sterilis

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25

Latin > English

sterilis sterilis, sterile ADJ :: barren, sterile; fruitless; unprofitable, futile

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

stĕrĭlis: e (collat. form,
I acc. sing. fem sterilam sterilem, Fest. p. 316 Müll.; neutr. plur. sterila, Lucr. 2, 845; abl. sterile, Apic. 7, 1, § 258), adj. Gr. στερεός, hard; στερίφη, στεῖρα, barren; Sanscr. starī, vacca sterilis, unfruitful, barren, sterile, of plants and animals (class. and very freq.; syn infecundus): steriles nascuntur avenae, Verg. E. 5, 37; so, ulvae, Ov. M. 4, 299: herba, id. Am. 3, 7, 31; Curt. 4, 1, 21: platani, Verg. G. 2, 70: agri, id. ib. 1, 84; id. A. 3, 141: tellus, Ov. M. 8, 789: palus, Hor. A. P. 65: harena, Verg. G. 1, 70: humus, Prop. 3, 2 (2, 11), 2; Curt. 7, 5, 34: solum, id. 3, 4, 3: steriles nimium crasso sunt semine, Lucr. 4, 1240; Cat. 67, 26: galli Tanagric' ad partus sunt steriliores, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 6: vacca, Verg. A. 6, 251: multae (mulie res), Lucr. 4, 1251: viri, i. e. eunuchs, Cat. 63, 69; Plin. 24, 10, 47, § 78; Mart. 9, 9, 8: ova, Plin. 10, 60, 80, § 166.—
   B Transf. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.).
   1    Of things, causing unfruitfulness or sterility: rubigo, Hor. C. 3, 23, 6: frigus, Luc. 4, 108: hiems, Mart. 8, 68, 10: serere pampinariis sterile est, produces sterility, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 157.—
   2    In gen., barren, bare, empty: manus, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 3: sterilis amator a datis, bare of gifts, id. ib. 2, 1, 30: amicus, Juv. 12, 97; Mart. 10, 18, 3: epistulae, Plin. Ep. 5, 2, 2: saeculum, id. ib. 5, 17, 6: civitas ad aquas, App. M. 1, p. 106 fin.: vadum, Sen. Thyest. 173: corpora sonitu (with jejuna succo), that yield no sound, Lucr. 2, 845: prospectus, without human beings, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 15: domus, without children, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 62: nummi, that do not bear interest, Dig. 22, 1, 7.—With gen.: sterilis laurus baccarum, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 130: lapides plumbi, id. 33, 7, 40, § 119.—
II Trop., unproductive, unprofitable, fruitless, useless, vain: Februarius, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 2: quod monumentum, quod immo temporis punctum, aut beneficio sterile, aut vacuum laude? Plin. Pan. 56, 2: ne sit sterile et effetum (saeculum), id. Ep. 5, 17, 6: fama (with cassa), Stat. Th. 6, 70: labor, Mart. 10, 58, 8: pax, Tac. A. 1, 17: amor, i. e. unreturned, unrequited, Ov. M. 1, 496; Stat. S. 3, 4, 42: cathedrae, unprofitable, Mart. 1, 76, 14; Juv. 7, 203: litus sterili versamus aratro, id. 7, 49.—With gen., destitute, deprived of, unacquainted with: urbes talium studiorum fuere steriles, Vell. 1, 18 fin.: non adeo virtutum sterile saeculum, Tac. H. 1, 3: heu steriles veri! Pers. 5, 75.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

stĕrĭlis,¹⁰ e (cf. στεῖρα),
1 infécond, stérile : Virg. G. 2, 70 ; En. 3, 141 ; 6, 251 ; Hor. P. 65 || [poét.] qui rend stérile : Hor. O. 3, 23, 6 ; Plin. 17, 157 || [avec gén.] sterilis baccarum Plin. 15, 130, sans fruits, cf. Plin. 33, 119 ; [avec abl.] Lucr. 2, 845
2 [fig.] qui ne rapporte rien : a) sterilis epistula Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 2, 2, lettre que n’accompagne aucun cadeau ; b) Februarius sterilis erit Cic. Q. 2, 10, 2, Février sera sans résultat ; pax Tac. Ann. 1, 17, paix stérile ; amor Ov. M. 1, 496, amour vain, non payé de retour || [avec gén.] virtutum sterile sæculum Tac. H. 1, 3, siècle stérile en vertus ; [avec abl.] Plin. Min. Pan. 56, 2. pl. n. sterila Lucr. 2, 845, d’une forme sterilus a, um || abl. sterile au lieu de sterili *Apic. 7, 258 || sterilior Varro R. 3, 9, 6.

Latin > German (Georges)

sterilis, e (altind. stari-h, unfruchtbare Kuh, Stärke, griech. στειρα, f., unfruchtbar, got. staīrō, f., unfruchtbar, ahd. stëro, Widder, nhd. Stärke, junge Kuh, die noch nicht geworfen hat), I) unfruchtbar (Ggstz. fertilis, von Menschen u. Tieren Ggstz. praegnans u. gravidus), A) eig.: coniugium, kinderlose Ehe, Augustin.: ager, Verg.: platanus, avena, Verg.: herba, Ov.: vacca, Verg.: uxor, Sen. rhet. u. Iuven.: virgo (Ggstz. fecunda), Sen.: Octavia, Tac.: vir, v. Eunuchen, Catull.: vulva, Apic. (s. sterilicula): galli ad partum steriliores, Varro. – sterile est m. Infin., serere e pampinariis sterile est, Schnittlinge von Wasserreben sind unfruchtbar, Plin. 17, 157. – B) übtr., a) unfruchtbar = leer, manus, Plaut.: epistulae, ohne Geschenke, Plin. ep.: so auch amicus, Mart.: prospectus, menschenleer, Plaut.: nummi, keine Zinsen tragend, ICt. – m. Genet., steriles veri, von der Wahrheit Verlassene (= die W. nicht Kennende), Pers. 5, 75: v. Lebl., st. laurus bacarum, Plin.: steriles plumbi lapides, Plin. – m. Abl., corpora sonitu sterila (= sterilia), Lucr. 2, 845. – b) unfruchtbar, ertraglos, erfolglos, leer, annus (Ggstz. fertilis), Sen.: Februarius, Cic.: labor, Mart.: pax, Tac.: amor, unerwidert, Ov.: ingenii fuit sterilis, geistesarm, Sen. – m. Genet., virtutum sterile saeculum, arm an usw., Tac.: quae urbes talium studiorum fuere steriles, Vell.: m. Abl., quod momentum, quod immo temporis punctum aut beneficio sterile aut vacuum laude, Plin. pan. 56. – II) (poet.) aktiv = unfruchtbar machend, robigo, bürrer Brand, Hor.: hiems, Mart.: frigus, Lucan. – / Abl. Sing. gew. sterilī; doch auch sterile, wie Apic. 7, 258.

Latin > Chinese

sterilis, e. adj. c. :: 荒者。空。缺者。— labor 徙勞。— pecunia 無利息之銀。— amator 空愛者。— amicus 無所可望之友。— prospectus 無趣景之地。— domus 絕戶之家。— veri 不知眞事。Sterile vadum 無水之灘。Steriles epistolae 無禮物之札。Steriles viri 太監。老公。Steriles aristae 虛穗。