mŏdŭlor Copy link Outline I. In gen.II. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., ...B. Transf.A. Played upon, made by playing, played ...1. Of an instrument2. Of a song, tune, etc., sungB. Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical ... ⓘmŏdŭlāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mŏdŭlātē: adverbial (dep) • mŏdŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [modulus], to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate. I. In gen. (only post-Aug.): in modulanda statūs longitudinisque ejus praestantiā, Gell. 1, 1, 1; cf.: quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret, modificatus est, id. ib. fin.: ita modulante naturā, Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142.— II. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.): ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem, Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.: hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur, modulate, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur, Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.— B. Transf.: virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt, beating time to, accompanying with the dance, Liv. 27, 37 fin.: (carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā, Verg. E. 10, 51: carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi, id. ib. 5, 14: verba fidibus modulanda Latinis, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143: lyram, Tib. 3, 4, 39 —Hence, mŏdŭlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif. A. Played upon, made by playing, played. 1. Of an instrument: dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5.— 2. Of a song, tune, etc., sung: carmina, Suet. Aug. 57: a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis, Quint. 9, 2, 35.— B. Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical (poet. and in postAug. prose): ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat, Ov. M. 14, 428: sonus, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85.—Comp.: ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi, more harmonious, Gell. 1, 11, 1: lingua, id. 1, 15, 14: orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit, id. 13, 24, 9.—Sup.: modulatissimus cantus, Flor. 2, 7, 15.—Hence, adv.: mŏ-dŭlātē, measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22: haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti, Aus. Ep. 19.—Comp.: ars modulatius incedendi, Amm. 16, 5, 10: verba modulatius collocata, Gell. 11, 13, 2.
mŏdŭlātē Copy link • mŏdŭlātē (modulatus), avec mesure, mélodieusement : Cic. Nat. 2, 22 ; Aus. Ep. 19 || -latius Amm. 16, 5, 10 ; Gell. 11, 13, 2.
mŏdŭlor Copy link Outline 1 mesurer, régulariser :2 soumettre à des lois musicales, à une mesure, à un rythme, à ...3 a) moduler des vers, les chanter [avec accompagnement de la lyre] :b) les noter musicalement, leur donner une mélodie [sur le chalumeau] :c) tirer une mélodie d'un instrument : faire vibrer la lyre en accord ... ⓘmŏdŭlāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mŏdŭlātē: adverbial (dep) • mŏdŭlor, ātus sum, ārī (modus), tr., 1. mesurer, régulariser : Gell. 1, 1, 1 ; Plin. 2, 142 2. soumettre à des lois musicales, à une mesure, à un rythme, à une cadence : orationem Cic. Or. 58, soumettre le discours à des lois musicales || marquer le rythme, cf. Cic. de Or. 3, 185 ; Plin. 2, 209 ; Liv. 27, 37, 14 3. a) moduler des vers, les chanter [avec accompagnement de la lyre] : Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 144 ; b) les noter musicalement, leur donner une mélodie [sur le chalumeau] : Virg. B. 10, 51 ; c) tirer une mélodie d'un instrument : lyram Tib. 3, 4, 39, faire vibrer la lyre en accord avec le chant ; barbite, Lesbio modulate civi Hor. O. 1, 32, 5, ô lyre, dont le citoyen de Lesbos a tiré des accords. ➳ modulatus, sens pass. : Hor. O. 1, 32, 5 ; Quint. 9, 2, 35 ; Suet. Aug. 57.
modulor Copy link ⓘmŏdŭlāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mŏdŭlātē: adverbial (dep) MODVLOR âri. [μετρέω, ἐπαυλέω, καταυλέω, φορμίζω, ῥυθμίζω] Ad modos aut modulos aliquid facere, vt Metiri. […] 🗁 Page Scan
MŎDŬLOR Copy link ⓘmŏdŭlāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mŏdŭlātē: adverbial (dep) MŎDŬLOR ↗Open in new tab (modulor)
modulate Copy link • modulate: Phr.: to m. the voice, vocem flectere, Quint. 4, 2, 39: cf. id. 11, 3, 41, sonum pronuntiando flectere. (N.B.--Not modulor in this sense: cf. Quint. 9, 4, 31, which passage shows that it denotes the musical arrangement of words, not a manner of speaking them).