Appearance

Theme

Reading text

Font
Size
100%
Spacing

Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

Issues / Feedback

This report will be visible to the general public on our GitHub issue tracker. Please do not submit private or sensitive information.
Only needed if you want updates or clarification on GitHub.

Dictionary settings

Enabled Dictionaries
Search Scope

Match conjugated verbs and declined nouns/adjectives.

Highlight Strength 50%
Contents (6 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
Source
Source & Attribution
Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
sound (subs.) Copy link
Outline
• sound (subs.):
      1. 1. sŏnus (gen. term): the timbrels clamoured with hoarse s.s, tympana raucis obstrepuere s., Ov. M. 4, 391: cf. s. tubae, Caes. B. G. 7, 47: the s. of oars, remorum s., Lucan 3, 541: the s. of blows, verberum s., Sen. in Herc. Oet. 1002: diversity of s.s, varietas sonorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146: also, varii soni, id. Leg. 2, 15, 38: from the sharpest (or highest treble) s. to the deepest (or lowest bass) s., ab acutissimo s. ad gravissimum s., id. de Or. 1, 59, 251: an harmonious s., concors s., Ov. M. 5, 664: harshness of s., asperitas soni, Tac. G. 3: a soft s., lenis s., Plin. 16, 35, 63, § 155: cf. miti lenia verba sono, Tibull. 1, 8, 2: a soft (or sweet) s., dulcis s., Cic.: Hor.. Join: clear s.s, s. distincti et pressi, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149. For s.s in music, v. note (subs., V.), measure (subs., V.) To give forth s., s. dare, Virg. G. 3, 83: s. reddere, Hor. A. P. 348: s. edere, Ov. F. 1, 434: s. efficere, fundere, Cic.: to draw forth s.s, s. elicere, id. N. D. 2, 60, 150 (v. also to sound, A.). Fig.: to utter empty s.s, inanes s. fundere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 26, 73. [Also used of style, in Cic. Brut. 26, 100, unus s. est totius orationis.]
      2. 2. sŏnĭtus, ūs, m. (gen. term): the s. of arms, s. armorum, Lucr. 2, 48: the s. of oars, s. remorum, Caes. B. G. 7, 60: the s. of feet, s. pedum, Ov. M. 5, 616: the s. of snorers, s. stertentium, Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 36: to give forth a s., s. reddere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96. Fig.: the empty s. of words, verborum s. inanis, id. de Or. 1, 12, 51: cf. verborum inanium crepitus, Sen. Ep. 123, med.
      3. 3. sŏnor, ōris, m. (for sonitus and sonus): Lucr. 1, 645 (638): Virg. Aen. 7, 462: Tac. A. 1, 65: musical s.s, melici sonores, Lucr. 5, 334 (but in Cic., melici = lyrical).
      4. 4. cantus, ūs, m.: the s. of trumpets, c. buccinarum, Cic. Mur. 9, 22: cf. c. tubarum, Liv. 25, 24, post init.: the s. of the lute, c. citharae, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 20: v. also song (I., 1), music (II.), strain.
      5. 5. vox, vōcis, f. (gen., but not always, of the human voice): harmony of s.s, concordia vocum, Col. 12, 2, med.: s. is nothing else but disturbed air, vox nihil aliud est quam ictus aer, Sen. Q. N. 2, 29: the s. of cymbals is heard, cymbalum (gen. plur.) sonat v., Cat. 61 (63), 21: the seven distinctions of s.s, septem discrimina vocum, Virg. Aen. 6, 646: v. also tone, tune. Fig.: to pour forth empty s.s, voces inanes fundere, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 42: v. also voice.
      6. 6. tŏnus (= τόνος, the s. or tone of an instrument: v. tone, tune): Vitr. 5, 4, ad med.: Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1, post med. [For strĕpĭtus (a confused din), strīdor (a harsh grating), crĕpĭtus (a crackling or rattling), frĕmĭtus (a deep roaring noise), clāmor, convīcium (shouting), v. noise: for frăgor (a harsh noise), v. crash: v. also clang, clank, jingle, din, murmur, hum, roar.] Miscell.: a melodious s., canor (v. song, I., 7): also of the martial s. of the trumpet (Martius aeris rauci canor), Virg. G. 4, 71: cf. aes canorum, id. Aen. 9, 501 (503): full of s., rich in s., canorus, etc. (v. sonorous): to dance to the s.s of the flute, (lit. of the flute-player), ad tibicinis modos saltare, Liv. 7, 2, post init. (v. strain): or, ad tibicinem, simply, Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 62: id. Agr. 2, 34, 93: to sing to the s. of the lyre, movere ora vocalia ad citharam, Ov. M. 5, 332: cf. ad buccinam, Varr. R. R. 3, 13, init.: ad classicum, Suet. Vit. 11, init.: at the s. of the trumpet, tuba praecinente, Flor. 2, 16, med.: flutes giving forth melodious s.s, modulate canentes tibiae, Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22. [N.B.--Strepitus even is used of a measured, regular s.: e. g., s. citharae, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 31: s. testudinis, id. Od. 4, 3, 18.] Inarticulate s. of the voice, inexplanata lingua, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 174: vowels which form one s., (i. e. diphthongs), vocales quae in unum sonum coalescunt, Quint. 1, 7, post med.: an audible s., sonus qui potest percipi auribus (based on Cic. Or. 2, 8, quod neque oculis, neque auribus, neque ullo sensu percipi potest): cf. vox sensibilis auditui, Vitr. 5, 3, post med.