spiculum
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Latin > English
spiculum spiculi N N :: sting; javelin; arrow; sharp point of a weapon
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spīcŭlum: (contr. spīclum, perh. Mart. Cap. 9, § 903, or p. 306 Grot., where, however, Kopp and others read spicum; v. spica, II. D.), i, n.
dim. spicum,
I a little sharp point or sting (syn.: mucro, acus, aculeus).
I Lit.
A In gen., of bees, Verg. G. 4, 237; 4, 74.—Of a scorpion, Ov. F. 5, 542: (scorpio) solus (insectorum) habet in caudā spiculum, Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100. —Of hornets, Ov. M. 11, 335: rosarum spicula, thorns, Mart. Cap. 2, § 132.—
B In partic., the point of a missile weapon (as a dart, arrow, etc.): Epaminondas tum denique sibi avelli jubet spiculum, posteaquam, etc., Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 51; 5, 12, 2: hastarum spicula, Ov. M. 8, 375: bipalme spiculum, Liv. 42, 65, 9: calami spicula Gnosii Vitabis, Hor. C. 1, 15, 17: L. Crassus spiculis prope scrutatus est Alpes, Cic. Pis. 26, 62: spicula sagittae, barbs, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—
II Meton. (pars pro toto), a dart, arrow (syn. jaculum): Laoedaemonii suos omnes agros esse dictitarunt, quos spiculo possent attingere, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; so of a javelin, Verg. A. 7, 165; 7, 687; of an arrow, id. E. 10, 60; id. A. 7, 497; Ov. M. 12, 601; 12, 606; 13, 54; Sil. 17, 133; 3, 273; cf. Plin. 27, 13, 115, § 141; of Cupid's arrow, Prop. 2, 13 (3, 4), 2; Ov. Am. 1, 1, 22; id. A. A. 2, 708 al.—Also a later name for the pilum: quod pilum vocabant, nunc spiculum dicitur, Veg. Mil. 2, 15.—Poet.: solis, a ray or beam of the sun, Prud. Cath. 2, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spīcŭlum,¹⁰ ī, n. (spicum),
1 dard : [de l’abeille] Virg. G. 4, 237 ; [du scorpion Ov. F. 5, 542 ; Plin. 11, 100, etc.
2 pointe d’un trait : Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5 ; [d’une flèche] Hor. O. 1, 15, 17, etc.
3 dard, javelot : Cic. Rep. 3, 15 ; Virg. En. 7, 687 || flèche : Virg. B. 10, 60 ; En. 7, 497 ; Prop. 2, 13, 2
4 [fig.] rayons du soleil : Prud. Cath. 2, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
spīculum, ī, n. (v. spicum), I) die Spitze, der Stachel, a) eig., zB. der Biene, Verg.: des Skorpions, Ov.: bes. eines Geschosses, eines Wurfspießes, einer Lanze (u. zwar bald die obere, bald die untere Spitze), Cic., Liv. u.a., od. Pfeils, calami, Hor.: aber spicula (sagittae), Widerhaken, Cels. 7, 5, 2. – b) (poet.) meton. = der ganze Wurfspieß, Pfeil, Verg. u. Ov.: des Kupido, Ov. – II) übtr.: rosarum spicula, Stacheln = Dornen, Mart. Cap. 2. § 132: solis, der Strahl, Prud. cath. 2, 6: dentium (der zischenden Natter), Prud. c. Symm. 1. praef. 28.
