pilus

Latin > English

pilus pili N M :: [primipilus/primi pili centurio => first/primary/chief centurion of a legion]
pilus pilus pili N M :: hair; bit/whit (thing of minimal size/value); hair shirt/garment (pl.) (L+S)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pīlus: i, m. pilum, regularly joined with
I primus: primus pilus (in the gen. written also as one word, primipili), the division of the triarii in the Roman army: P. Sextius Baculus, primi pili centurio, Caes. B. G. 3, 5; id. B. C. 1, 13: T. Balventius, qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat, had been leader, captain of the triarii, id. B. G. 5, 35; Liv. 42, 34, 11: aliquem ad primum pilum transducere, to transfer, advance to the triarii, Caes. B. C. 3, 53, 5: primos pilos ademit, took the command of the triarii, of the primipili, Suet. Calig. 44: vetus consuetudo tenuit, ut ex primo principe legionis promeretur centurio primi pili, qui non solum aquilae praeerat, verum etiam quatuor centurias in primā acie gubernabat, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—Without primus: referes pili praemia, Mart. 6, 58, 10; 1, 32, 3.—
II Transf.: primipilus (in inscrr. also written PRIMOPIL, and abbrev. P. P.), the chief centurion of the triarii (the transf. arose from the circumstance that the chief centurion of this division was originally designated by the term primi pili, with the omission of the easily supplied centurio, as is shown by the following citation from Liv. 7, 41, 5; soon, however, from primi pili, a new word, primipilus or primopilus, was formed): primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16: primipilo P. Sext. Baculo vulneribus confecto, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: aquilarum altera vix convelli a primipilo potuit, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11; Inscr. (of the time of Trajan) Orell. 799: SEX. AVLIENO SEX. F. PRIMOPIL. II., Inscr. (of the time of Tiberius or Caligula) Orell. 3426 M. P.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 3, p. 264.
pĭlus: i, m.,
I a hair (syn.: villus, seta).
I Lit.: capra pilos ministrat ad usum nauticum, Varr. R. R. 2, 11: munitae sunt palpebrae vallo pilorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143: caudae pilos equinae vellere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: duris aspera crura pilis, Ov. A. A. 3, 194: contra pilum equum fricare, Pelag. Vet. 26: in capite homini plurimus pilus, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.—Prov.: non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli, Sen. Tranq. An. 8, 2, 3: propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior, Sen. Q. N. 4, 11, 4.—
II Transf.
   A Collect., hair, the hair: fruticante pilo neglecta et squalida crura, Juv. 9, 15.—
   B As a designation of insignificance, a hair, a trifle; usually joined with a negative, not a hair, not a bit, not a whit (class.): ego ne pilo quidem minus me amabo, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 5: interea e Cappadociā ne pilum quidem, id. Att. 5, 20, 6: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, has not a hair of a good man about him, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: non facit pili cohortem, does not value it a straw, Cat. 10, 13; cf.: nec pili facit uni, cares not a pin about it, id. 17, 16.—In plur., a garment or fabric made of hair: vestitus pilis cameli, Vulg. Marc. 1, 6.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) pĭlus,¹² ī, m., poil : Cic. Nat. 2, 143 || [fig.] un cheveu, un rien : e Cappadocia ne pilum quidem Cic. Att. 5, 20, 6, de Cappadoce, pas l’ombre de nouvelles ; ne pilo quidem minus me amabo Cic. Q. 2, 15, 5, la satisfaction que j’ai de moi n’en sera pas diminuée de l’épaisseur d’un cheveu ; non facere aliquid pili Catul. 10, 13, ne faire aucun cas de qqch. || le poil, la partie velue, l’extérieur : Gloss. Lat.-Gr.
(2) pīlus,¹² ī, m., compagnie des pilaires ou triaires [armés de javelots] : Cæs. G. 3, 5, 2 ; primum pilum ducere Cæs. G. 5, 35, 6, commander la première compagnie des triaires, être primipilaire ou primipile ; ad primum pilum transducere Cæs. C. 3, 53, 3, faire monter au grade de primipile || v. primipilus.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) pīlus¹, ī, m. (2. pilum), I) ein Manipel der Triarier, centurio primi pili, Caes.: primum pilum ducere, Zenturio des ersten M. der Tr. sein, Caes.: assignare primum pilum, Liv.: primos pilos ademit, Suet.: ad primum pilum transducere (befördern), Caes. – bl. pilus. Mart. 1, 31, 3; 6, 58, 10. – II) meton. = der Zenturio der Triarier, primus pilus, der Z. des ersten Manipels der Tr. (dem Range nach der erste unter den 60 Zenturionen der Legion), Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16. Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 4373. – Form primipilus, Caes. b. G. 2, 25, 1: Form primopilus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 3881 u. 4868: in Inschriften abgekürzt P. P., Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 3626 u.a. Vgl. übh. Marquardt röm. Staatsverw.² 2, 373 f.
(2) pilus², ī, m., I) das einzelne Haar am menschl. u. tier. Körper, leporinus, Lampr.: caudae pili equinae, Hor.: pili leonis e fronte, Plin.: pili oculorum, Plin.: palpebrae sunt munitae vallo pilorum, Cic.: pilorum et capillorum tenuitatem habere, Hieron.: im Bilde, v. einer Kleinigkeit, pilo minus amabo, um ein Haar weniger, Cic.: e Cappadocia ne pilum quidem (sq. accepi), ich habe aus K. nicht so viel, als man auf einen Nagel legt, gezogen, Cic.: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, kein Haar eines ehrlichen Mannes (wie wir: es ist kein gutes Haar an ihm), Cic.: non facit pili cohortem, hält sie kein Haar wert, Catull.: nec pili facit unius, fragt kein Haar danach, macht sich nichts daraus, Catull. – Sprichw., non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 8, 3: propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior, Sen. nat. quaest. 4, 11, 5. – II) kollektiv, der ganze Haarwuchs am Körper, das Haar, crebro pilo, dichtbehaart (Ggstz. glaber), Varro: alci pilus cadit, Plin.

Latin > Chinese

pilus, i. m. :: 毛。絲毫之事。Primus pilus 初短鎗兵之隊。Pili facere 看輕。藐視。