trutina
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Latin > English
trutina trutinae N F :: balance, pair of scales
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
trŭtĭna: ae, f. τρυτάνη,
I a balance, pair of scales (cf.: lanx, statera).
I Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 183 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 180, 32: ex trutinis quae staterae dicuntur, Vitr. 10, 8.—
II Trop.: ad ea probanda quae non aurificis staterā, sed quādam populari trutinā examinantur, * Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159: Romani pensantur eādem Scriptores trutinā, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 30; id. S. 1, 3, 72: aliā parte in trutinā suspendit Homerum, Juv. 6, 437: examenve inprobum in illā castiges trutinā, Pers. 1, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
trŭtĭna,¹⁴ æ, f. (τρυτάνη),
1 aiguille de la balance : Schol. Pers. 1, 7
2 balance : Varro L. 5, 183 ; Vitr. Arch. 10, 8 || [fig.] Cic. de Or. 2, 159 ; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 30 ; Juv. 6, 437.
Latin > German (Georges)
trutina, ae, f. (τρυτάνη), I) das Zünglein an der Wage, Schol. ad Pers. 1, 7. – II) meton., die Wage, trutina et pondera, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 10237: argentaria, Varro de vit. P.R. 2. fr. 25 (b. Non. 180, 32): trutinae, quae staterae dicuntur, Vitr. 10, 3, 4: per trutinam solvi solitum, Varro LL. 5, 183: ea (aedes Saturni) etiam nunc propter pensuram trutinam habet positam, ibid.: trutinā fugēre Galli relictā, Sulpic. sat. 42. – im Bilde, ad ea probanda, quae non aurificis staterā, sed quādam populari trutinā examinantur, Cic. de or. 2, 159: Romani pensantur eādem scriptores trutinā, Hor. ep. 2, 1, 30: in trutina ponetur eadem, Hor. sat. 1, 3, 72: aliā parte in trutina suspendit Homerum, Iuven. 6, 437: examenve improbum in illa castiges trutina, Pers. 1, 7.
