brūtus Copy link Outline I. Lit., heavy, unwieldy, immovableII. Trop., dull, stupid, insensible, unreasonable. ...A. Of menB. Of animals, irrationalC. Of inanimate things ⓘBrūte: masc voc sg • brūtus, a, um, adj. [kindr. with βα^ρύς, perh. contr. from barutus, a lengthened form of barus, like actutum, astutus, cinctutus, versutus, from actu, astus, cinctus, versus; cf. also βρῖθύς, heavy, weighty; Fr. and Engl. brute, brutal]. I. Lit., heavy, unwieldy, immovable (rare): brutum antiqui gravem dicebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 31 Müll.: pondus, falling down with heavy weight, Lucr. 6, 105: tellus, * Hor. C. 1, 34, 9 (cf.: terra iners, id. ib. 3, 4, 45: immota tellus, Sen. Thyest. 1020: terra semper immobilis, Serv. ad Verg. A. 10, 102: Unde Horatius. Et bruta tellus): corpora neque tam bruta quam terrea, neque tam levia quam aetheria, App. de Deo Socr. p. 47, 5.— II. Trop., dull, stupid, insensible, unreasonable. A. Of men: brutum dicitur hebes et obtusum ... Pacuvius Hermiona: et obnoxium esse aut brutum aut elinguem putes, Non. p. 77, 31 sq.: fortunam insanam esse et caecam et brutam perhibent philosophi, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36: quod bruti nec satis sardare queunt, Naev. ap. Fest. s. v. sardare, p. 322 Müll. (Bell. Punic. v. 65, p. 18 Vahl.): T. Manlius relegatus a patre ob adulescentiam brutam atque hebetem, Sen. Ben. 3, 37, 4; App. M. 7, p. 191, 30: homo, Lact. 7, 4, 12; Prud. στεφ. 2, 66; cf. 2. Brutus, II. B.—Esp. in a play on the name, 2. Brutus, v. h. v.— B. Of animals, irrational ( = ἀναίσθητος, Arist. Part. Anim. 3, 4) (so several times in Pliny the elder): animalium hoc maxime brutum (sc. sus), Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 207; 9, 29, 46, § 87; 11, 37, 70, § 183; 11, 39, 92, § 226.—But only late Lat. as a general designation of animals opp. to men, our brute, irrational, dumb, Greg. Mag. in Job, 10, 13, 23; 17, 30, 46 al.— C. Of inanimate things: bruta fulmina et vana, ut quae nulla veniant ratione naturae, qs. striking blindly, Plin. 2, 43, 43, § 113: scitum Caesaris, thoughtless, inconsiderate, Prud. στεφ. 5, 66.—* Sup., Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. Magn. 3, 67.
Brūtus Copy link Outline I. L. Junius, the relative of Tarquinius Superbus ...II. From the plebeian gens Junia,A. M. Junius, son of Servilia, a half-sister of Cato Uticensis by M. Brutus ...B. D. Junius, a fellow-conspirator with the preceding ...2. Derivv.a. Brūtĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to ...b. Brūtīnus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Brutus ...III. D. Junius Brutus Callaicus, consul with P. Corn. Scipio Nasica Serapio ...IV. D. Junius Brutus Julianus, consul with Mamercus Æmilius Lepidus ...V. M. Junius Brutus, the husband of Servilia ... ⓘBrūte: masc voc sg • Brūtus, i, m., = Βροῦτος [1. brutus], a Roman cognomen. I. L. Junius, the relative of Tarquinius Superbus, saved by his feigned stupidity [whence the name], and the deliverer of Rome from regal dominion, Liv. 1, 56, 7 sq.; Ov. F. 2, 717; 2, 837; Verg. A. 6, 818; Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89 saep. After him, Brutus was the cognomen of the patrician gens Junia.— II. From the plebeian gens Junia, A. M. Junius, son of Servilia, a half-sister of Cato Uticensis by M. Brutus (not by Cæsar; v. Ellendt Cic. Brut. p. cxxvii.), an intimate friend of Cicero about the 21st year of his age, and one of the murderers of Julius Cœsar, Suet. Caes. 80 sq.; id. Aug. 10; Vell. 2, 56, 3; 2, 58, 1; Tac. A. 1, 2; Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 8; 1, 4, 9 and 10; 2, 12, 28 sq.; 2, 13, 31; id. Fam. 3, 4, 2; as a philos. and orator active and respected, id. Ac. 1, 3, 12; id. Fin. 1, 3, 8; id. Tusc. 5, 1, 1 sq.; id. Att. 12, 5, 3; 13, 9, 2; Plut. Brut. 4; Cic. Or. 71, 237; Quint. 10, 1, 123; Tac. Or. 17 sq.; 21; cf. Ellendt, above cited; Meyer, Fragm. Orat. 205. To him Cic. dedicated his writings: Orator, Brutus, de Deorum Naturā, de Finibus, and Tusc. Quaestiones.— B. D. Junius, a fellow-conspirator with the preceding, Suet. Caes. 80 sq.; id. Aug. 10; Vell. 2, 56 sq.; Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 4; id. Fam. 10, 11, 2; id. ad Brut. 1, 2, 2; to him are addressed the letters, Cic. Fam. 11, 5 sqq.; 12 sqq. al.—To these two Cicero's witticism has reference: quid ergo? Ista culpa Brutorum? Minime illorum quidem, sed aliorum brutorum, qui se cautos ac sapientes putant, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 2; cf. id. Phil. 4, 2, 7; id. Att. 14, 20, 2; Liv. 1, 56, 8; Ov. F. 2, 717.— 2. Derivv. a. Brūtĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to (M. Junius) Brutus: castra, Vell. 2, 72: Cassianaeque partes, id. 2, 74: bellum civile, Lact. 2, 7 fin.— b. Brūtīnus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Brutus (M. Junius): consilia rei publicae liberandae, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 15.— III. D. Junius Brutus Callaicus, consul with P. Corn. Scipio Nasica Serapio A.U.C. 616, Cic. Brut. 28, 107; id. Leg. 3, 9, 20; id. Balb. 17, 40; Vell. 2, 5.— IV. D. Junius Brutus Julianus, consul with Mamercus Æmilius Lepidus A.U.C. 677, Cic. Brut. 47, 175; id. de Or. 2, 33, 142; id. Att. 12, 22, 2.— V. M. Junius Brutus, the husband of Servilia, and father of the murderer of Cœsar, a distinguished lawyer, Cic. Brut. 62, 222.
brūtus Copy link Outline 1 lourd, pesant :2 qui n'a pas la raison : bêtes brutes || aveugle : foudre ...3 [fig.] stupide, déraisonnable : . ⓘBrūte: masc voc sg • 1 brūtus, a, um, 1. lourd, pesant : Lucr. 6, 105 ; Hor. O. 1, 34, 9 2. qui n'a pas la raison : bruta animalia Plin. 8, 207, bêtes brutes || aveugle : bruta fulmina Plin. 2, 113, foudre qui frappe au hasard 3. [fig.] stupide, déraisonnable : Næv. Fr. poet. 53 ; Cic. Att. 6, 1, 25 ; 14, 14, 2.
Brūtus Copy link ⓘBrūte: masc voc sg • 2 Brūtus, ī, m., surnom romain : L. Junius Brutus, premier consul de Rome : Liv. 1, 56, 7 || M. Junius Brutus, un des chefs de la conjuration contre César : Cic. Phil. 1, 8 || autres du même nom : Cic. Br. 107 ; 175 ; 222 || titre d'un traité de rhétorique de Cicéron.
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brute (subs.) Copy link • brute (subs.): v. beast. Phr.: like o.s, they refer everything to pleasure, pecudum ritu ad voluptatem omnia referunt, Cic.: a thorough b., *homo omnis humanitatis expers.
BRUTE Copy link • BRUTE 1. adj. sensus expers, sensu carens, brutus. Bestial. A brute animal, brutum animal. Rough, fierce, etc., durus, incultus, ferus, atrox, inhumanus, immanis. 2. s. brutum animal, bestia, belua. SYN. in ANIMAL.