sphaera
Latin > English
sphaera sphaerae N F :: small ball/globe/sphere
sphaera sphaera sphaerae N F :: globe, sphere, orb, ball; orrery/working model of universe (spheres of planets)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sphaera: (post-class. sphēra; once sphĕra, Prud. Apoth. 278), ae, f., = σφαῖρα,
I a ball, globe, sphere (pure Lat. globus, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47).
I In gen.: sphaeras pugnum altas facito, Cato, R. R. 82; Cic. Fat. 8, 15: habent suam sphaeram stellae inerrantes, id. N. D. 2, 21, 55.—
II In partic.
A A globe or sphere made to represent the heavenly bodies, Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21 sq.; 1, 17, 28; id. Tusc. 1, 25, 63; 5, 23, 64; id. N. D. 2, 35, 88; id. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—
B A globe, one of the great bodies of the universe, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8; Mart. Cap. 7, § 741.—
C A ball for playing with (syn. follis), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 88; 5, 11, 134; Amm. 21, 14, 1; in the hand of a statue, id. 25, 10, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sphæra¹⁶ (spæra Cato), æ, f. (σφαῖρα),
1 sphère, globe : Cic. Fato 15 ; Nat. 2, 47 || boule, boulette : Cato Agr. 82
2 sphère céleste [représentant le ciel] : Cic. Rep. 1, 21 ; Tusc. 1, 63, etc.
3 sphère de révolution des planètes : Cic. Nat. 2, 55
4 corps céleste : Macr. Scip. 2, 4, 8
5 paume, balle à jouer : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 4, 78. décad., orth. sphera.
Latin > German (Georges)
sphaera (sphēra), ae, f. (σφαιρα), die Kugel (rein lat. pila od. globus), I) im allg., Cato u. Cic. – II) insbes.: a) die astronom. gläserne od. eherne Himmelskugel, der Himmelsglobus, Cic.Tusc. 1, 63; de rep. 1, 21 sq. – b) der Spielball, Ball, Italica, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 3, 6, 88 u. 5, 11, 134 u.a.: sphaerae ludus, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 1, 4, 78. – c) die Kreisbahn der Planeten, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 55. – d) der Weltkörper (wie Himmel, Erde usw.), Macr. somn. Scip. 2, 4, 8. Mart. Cap. 7. § 741 (u. dazu Kopp). – / arch. spaera, Cato r.r. 82. – bei Spät. sphēra geschr.; dah. fehlerhaft gemessen sphĕra bei Prud. apoth. 210.
