pŏlus Copy link Outline I. Lit., the end of an axis, a poleII. Transf.A. The polar star, Vitr. 9, 6 fin.—B. The heavens, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 14 ... ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg • pŏlus, i, m., = πόλος. I. Lit., the end of an axis, a pole (poet. and postAug.): terra a verticibus duobus, quos appellaverunt polos, centrum caeli est, nec non Signiferi oblique inter eos siti, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63; 2, 70, 71, § 179; Ov. M. 2, 75; id. P. 2, 7, 64: polus glacialis, the north pole, id. M. 2, 173; or, gelidus, id. H. 18, 152; also absol., the north pole, id. Tr. 4, 3, 15: polus australis, id. M. 2, 131; or, austrinus, the south pole, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 56.— II. Transf. A. The polar star, Vitr. 9, 6 fin.— B. The heavens, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 14 (Trag. Rel. p. 190 Rib.); Verg. A. 3, 586; 5, 721; Hor. C. 1, 28, 6; 3, 29, 44; id. Epod. 17, 77; Val. Fl. 1, 622: immensi parva figura poli, Ov. F. 6, 278.
Pŏlus Copy link ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg • Pŏlus, i, m., a celebrated Greek tragic actor, Gell. 7, 5, 2.
pŏlus Copy link Outline 1 pôle [du monde] : || le Nord : || l'étoile polaire : ...2 le ciel : . ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg • 1 pŏlus, ī, m. (πόλος), 1. pôle [du monde] : Plin. 2, 63 ; Ov. M. 2, 75 || le Nord : Ov. M. 2, 173 ; Tr. 4, 3, 15 || l'étoile polaire : Vitr. Arch. 9, 6, 6 2. le ciel : Acc. Tr. 190 ; Virg. En. 3, 586 ; Hor. O. 1, 28, 6.
Pōlus Copy link ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg • 2 Pōlus, ī, m., nom d'un célèbre acteur grec : Gell. 7, 5, 2.
polus Copy link ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg POLVS [1] i. m. [πόλος] Quasi Caeli cardo, et Vertex. […] 🗁 Page Scan
PŎLUS Copy link ⓘpŏle: masc voc sgPŏle: masc voc sg (pers_name) · masc voc sg PŎLUS ↗Open in new tab (polus)
pole Copy link Outline I. A long staff1. asser, ĕris, m.2. contus (esp. a punting-p.)3. pertĭca (any longish stick)4. longūrius (a long p.)II. Of the earth • pole: I. A long staff: 1. asser, ĕris, m.: esp. of the poles used to carry a litter: Suet. Cal. 58: Juv. Dimin. assercŭlus (a short p.): Cato: Col. 2. contus (esp. a punting-p.): Virg. Aen. 6, 302: in gen. sense, to carry heads stuck on p.s, praefixa contis capita gestare, Tac. H. 1, 44. 3. pertĭca (any longish stick): used for beating asses, Pl. As. 3, 2, 43; for knocking down fruit from trees, Plin. 15, 3, 3; for measuring, Prop. 4. longūrius (a long p.): scythes fastened to long p.s, falces affixae longuriis, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: Varr. II. Of the earth: pŏlus: Plin. 2, 15, 13 (vertices duo quos appellaverunt polos): the icy (northern) p., glacialis p., Ov. M. 2, 173. In same sense also, axis: Lucan 8, 175. (In non-scientific lang., vertex may be used: cf. Virg. G. 1, 242, hic nobis vertex semper sublimis, etc.: also Plin. l. c.) The celestial p., cardo coeli, Varr. R. R. 1. 2, ad init.: called also, cardo mundi, Plin. 4, 12, 26 § 89.
POLE Copy link • POLEOf the earth, axis; cardo (☞ polus and vertex are poetical). The south pole, axis meridianus: the north pole, axis septemtrionalis. A long staff, pertica (general term): contus (for pushing): vectis (for lifting).