tergeo Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop.A. Lit.B. Trop., pure, correct, nice, neat, terse ... ⓘtergō: pres ind act 1st sg (variant) • tergeo or less freq. tergo, si, sum, 2 or 3 (v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 423 sq.; part. perf. tertus, Varr. ap. Non. 179, 7 and 8), v. a. [for stergo; akin to stringo; Gr. στραγγεύω, to twist], to rub off, wipe off, wipe dry, wipe clean, cleanse. I. Lit. (class.; syn. verro): numquam concessavimus Lavari aut fricari aut tergeri aut ornari, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 10: mantelium, ubi manus terguntur, Varr L. L. 6, § 85 Müll.; so, frontem sudario, Quint. 6, 3, 60: nares in adversum, id. 11, 3, 121: fossas, to dry, Cato, R. R. 2, 4; Col. 2, 21, 3: aequatam (mensam) mentae tersere virentes, Ov. M. 8, 663: pars leves clipeos et spicula lucida tergent, rub off, polish, burnish, Verg. A. 7, 626: arma, Liv. 26, 51, 4: leve argentum, vasa aspera, Juv. 14, 62: manuque simul velut lacrimantia tersit Lumina, Ov. M. 13, 132: oculos pedibus, Plin. 11, 48, 108, § 258. — Poet.: aridus unde aures terget sonus ille, grates upon, Lucr. 6, 119: nubila caeli (Aurora), to scatter, Sil. 16, 136: tergere palatum, to tickle the palate, Hor. S. 2, 2, 24. — Absol.: qui tractant ista, qui tergunt, qui ungunt, qui verrunt, * Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37: si QVIS TERGERE ORNARE REFICERR VOLET (sc. aram), Inscr. Orell. 2489.— II. Trop. (very rare): librum, i. e. to improve, amend, Mart. 6, 1, 3: scelus, to expiate, Sen. Herc. Oet. 907.—Hence, tersus, a, um, P. a., wiped off, i. e. clean, neat (not in Cic.). A. Lit.: (mulier) lauta, tersa, ornata, etc., Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 4; cf id. Pa. 1, 2, 31; cf.: alii sunt circumtonsi et tersi atque unctuli, Varr. ap Non. 179, 8: plantae, Ov. M. 2, 736: tersum diem pro sereno dictum ab antiquis, Fest. p. 363 Müll. — B. Trop., pure, correct, nice, neat, terse: judicium acre tersumque. Quint. 12, 10, 20: tersum ac limatum esse oportet quod libris dedicatur, id. 12, 10, 50: elegiae tersus atque elegans auctor, id. 10, 1, 93; of in comp.: multo est tersior ac purus magis (Horatius), id. 10, 1, 94: opus tersum, molle, jucundum, Plin. Ep. 9, 22, 2; so, praefationes tersae, graciles, dulces, id. ib. 2, 3, 1.—Sup.: vir in judicio litterarum tersissimus, Stat. S. 2 praef.—No adv.
tergum Copy link Outline I. Lit.(a). Form tergum(b). Form tergus aurea quam molli tergore vexit ovis, ...II. Transf.A. The back or hinder part, the back, ...1. Esp. in the phrases terga vertere or dare, ...2. In gen.B. The back of any thing spread out horizontally, as land or water, i. e. ...C. The body of an animal(a). Form tergum(b). Form tergusD. The covering of the back, the skin, ...(a). Form tergum(b). Form tergus2. Transf., a thing made of hide or leather. ...(a). Form tergum(b). Form tergus ⓘtergō: neut abl/dat sg • tergum, i (poet. and in post-Aug. prose also tergus, ŏris), n. (masc.: familiarem tergum, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 53; cf. Non. 227, 23) [cf. Gr. τράχηλος, neck; perh. root τρέχω, to run], the back of men or beasts (syn. dor sum). I. Lit. α. Form tergum: dabitur pol supplicium mihi de tergo vestre, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 75: vae illis virgis miseris quae hodie in tergo morientur meo, id. Capt 3, 4, 117: manibus ad tergum rejectis, Asin ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3: boum terga, id. N D. 2, 63, 159; cf. tergo poenae pendere Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 6: tergo ac capite puniri, Liv 3, 55, 14.—Of cranes eaeque in tergo praevolantium Colla reponunt, Cic. N. D. 2 49, 125. — Of the dolphin, Ov F 2, 113.— Of the crocodile: ejus terga cataphracta, Amm. 22, 15, 16.— β. Form tergus aurea quam molli tergore vexit ovis, Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 6: ut equa facilem sui tergoris ascensum praebeat, Col. 6, 37, 10.— II. Transf. A. The back or hinder part, the back, rear, 1. Esp. in the phrases terga vertere or dare, to turn the back, pregn., for to take to flight, to flee: omnes hostes terga verterunt; neque prius fugere destiterunt, quam, etc., Caes. B. G. 1, 53; so, terga vertere, id. ib. 3, 19; 3, 21; id. B. C. 3, 63; and even of a single person: terga vertit, Sen. Ep. 22, 7: qui plures simul terga dederant, etc., Liv 22, 29, 5: terga dare, id. 36, 38, 4: inter duas acies Etrusci, cum in vicem his atque illis terga darent, id. 2, 51, 9; Ov. M. 13, 224: terga fugae praebere, id. ib. 10, 706: terga praestare (fugae), Tac. Agr 37; Juv. 15, 75. — Trop. jam felicior aetas Terga dedit, tremuloque gradu venit aegra senectus, Ov M. 14, 143.— 2. In gen.: inflexo mox dare terga genu, i. e. yield to the burden, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 6: praebere Phoebo terga, to sun itself, Ov. M. 4, 715: concurrit ex insidiis versisque in Lucretium Etruscis terga caedit, the rear, Liv. 2, 11, 9; Flor. 4, 12, 7: terga Parthorum dicam, the flight, Ov. A. A. 1, 209: terga collis, Liv. 25, 15, 12; cf.: terga vincentium, Tac. Agr. 37: summi plena jam margine libri Scriptus et in tergo necdum finitus Orestes, written on the back, Juv. 1, 6: retro atque a tergo, behind one, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49; cf.: a tergo, a fronte, a lateribus tenebitur, id. Phil. 3, 13, 32: ut a tergo Milonem adorirentur, behind, id. Mil. 10, 29; 21, 56; id. Verr 2, 5, 38, § 98: tumultum hostilem a tergo accepit, Sall. J. 58, 4; Caes. B. G 7, 87; Curt. 3, 1, 19; 3, 8, 27; 8, 5, 1: post tergum hostium legionem ostenderunt, Caes. B. G. 7, 62: ne nostros post tergum adorirentur, id. B. C. 3, 44: Germani post tergum clamore audito, id. B. G. 4, 15: post tergum hostem relinquere, id. ib. 4, 22: qui jam post terga reliquit Sexaginta annos, has left behind him, has passed, Juv. 13, 16: omnia jam diutino bello exhausta post tergum sunt, Curt. 4, 14, 11: omnia, quae post tergum erant, strata, id. 3, 10, 7: tot amnibus montibusque post tergum objectis, id. 4, 13, 7.— B. The back of any thing spread out horizontally, as land or water, i. e. the surface (poet.): proscisso quae suscitat aequore terga, Verg. G. 1, 97: crassa, id. ib. 2, 236: amnis, Ov. P. 1, 2, 82; Claud. B. G. 338; Luc. 5, 564; 9, 341.— C. (Pars pro toto.) The body of an animal (poet.). α. Form tergum: (serpens) Squamea convolvens sublato pectore terga, Verg. G. 3, 426; so of a serpent, id. A. 2, 208; Petr 89; of Cerberus, Verg. A. 6, 422: horrentia centum Terga suum, i. e. a hundred head of swine, id. ib. 1, 635: nigrantis terga juvencos, id. ib. 6, 243: perpetui tergo bovis, id. ib. 8, 183.— β. Form tergus: resecat de tergore (suis) partem, of a chine of bacon, Ov. M. 8, 649: diviso tergore (juvenci), Phaedr. 2, 1, 11: squalenti tergore serpens, Sil. 3, 209.— D. The covering of the back, the skin, hide, leather, etc. (in this signif. tergus freq. occurs; syn.: pellis, corium). α. Form tergum: taurino quantum possent circumdare tergo, ox-hide, Verg. A. 1, 368: ferre novae nares taurorum terga recusant, Ov. A. A. 2, 655.— β. Form tergus: tergora deripiunt costis et viscera nudant, Verg. A. 1, 211; so Cels. 7, 25, 1; 8, 1 med.: durissimum dorso tergus, Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 30; cf. id. 9, 35, 53, § 105; Col. 7, 4 fin.— 2. Transf., a thing made of hide or leather. α. Form tergum: venti bovis inclusi tergo, i. e. in a bag made of a bull's hide, Ov. M. 14, 225; 15, 305: et feriunt molles taurea terga manus, i. e. tymbals, id. F. 4, 342; so id. ib. 4, 212: Idae terga, Stat. Th. 8, 221: pulsant terga, id. Achill. 2, 154: rupit Terga novena boum, i. e. the nine thicknesses of bull's hide, Ov. M. 12, 97: tergum Sulmonis, Verg. A. 9, 412; 10, 482; 10, 718; hence even: per linea terga (scuti), id. ib. 10, 784 (v. the passage in connection): duroque intendere bracchia tergo, i. e. cestus, id. ib. 5, 403; so id. ib. 5, 419.— β. Form tergus: gestasset laevā taurorum tergora septem, a shield covered with seven layers of hide, Ov. M. 13, 347: Martis tergus Geticum, Mart. 7, 2, 2.
tergum Copy link Outline 1 dos : expier de son dos et de sa tête, être battu ...2 [fig.]a) face postérieure : entraîner l'ennemi derrière la colline ;b) dos, surface : [de la terre] [d'un fleuve]c) = corps d'un animal :d) peau, cuir :e) objets faits de cuir ou de peau : frapper les tambours phrygiens ...f) les lames de fer [du bouclier, qui forment, comme les peaux, des ... ⓘtergō: neut abl/dat sg • tergum, ī, n., 1. dos : Cic. Nat. 2, 159 ; tergo ac capite puniri Liv. 3, 55, 14, expier de son dos et de sa tête, être battu de verges et décapité || terga vertere Cæs. G. 1, 53, tourner le dos, fuir, cf. Cæs. G. 3, 19, etc., ou terga dare Liv. 22, 29, 5 ; 36, 38, 4, etc.; terga fugæ præbere Ov. M. 10, 706, prendre la fuite ; alicui terga dare Liv. 2, 51, 9, ou præstare Tac. Agr. 37, fuir, tourner le dos devant qqn ; terga hostium cædere Liv. 2, 11, 9, attaquer l'ennemi en queue ; a tergo Cic. Phil. 3 ; 32, par derrière, cf. Cic. Mil. 29 ; 56 ; Verr. 2, 5, 98 ; Cæs. G. 7, 87, 3 ; post tergum Cæs. G. 4, 15, sur les derrières, cf. Cæs. G. 4, 22, 2 ; 7, 62, 6 ; C. 3, 44 2. [fig.] a) face postérieure : pertrahere hostem ad terga collis Liv. 25, 15, 12, entraîner l'ennemi derrière la colline ; b) dos, surface : [de la terre] Virg. G. 1, 97 ; 2, 236 ; [d'un fleuve] Ov. P. 1, 2, 80 ; c) = corps d'un animal : Virg. G. 3, 426 ; En. 2, 208 ; 6, 422 ; 8, 183 ; d) peau, cuir : Virg. En. 1, 368 ; Ov. Ars 2, 655 ; e) objets faits de cuir ou de peau : taurea terga ferire Ov. F. 4, 342, frapper les tambours phrygiens ; tergum adversi Sulmonis Virg. En. 9, 412, le bouclier de Sulmon qui fait face || ceste : Virg. En. 5, 403 ; f) ferri terga Virg. En. 10, 482, les lames de fer [du bouclier, qui forment, comme les peaux, des couches successives], cf. 10, 784.
tergĕō Copy link Outline 1 essuyer : ceux qui essuient, cf. || frotter, nettoyer : fourbir des ...2 [poét.] :a) le son racle les oreilles ;b) flatter le palais3 [fig.] corriger un ouvrage ; effacer, expier un crime. les formes de ... ⓘtergō: pres ind act 1st sg (variant) • tergĕō (plus rart tergō), tersī, tersum, ēre (et ĕre,) tr., 1. essuyer : qui tergent Cic. Par. 37, ceux qui essuient, cf. Varro L. 6, 85 ; Quint. 6, 3, 60 || frotter, nettoyer : arma Liv. 26, 51, 4, fourbir des armes, cf. Virg. En. 7, 626 ; Juv. 14, 62 2. [poét.] : a) aures terget sonus Lucr. 6, 119, le son racle les oreilles ; b) tergere palatum Hor. S. 2, 2, 24, flatter le palais 3. [fig.] librum Mart. 6, 1, 3, corriger un ouvrage ; scelus Sen. Herc. Œt. 907, effacer, expier un crime. ➳ les formes de la 3e conj. se trouvent à partir de Varro L. 6, 85 ; puis d. Prop. 4, 8, 84, et à l'époque impériale.
tergo Copy link TERGO si, um, ere. [σμήχω, ἀποσμήχω, μύττω, ἐκμάσσω, περιψάω] vel TERGEO, si, sum, et secundum antiquos tum, êre. […] 🗁 Page Scan .
tergum Copy link ⓘtergō: neut abl/dat sg TERGVM i. n. [νῶτον] Dorsum. Plaut. Amph. 1, 1, 290 […] 🗁 Page Scan .