁹ e (? in et manus = bonus),
1 monstrueux, prodigieux : immani corporum magnitudine homines Cæs. G. 4, 1, 9, hommes d’une stature gigantesque ; immania pocula Cic. Phil. 2, 63, coupes immenses || immane quantum [v. quantum 2, fin ] extraordinairement : Sall. H. 2, 44 ; Hor. O. 1, 27, 6 ; Tac. H. 3, 62 ; immane quantum pavoris Tac. H. 4, 34, un degré prodigieux d’effroi
2 monstrueux, barbare, cruel, sauvage : hostis ferus et immanis Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, ennemi farouche et inhumain ; tetra et immanis belua Cic. Tusc. 4, 45, bête sauvage et monstrueuse ; immanis in antro bacchatur vates Virg. En. 6, 78, la sibylle se débat farouchement dans son antre || pl. n. immania, des choses monstrueuses, prodigieuses : Tac. Ann. 4, 11 || immanior, immanius Cic. Amer. 71 ; Rep. 3, 45 ; -issimus Cic. Part. 90.

Latin > German (Georges)

im-mānis, e (in u. altlat. manus = bonus), Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl., ungeheuer, I) der Gestalt, Größe, Menge nach, ungeheuer groß, riesig, unermeßlich, außerordentlich, immani corporum magnitudine homines, Caes.: immanis magnitudinis hostis, Vell.: imm. corpus, Riesenleib, Verg.: immani corpore serpens, Lucr.: anguis, Liv.: poculum, Cic.: antrum, vulnus, Verg.: templa, Verg.: pecuniae (Geldsummen), Cic.: ingens immanisque praeda, Cic.: acta Herculis, Ov.: amicorum frequentia, Vell.: immaniore tonitru, Vopisc.: immanissimis proeliis, Eutr.: im Neutrum absol., immane quantum (griech. ἀμήχανον ὅσον), es ist ungeheuer wie sehr, ungemein, Tac. hist. 3, 62: u. dafür immane quanto angori fuit, immane quantum animi exarsere, Sall. fr.: vino et lucernis Medus acinaces immane quantum discrepat, Hor.: u. vollst., immane dictu est, quanti et quam multi mortales postea ad Pompeium discesserint, Ps. Sall. de rep. 1, 2, 7. – II) übtr., der Beschaffenheit, dem Wesen nach ungeschlacht, unmenschlich, furchtbar, graus, wild, schrecklich, entsetzlich, hostis ferus et immanis, Cic.: fera atque immanis belua, Cic.: immanis belua feraque, Suet.: taetra et immanis belua, Cic.: immanes (wild) aliae bestiae, aliae cicures (zahm), Cic.: immanium bestiarum delenitor (v. Orpheus), Apul.: esse immani (bestialischen) acerbā que naturā, Cic.: tauri sunt immanes moribus, Mela: mores feri immanisque natura, Cic.: tantum facinus, tam immane, Verg.: immanis in antro bacchatur vates, schrecklich rast, Verg.: flumen, wilder, Verg.: u. so saxa, Verg.: bestiae immaniores, Cic.: immaniores canes, Cic.: scelere ante alios immanior omnes, Verg.: immanissimus quisque, Cic.: immanissima facta, Suet. – m. 2. Supin., immanis visu, Val. Flacc. 1, 208: immanis paratu, ibid. 2, 510: immane dictu! (als Ausruf), Flor. 1, 10, 6. – m. Infin., constitit immanis cerni immanisque timeri, Stat. Theb. 6, 731. – subst., quamvis fabulosa et immania credebantur, noch so Undenkbares u. Entsetzliches, Tac. ann. 4, 11.

Latin > Chinese

immanis, e. adj. c. s. (manes.) :: 兇。大之極。怪。贓。Immanes res facere 辦驚人事。Immanes pecuniae 無數之財。Immania pocula 怪火之杯。Immane dictu! 難信。