levamen

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Menander, Monostichoi, 137

Latin > English

levamen levaminis N N :: alleviation, solace

lĕvāmen: ĭnis, n. levo,
I an alleviation, mitigation, solace, consolation (mostly poet.): quod si esset aliquod levamen, id esset in te uno, * Cic. Att. 12, 16: dulce viatori lasso in sudore levamen, * Cat. 68, 61; * Prop. 4 (5), 11, 63: omnis curae casusque levamen, Amitto Anchisen, * Verg. A. 3, 709: ejus mali, Liv. 6, 35, 1.

lĕvāmĕn,¹² ĭnis, n. (levo 2), soulagement : Cic. Att. 12, 16 ; Catul. 68, 61 ; Virg. En. 3, 709 ; Liv. 6, 35, 1.

levāmen, inis, n. (2. levo), Erleichterungs-, Linderungsmittel, dulce viatori lasso in sudore levamen, Catull.: quod si esset aliquod levamen, id esset in te uno, Cic. – m. Genet., eius mali levamen, Liv. 6, 35, 1. – poet. v. Anchises, omnis curae casusque levamen, Linderer jeglicher Sorge u. Not, Verg. Aen. 3, 709.