symphonia
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English
symphonia symphoniae N F :: harmony of sounds; singers/musicians; symphony (L+S); instrument; war signal
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
symphōnĭa: ae, f., = συμφωνία,>
I an agreement of sounds, concord, harmony, symphony.
I Lit., sing.: cum symphonia caneret, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 105; 2, 5, 13, § 31; id. Fam. 16, 9, 3; Liv. 39, 10, 7; Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 24; 10, 29, 43, § 84; Sen. E 12, 8; Hor. A. P. 374.—Plur., Cic. Cael. 15, 35; Cels. 3, 18 al.—Of a signal in war, Prud. ad Symm. 2, 527.—
II Transf., in late Lat., a kind of musical instrument, Isid. Orig. 3, 22 fin.; cf. Hier. Ep. 21, 29.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
symphōnĭa,¹² æ, f. (συμφωνία), concert, musique d’harmonie : cum symphonia caneret Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 105, alors qu’une musique d’harmonie se faisait entendre, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 31 ; Fam. 16, 9, 3 ; Liv. 39, 10, 7 ; aliquid ad symphoniam canere Sen. Ep. 12, 8, chanter qqch. avec accompagnement d’orchestre || sorte d’instrument de musique : Isid. Orig. 3, 21, 7 || accord, symphonie : Vitr. Arch. 1, 1, 9.
Latin > German (Georges)
symphōnia, ae, f. (συμφωνία), I) das gemeinschaftliche harmonische Tönen, der Einklang (rein lat. concentus), symphoniae musicae sive concentus, Konsonanzen, Vitr. 1, 1, 9: ex accentibus et succentibus variata ratione musicae cantilena symphonia (Akkord) dicitur, Chalcid. Tim. 44: Ggstz. diaphonia, Isid. orig. 3, 19, 3. – II) insbes.: a) Harmoniemusik, Konzert, Cic. u.a.: ad symphoniam canere, nach Instrumentalmusik singen, Sen. – b) meton., ein musikal. Instrum., eine Art Trommel (s. Isid. orig. 3, 21, 14), Prud. c. Symm. 2, 528. Anthol. Lat. 742, 60 (1143, 60).
