membranula
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
membrānŭla: ae, f.
dim. id.,
I a little skin or membrane.
I Lit.: membranula, quae sub cute calvariam cingit, Cels. 8, 4: oculi, membrane of the eye, id. 7, 7, 13. —
II Transf.
A A parchment: iisque imperes, ut sumant membranulam, Cic. Att. 4, 4, b, 1.—
B Plur., an instrument or document written on parchment: quae membranulis meā manu scriptis continebuntur, Dig. 32, 102 prooem.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
membrānŭla, æ, f., diminutif de membrana, petite membrane : Cels. Med. 8, 4 || parchemin : Cic. Att. 4, 4 a, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
membrānula, ae, f. (Demin. v. membrana), I) das dünne innere Häutchen, membranula, quae sub cute calvariam cingit, Cels.: m. oculi, Augenmembran, Cels. – II) übtr., dünnes Pergament, Cic. ad Att. 4, 4. litt. b. § 1. – Plur., membranulae, Schrift (Urkunde) auf Pergament, Scaevol. dig. 32, 1, 102 pr.
