liticen

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Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not

Menander, Monostichoi, 296

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lĭtĭcen: ĭnis, m. lituus-cano,
I a clarionblower, trumpeter: tubicines a tuba et canendo, similiter liticines, Varr. L. L. 5, § 91 Müll.: liticines et tubicines, Cato ap. Gell. 20, 2: notus Hectoris armis, i. e. Misenus, Stat. S. 4, 7, 19; Inscr. Orell. 4105.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lĭtĭcĕn,¹⁶ ĭnis, m. (lituus, cano), celui qui sonne du lituus : Cat. d. Gell. 20, 2, 1 ; Cic. Rep. 2, 40.

Latin > German (Georges)

liticen, inis, m., (lituus u. cano, s. Varro LL. 5, 91), der Zinkenbläser, Cato oratt. 69 (b. Gell. 20, 2, 1). Cic. de rep. 2, 40: collegium liticinum, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 33999: liticinum cantus, Amm. 14, 2, 16: liticen notus Hectoris armis, v. Misenus, Stat. silv. 4, 7, 19.

Latin > Chinese

liticen, inis. m. (lituus.) :: 小號筒