litteratura
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
Latin > English
litteratura litteraturae N F :: alphabet, grammar
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
littĕrātūra: (lītĕr-), ae, f. litterae.
I A writing formed of letters: litteratura constat ex notis litterarum et ex eo, in quo imprimuntur illae notae, Cic. Part. 7, 26.— *
B Transf.: Graeca, the Greek alphabet, Tac. A. 11, 13.—
II The science of language, grammar, philology: grammatice, quam in Latinum transferentes litteraturam vocaverunt, Quint. 2, 1, 4; cf. id. 2, 14, 3: prima illa litteratura, per quam pueris elementa traduntur, Sen. Ep. 88, 20.—
III Learning, erudition: saecularis, Tert. Spect. 18.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
littĕrātūra,¹⁵ æ, f. (litteræ),
1 écriture : Cic. Part. 26 || alphabet : Tac. Ann. 11, 13
2 grammaire, philologie : Quint. 2, 1, 4 ; Sen. Ep. 88, 20 || science, érudition : Tert. Spect. 18.
Latin > German (Georges)
litterātūra, ae, f. (litterae), I) die Buchstabenschrift, a) = das Geschriebene, die Schrift, Cic. part. or. 26. – b) = das Alphabet, Graeca, Tac. ann. 11, 13. – II) meton., der Sprachunterricht im Lesen usw., Sen. ep. 88, 20; od. die Sprachkunst, -wissenschaft, Grammatik (s. Diom. 421, 12). Varro bei Asper 547, 10 K. Quint. 2, 1, 4. Fronto ep. ad M. Caes. 2, 6. p. 31, 6 N. Capit. Anton. Pius 2, 1. Augustin. conf. 2, 3 u. 8, 5 (neben oratoria) u.a. Spät – / Cic. Phil. 2, 116 jetzt litterae.
Latin > Chinese
litteratura, ae. f. :: 文法學問
