insanus
κρειττότερον ἐστὶν εἰδέναι ἐν μέσῃ τῇ Πόλει φακιόλιον βασιλεῦον Τούρκου, ἢ καλύπτραν λατινικήν → I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City than the Latin mitre
Latin > English
insanus insana -um, insanior -or -us, insanissimus -a -um ADJ :: mad, raging, insane, demented; frenzied, wild; possessed, inspired; maddening
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-sānus: a, um, adj.,
I unsound in mind.
I Lit., mad, insane (syn.: furiosus, fanaticus): quod idem contigit insanis, Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52: si fecisset Juno maritum insanum, Juv. 6, 620. —
II Transf., that acts like a madman, raging, raving, foolish, frantic.
A Ex stultis insanos facere, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 23: acrior et insanior cupiditas, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 39: insanissima concio, id. Mil. 17, 45: homo insanissimus, id. Rosc. Am. 12, 33: uter est insanior horum? Hor. S. 2, 3, 102.—
2 Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things: caedis insana cupido, Verg. A. 9, 760: amor duri Martis, id. E. 10, 44: insano verba tonare foro, i. e. where there is a great bustle, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 134: omnis et insana semita nocte sonat, i. e. of women raving about, id. 4 (5), 8, 60: insani enses, Calp. Ecl. 1, 59: fluctus, Verg. E. 9, 43: venti, Tib. 2, 4, 9: vires Austri, Ov. M. 12, 510: insana Caprae sidera, Hor. C. 3, 7, 6. —
B That causes madness (cf. "The insane root, that takes the reason prisoner," Shaks. Macb. 1, 3): laurum insanam vocant, quoniam si quid ex ea decerptum inferatur navibus, jurgia fiunt, donec abiciatur, Plin. 16, 44, 89, § 239: herba, that produces madness, Ser. Samm. 20: fames, that drives one to madness, Luc. 7, 413.—
C Outrageous, monstrous, violent, extravagant, excessive: substructionum insanae moles, Cic. Mil. 31, 85: substructiones Capitolii insanae, Plin. 36, 14, 2, § 104: labor, Verg. A. 6, 135: trepidatio, Liv. 32, 17, 16: cum stupet insanis acies fulgoribus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 5: vites, that bear excessively, three times, Plin. 16, 27, 50, § 115; cf. adv., 3. insanum. —
D Enthusiastic, enraptured, inspired: vates, Verg. A. 3, 443. — Adv., in three forms.
1 insānē.
a Madly, insanely: amare, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 20. — Comp.: in silvam non ligna feras insanius, Hor. S. 1, 10, 34.—Sup.: insanissime desperare, Aug. Ep. 238.—
b Outrageously, excessively: esuriens insane bene, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 24; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 86 Müll.—
2 in-sānĭter, madly, violently, excessively: ludit nimium insaniter, Pomp. ap. Non. 509, 31; Prisc. p. 1010 P.—
3 insānum, outrageously, vehemently, excessively: insanum malum = pessimum, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 47: porticus, insanum bona, id. Most. 3, 3, 5: magnum molior negotium, id. Bacch. 4, 5, 1: valde, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 127, 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnsānus,⁹ a, um,
1 qui a l’esprit en mauvais état, fou, aliéné : Cic. Ac. 2, 52 ; Juv. 6, 620
2 insensé, déraisonnable : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 148 ; Rep. 1, 9 ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 102
3 qui rend fou : Plin. 16, 239 ; Luc. 7, 413
4 monstrueux, excessif, extravagant : Cic. Mil. 85 ; Virg. En. 6, 135
5 qui a le délire prophétique, inspiré : Virg. En. 3, 443 || -nior Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 39 ; -issimus Cic. Mil. 45.
Latin > German (Georges)
īn-sānus, a, um, ungesund; dah. I) passiv = A) seelenkrank = vernunftlos, toll, wahnsinnig, gew. Plur. insani subst., Wahnsinnige, Cic. u. Sen. – B) übtr.: 1) v. dem, der von einer Leidenschaft beherrscht ohne Vernunft handelt = toll, unsinnig, wahnsinnig, wütend, subst., der, die Tolle, Unsinnige, der Narr, a) v. Pers. usw.: homo flagitiis insanus, Cic.: contio, Cic.: uter est insanior horum? Hor.: homo insanissimus, Plaut.: Fimbria inter eos, qui ipsi quoque insaniunt, insanissimus, Cic. – subst., insane, Hor.: abin hinc, insana? Ter.: cur insano serviat? Ter.: insani sapiens nomen ferat, Hor. – b) v. Lebl.: α) tobend, fluctus, Verg.: ventus, Tibull. – β) voll unsinnigen Lärms, forum, Verg., Prop. u. Tac. dial. – γ) übtr., unsinnig = übertrieben groß, -hoch, -heftig, moles, Cic.: montes, Liv.: trepidatio, Liv.: amores, Hor.: gaudia, Augustin.: cupiditas insanior, Cic. – neutr. adv. insanum, unsinnig, verzweifelt = ungeheuer, ins. magnum negotium, Plaut.: insanum bona porticus, Plaut.: ins. valde deamat, Plaut. fr.: estur ins. bene, Plaut.; vgl. Lorenz Plaut. most. 895. Brix Plaut. trin. 673. O. Seyffert Stud. Plaut. p. 21 sq. – 2) verzückt = begeistert, vates, Verg. Aen. 3, 443. – II) aktiv = toll-, wahnsinnig machend, aqua, Ov.: laurus, Plin.: herba, Ser. Samm.: fames, der zum Wahnsinn treibt, Lucan.
