nassa
καὶ ἤδη γε ἄπειμι παρὰ τὸν ἑταῖρον Κλεινίαν, ὅτι πυνθάνομαι χρόνου ἤδη ἀκάθαρτον εἶναι αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ταύτην νοσεῖν, ὅτι μὴ ῥεῖ. ὥστε οὐκέτι οὐδ' ἀναβαίνει αὐτήν, ἀλλ' ἄβατος καὶ ἀνήροτός ἐστιν → and now I depart for my companion, Cleinias since I have learned that for some time now his wife is unclean and she is ill because she does not flow, therefore he no longer sleeps with her but she is unavailable and untilled
Latin > English
nassa nassae N F :: basket for catching fish; a trap, snare
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nassa: or naxa, ae, f. no,
I a wickerbasket with a narrow neck, for catching fish, a weel.
I Lit.: nassa est piscatorii vasi genus, quo, cum intravit piscis, exire non potest, Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.; Sil. 5, 47; Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 132: junci usus ad nassas marinas, id. 21, 18, 59, § 114: scarus inclusus nassis, id. 32, 2, 5, § 11: instrumento piscatoris legato, et retia et nassae ... debentur. Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 66.—
II Trop., of a dangerous place, a snare, net: numquam ex istā nassā escam petam, Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 98: ex hac naxā exire constitui, non ad fugam, sed ad spem mortis melioris, Cic. Att. 15, 20, 2: inclusus carcere nassae (aeger), Juv. 12, 123.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nassa¹⁶ ou naxa, æ, f., nasse de pêcheur : Plin. 9, 91 ; Sil. 5, 48 || [fig.] mauvais pas : Pl. Mil. 581 ; Cic. Att. 15, 20, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
nassa (naxa), ae, f., die Fischreuse, ein geflochtener Korb mit engem Halse, aus dem die Fische nicht wieder entkommen können (vgl. Fest. p. 169 [a], 19), Plin. 9, 91 u. 21, 114. Sil. 5, 48. – bildl., Netz, Schlinge, numquam hercle ex ista nassa ego hodie escam (den Köder) petam, Plaut. mil. 581: ex hac nassa exire constitui, wir »dieser Schlinge meinen Hals zu entziehen ist mein Entschluß«, Cic. ad Att. 15, 20, 2.
