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Latin > English
ruina ruinae N F :: fall; catastrophe; collapse, destruction
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rŭīna: ae, f. ruo,
I a rushing or tumbling down; a falling down, fall (syn.: casus, lapsus).
I In abstracto.
A Lit.
1 In gen. (rare). grandinis, Lucr. 6, 156: aquarum, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1 med.: nostra (sc. nucum), Mart. 13, 25, 2: jumentorum sarcinarumque, Liv. 44, 5: Capanei, a fall by lightning (v. Capaneus), Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 40: (apri saevi) Permixtas dabant equitum peditumque ruinas, Lucr. 5, 1329: Tyrrhenus et Aconteus Conixi incurrunt hastis, primique ruinam Dant sonitu ingenti, rush or fall upon each other, Verg. A. 11, 613: interea suspensa graves aulaea ruinas In patinam fecere, fell down, Hor. S. 2, 8, 54.—
2 In partic., of buildings, a tumbling or falling down, downfall, ruin (class.; in good prose only in sing.): repentinā ruinā pars ejus turris concidit ... tum hostes, turris repentinā ruinā commoti, etc., Caes. B. C. 2, 11 fin. and 12 init.; cf.: ferunt conclave illud, ubi epularetur Scopas, concidisse: eā ruinā ipsum oppressum cum suis interiisse, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353; id. Div. 2, 8, 20; Tac. A. 2, 47: aedificiorum, Suet. Oth. 8: amphitheatri, id. Tib. 40: camerae, id. Ner. 34: spectaculorum, id. Calig. 31: pontis, id. Aug. 20: tecta Penthei Disjecta non leni ruinā, Hor. C. 2, 19, 15: jam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam, Vulcano superante, domus, i. e. fell in, Verg. A. 2, 310; so, trahere ruinam, id. ib. 2, 465; 9, 712; cf. B. α, infra: effulsisse inter ruinam ignes, Tac. A. 2, 47: ruinam urbis et incendia recordantes, Just. 5, 7, 10: morbus, captivitas, ruina, ignis, Sen. Tranq. 11, 6: multos occidere incendii ac ruinae potentia est, id. Clem. 1, 26, 5.—In plur.: tantae in te impendent ruinae, nisi suffulcis firmiter, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 77; so Vell. 2, 35, 4 (with incendia); Suet. Vesp. 8; Lucr. 2, 1145: si fractus illabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae, Hor. C. 3, 3, 8: dum Capitolio dementes ruinas parabat, id. ib. 1, 37, 7.—
B Trop., a downfall, fall, ruin; accident, catastrophe, disaster, overthrow, destruction, etc. (freq. and class.; used equally in sing. and plur.; cf.: exitium, pernicies).
(a) Sing.: vis illa fuit et, ut saepe jam dixi, ruina quaedam atque tempestas, a catastrophe, Cic. Clu. 35, 96: incendium meum ruinā restinguam, with the overthrow, fall (of the State), Catilina ap. Sall. C. 31, 9, and ap. Cic. Mur. 25, 51: ut communi ruinā patriae opprimerentur, Liv. 45, 26; Vell. 2, 91, 4; 2, 85, 1; 2, 124, 1: in hac ruinā rerum stetit una integra atque immobilis virtus populi Romani, Liv. 26, 41: rerum nostrarum, id. 5, 51: urbis, id. 25, 4: ex loco superiore impetu facto, strage ac ruinā fudere Gallos, utter defeat, id. 5, 43; cf.: ruinae similem stragem eques dedit, id. 4, 33: Cannensis, id. 23, 25; 42, 66 fin.; 4, 46; 5, 47: ruina soceri in exsilium pulsus, Tac. H. 4, 6; cf. id. G. 36: pereat sceleratus, regnique trahat patriaeque ruinam, Ov. M. 8, 497: aliae gentes belli sequuntur ruinam, Flor. 2, 12, 1: ille dies utramque Ducet ruinam, i. e. death, Hor. C. 2, 17, 9: Neronis principis, Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 245.—
(b) Plur.: praetermitto ruinas fortunarum tuarum, quas omnes impendere tibi proximis Idibus senties, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 14: in ruinis aversae, atque afflictae rei publicae, id. Sest. 2, 5: devota morti pectora liberae Quantis fatigaret ruinis, Hor. C. 4, 14, 19; cf.: nox auget ruinas, Val. Fl. 3, 207: principiis in rerum fecere ruinas et graviter magni magno cecidere ibi casu, i. e. false steps, errors, mistakes, Lucr. 1, 740: (Academia) si invaserit in haec, miseras edet ruinas, Cic. Leg. 1, 13, 39: ruinas videres, id. Fin. 5, 28, 83.—
II In concreto.
1 That which tumbles or falls down, a fall (not anteAug.).
A In gen. (poet.): disjectam Aenaeae toto videt aequore classem Fluctibus oppressos Troas caelique ruinā, i. e. a storm, rain, Verg. A. 1, 129; so, caeli (with insani imbres), Sil. 1, 251: poli, i. e. thunder, Val. Fl. 8, 334.—
B In partic. (acc. to I. A. 2.), a building that has tumbled down, a ruin, ruins (mostly in plur., and not in Cic. prose): nunc humilis veteres tantummodo Troja ruinas ostendit, Ov. M. 15, 424: Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incident, Liv. 21, 10, 10: (urbs) deserta ac strata prope omnis ruinis, id. 33, 38, 10: fumantes Thebarum ruinae, id. 9, 18, 7: ruinis templorum templa aedificare, id. 42, 3: in tugurio ruinarum Carthaginiensium, Vell. 2, 19 fin. —In sing.: alius par labor ... flumina ad lavandam hanc ruinam jugis montium ducere, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 74: EX RVINA TEMPLI MARTIS, Inscr. Orell. 2448 (A.D. 256).—
2 Transf., of persons who cause ruin, a destroyer: rei publicae, Cic. Sest. 51, 109: ruinae publicanorum, id. Prov. Cons. 6, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rŭīna,⁸ æ, f. (ruo),
1 chute, écroulement : grandinis Lucr. 6, 156, la grêle qui s’abat ; permixtas equitum peditumque ruinas dare Lucr. 5, 1329, faire crouler pêle-mêle cavaliers et fantassins ; ruina jumentorum sarcinarumque Liv. 44, 5, 1, dégringolade des bêtes de somme et des bagages ; ruinam dant Virg. En. 11, 613, ils s’écroulent l’un sur l’autre ; ruinas facere Hor. S. 2, 8, 54, s’écrouler, crouler, s’effondrer
2 [en part.] écroulement, éboulement, ruine, effondrement de bâtiments : Cic. de Or. 2, 353 ; Div. 2, 20 ; Att. 2, 4, 7 ; Cæs. C. 2, 11, 4 || pl., Pl. Epid. 83 ; Lucr. 2, 1145 ; Hor. O. 3, 3, 8 || incendium ruina restinguere Sall. C. 31, 9, éteindre l’incendie sous les ruines [en faisant crouler l’État], cf. Cic. Mur. 51 ; Sen. Ep. 30, 14
3 [fig.] a) écroulement, effondrement, ruine : ruinas facere Lucr. 1, 740, s’effondrer ; ruinas edere Cic. Leg. 1, 39, causer des ruines, exercer des ravages ; jam ruinas videres Cic. Fin. 5, 83, alors on verrait leur système en ruines, cf. Cic. Cat. 1, 14 ; Sest. 5 ; Domo 96 ; b) catastrophe, désastre, destruction, ruine : Cic. Clu. 96 ; Cannensis Liv. 23, 25, 3, désastre de Cannes || strage ac ruina fudere Gallos Liv. 5, 43, 3, ils mirent en déroute les Gaulois massacrés et écrasés
4 ce qui reste après l’écroulement, ruines, décombres : pl., Liv. 9, 18, 7 ; 10, 4, 8 ; 33, 38, 10 ; 42, 3, 9 || sing. rare : Plin. 33, 74
5 [poét.] ce qui tombe : cæli ruina Virg. En. 1, 129, les torrents tombant du ciel.
Latin > German (Georges)
ruīna, ae, f. (ruo), das Stürzen = das Herab-, Hin-, Niederstürzen, der Sturz, I) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig.: a) übh.: grandinis, Lucr.: aquarum, Cael. Aur.: iumentorum sarcinarumque, Liv.: Capanei, Sturz des K. (durch den Blitzstrahl Jupiters), Prop.: subitā vi ruinae, des Sturzes (eines Kämpfenden), Amm.: dare equitum peditumque ruinas, stürzen machen, Lucr.: aulaea ruinas in patinam fecere, stürzten herab auf ufw., Hor. – b) der Einsturz eines Gebäudes, repentina r. turris, Caes.: r. amphitheatri, pontis, Suet. (u. so pontium ruinae et montium labes, Symm.): fracti ruinā, durch den Einsturz eines Gebäudes zerschmettert, Sen.: eā (sc. conclavis) ruinā oppressum interire, Cic.: ruinam dare, einen Einsturz erleiden, zusammenstürzen (v. einem Hause), Verg.: ebenso ruinam trahere, Verg.: ruinas dare arboribus, die Bäume niederstürzen, Verg.: ruinam dare sonitu ingenti, einander niederstrecken, Verg. – Plur., ruinae incendiaque urbis, Vell.: quantum ruinis (aedificiorum) deicitur, Auct. b. Alex.: Capitolio ruinas parare, Hor. – 2) übtr.: a) der Sturz, Fall = Fehltritt, Irrtum, Verwirrung, fecere ruinas, sind gestrauchelt, Lucr.: (Academia) si invaserit in haec, nimias edet ruinas, würde viele Verwirrungen (Verwüstungen) anrichten, Cic. – b) Sturz = Unfall, Fall, Ungemach, Unglück, Ruin, Umsturz, Untergang, rerum nostrarum, Liv.: r. publica, Vell.: incendium meum ruinā (rei publicae) restinguam, Cic.: r. urbis, Liv.: ruinae fortunarum tuarum, Cic.: tanti fortunam populi in ruinas aget, Sen.: aetatis facta est tanta ruina meae, Ov. – v. einer Niederlage, ruinā Hannibalis prope attoniti, Liv.: strage ac ruinā fundere Gallos, Liv.: ruinae similem stragem eques dedit, Liv.: quantis fatigaret ruinis, Hor. – v. polit. Sturz, ruina partium, pro quibus steterat, Liv. fr.: ruinā soceri in exsilium pulsus, Tac. – v. Untergang = Tod, ille dies utramque ducet ruinam, Hor.: r. Neronis principis, Plin. – II) meton.: 1) von dem, was niederstürzt, einstürzt, a) übh.: caeli r., Unwetter, Regensturz, Verg.: poli, Donner, Val. Flacc. – b) das eingestürzte Gebäude, Trümmer, flumina ad lavandam hanc ruinam iugis montium obiter duxere, Plin. 33, 74: ex ruina templi Martis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 11, 3801. – gew. im Plur., ruinae templorum, Liv.: ruinae aedium sacrarum (Ggstz. aedes sacrae stantes), Sen.: ruinae muri (Ggstz. stantia moenia), Liv.: fumantes Thebarum ruinae, Liv.: ruinae Carthaginienses, Vell.: Sagunti ruinae nostris capitibus incĭdent, L v. – 2) v. Pers., die Unglück, Umsturz herbeiführen, der Verderber, Zerstörer, rei publicae, Cic. Sest. 109: ruinae publicanorum, v. Piso u. Gabinius, Cic. de prov. cons. 13. – / arch. Nbf. ruēs, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 28 (Carm. fr. arval.) v. 2 (dazu Mommsen). Gloss. IV, 281, 5.
Spanish > Greek
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