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

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L&S Lewis & Short (1)
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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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pungent: fut ind act 3rd pl

• pungo, pŭpŭgi, punctum, 3 (old fut. perf. pepugero, Att. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 10; perf. punxi, acc. to Diom. p. 369 P.: pupungi, in pungit, punxit, pupungit, Not. Tir. p. 131; scanned pŭpūgi, Prud. στεφ. 9, 59), v. a. [root pug-, to thrust, strike, whence also pugil, pugnus; Gr. πύξ, etc.], to prick, puncture (class.).
  1. I. Lit.: aliquem, Cic. Sest. 10, 24: acu comatoriā mihi malas pungebat, Petr. 21: vulnus quod acu punctum videretur, Cic. Mil. 24, 65.—
    1. B. Transf. *
      1. 1. To pierce into, penetrate, enter: corpus, Lucr. 2, 460 (v. the passage in connection).—
      2. 2. To affect sensibly, to sting, bite: ut pungat colubram: cum pupugerit, etc., Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 894 P.: pungunt sensum, Lucr. 4, 625: aliquem manu, to pinch, Petr. 87 fin.: nitrum adulteratum pungit, has a pungent taste, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—
      3. 3. To press, hasten: futura pungunt, nec se superari sinunt, Pub. Syr. v. 177 Rib.—
  2. II. Trop., to prick, sting, vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy, etc.: scrupulus aliquem stimulat ac pungit, Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6: epistula illa ita me pupugit, ut somnum mihi ademerit, id. Att. 2, 16, 1: jamdudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 158: pungit me, quod scribis, etc., Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 1: si paupertas momordit, si ignominia pupugit, id. Tusc. 3, 34, 82: quos tamen pungit aliquid, id. ib. 5, 35, 102: odi ego, quos numquam pungunt suspiria somnos, Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 27. —Hence, punctus, a, um, P. a., pricked in, like a point; hence, of time: puncto tempore (cf.: puncto temporis; v. infra), in an instant, in a moment (only in Lucr.), Lucr. 2, 263; 456; 1006; 4, 216; 6, 230.—Hence, subst. in two forms.
  3. I. punctum, i, n., that which is pricked or pricked in, a point, small hole, puncture.
    1. A. Lit. (very rare), Mart. 11, 45, 6.—
    2. B. Transf.
      1. 1. A point, small spot (as if made by pricking): ova punctis distincta, Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 144: gemma sanguineis punctis, id. 37, 8, 34, § 113: puncta quae terebrantur acu, Mart. 11, 46, 2: ferream frontem convulnerandam praebeant punctis, i. e. with the marks of slavery, Plin. Pan. 35.—
        1. b. In partic.
          1. α. A point made in writing, Aus. Epigr. 35, 1; 145, 5; as a punctuation mark, Diom. p. 432 P.—
          2. β. A mathematical point. Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 116.—
          3. γ. A point or spot on dice: quadringenis in punctum sestertiis aleam lusit, Suet. Ner. 30; Aus. Prof. 1, 29.—
          4. δ. A point or dot as the sign of a vote, made in a waxen tablet, before the introduction of separate ballots; hence, transf., a vote, suffrage, ballot, Cic. Planc. 22, 53; id. Mur. 34, 72; id. Tusc. 2, 26, 62.—Hence, poet., applause, approbation: omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci, Hor. A. P. 343: discedo Alcaeus puncto illius, id. Ep. 2, 2, 99; Aus. Grat. Act. ad Grat. 5.—(ε) A point on the bar of a steelyard, indicating the weight: diluis helleborum, certo compescere puncto nescius examen, Pers. 5, 100.—
      2. 2. A small part of any thing divided or measured off, e.g.,
        1. a. A small weight, Pers. 5, 100.—
        2. b. A small liquid measure, Front. Aquaed. 25.—
        3. c. A small portion of time, an instant, a moment (cf. momentum): puncto temporis eodem, in the same moment, Cic. Sest. 24, 53; cf.: ne punctum quidem temporis, id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 7: nullo puncto temporis intermisso, id. N. D. 1, 20, 52; Caes. B. C. 2, 14.—In plur.: omnibus minimis temporum punctis, Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 67: animi discessus a corpore fit ad punctum temporis, id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82: temporis puncto omnes Uticam relinquunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 25 fin.; Plin. Pan. 56: horae, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172: diei, Lucr. 4, 201.—Rarely absol.: punctum est quod vivimus et adhuc puncto minus, Sen. Ep. 49, 14, 3: puncto brevissimo dilapsa domus, App. M. 9, p. 235, 30; cf.: quod momentum, quod immo temporis punctum, aut beneficio sterile aut vacuum laude, Plin. Pan. 56, 2; Vulg. Isa. 54, 7.—
        4. d. In space, a point: ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri, quo quasi punctum ejus attingimus, poeniteret, Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16.—
        5. e. In discourse, a small portion, brief clause, short section, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2; id. de Or. 2, 41, 177; Aus. Idyll. 12 prooem.—
  4. II. puncta, ae, f. (very rare), a prick, puncture, Veg. Mil. 1, 12.
GAF Gaffiot (1)
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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pungent: fut ind act 3rd pl

• pungō, pŭpŭgī, pūnctum, ĕre, tr.,
1. piquer : aliquem Cic. Sest. 24, piquer qqn || faire en piquant : vulnus acu punctum Cic. Mil. 65, blessure faite par une piqûre d'aiguille || piquer = percer : Lucr. 2, 460 || piquer [saveur piquante] : sensum Lucr. 4, 625, piquer le goût (le palais); [abst] Plin. 31, 114
2. [fig.] tourmenter, faire souffrir, poindre : Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 1 ; Tusc. 2, 33 || harceler : Cic. Fin. 4, 7 || solebat me pungere, ne... subj. Cic. Att. 2, 17, 2, j'avais à mon ordinaire de l'inquiétude en appréhendant que... ➳ arch. pf. pepugi Cic. Amer. 60, cf. Gell. 6, 9, 15 ; Atta d. Gell. 6, 9, 10 || punxi Diom. 372, 12.
GES Gesner (1)
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Johann Matthias Gesner, Novus Linguae et Eruditionis Romanae Thesaurus (1749). Transcribed by the team of Dr. Wilhelm Kühlmann from Heidelberg University; accessed via latin-dict.github.io.
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pungent: fut ind act 3rd pl

PVNGO pupugi, punctum, ere. [στίζω, νύττω] dicuntur corpora acuta, cum imprimuntur et penetrant in molliora, cum sensu quodam doloris. […]
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FOR Forcellini (1)
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Egidio Forcellini, Totius Latinitatis Lexicon. Digital entries displayed from lexica.linguax.com, maintained by Godmy. All credit belongs to the respective authors and contributors.
S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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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.
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• pungent: pricking (see def. under pungency).
    1. I. Lit.: "With pungent pains on every side, So Regulus in torment died" (Swift), *ăcūlĕāti dolores (like a literae, v. infr.): or, *Regulus ut stimulis pungentibus undique corpus, Tormentis moritur (v. Lucr. 2, 460).
    2. II. To the senses: e. g. of snuff, "the pungent grains of titillating dust" (Pope), *pulveris titillantis pungentia grana:
      1. 1. ăcūtus: the p. taste of acids, acutus sapor; saporum genera XIII. reperiuntur, dulcis, suavis, pinguis, amarus, austerus, acer, acutus, acerbus, acidus, salsus, etc., in vinis et austerus et acutus et dulcis et suavis, Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106.
      2. 2. mordax: p. vinegar, m. acetum, Pers. 5, 86: so, succus croci mordax, Plin. 25, 8, 50.
      3. 3. ācer, cris, cre (the primary sense of the word): let him avoid p. things, such as mustard, onion, garlick, ut vitet acria, ut est sinapi, cepa, allium, Varr. in Non. 201, 14.
    3. III. To the mind and feelings:
      1. 1. ăcūlĕātus: a p. letter, a. literae, Cic. Att. 14, 18: of sharp words, aculeata sunt, Animum fodicant, bona distimulant, facta et famam sauciant, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 29-30.
      2. 2. mordax: e. g. carmen, Ov. Tr. 2, 563: invidia, Phaedr. 5, prol. 8: verum, Pers. 1, 107. Other words may be used according to the context, as, salsus, criminosus, malignus. Phr.: p. exigencies (Fell): *acriter urgens discrimen. To be p. (of things), *aculeum habere: and, when an object is admissible, mordeo, 2; mordĭco, 1; stĭmŭlo, 1: (of persons), *acerbum esse, e. g. in conviciis.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• PUNGENT
acerbus (bitter): malignus (malicious): aculeatus, mordax (pointed, biting): criminosus (reproachful; of a speech, etc.): acutus (sharp): salsus (PROP., seasoned with salt; then, also, IMPROP., having a witty piquancy; of men, speeches, etc.). To be pungent, mordere; aculeum habere (of speeches, writings): acerbum esse in vituperando (in blaming), in conviciis (in scolding; both of persons).