Logeion | amnis

rapidus amnis
a rapid river

amnis , is, m.: flowing water; a river, freq.; stream, 4.164; water, 12.417; amnis Eumenidum, the Cocytus, 6.374.

amnis, is, m. (fem., Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 18 (859); Naev. and Att. ap. Non. 191, 33; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 9; cf. Prisc. pp. 652 and 658 P.; Rudd. I. p. 26, n. 37; Schneid. Gram. 2, 98; abl. regularly amne; but freq. amni in the poets, Verg. G. 1, 203; 3, 447; Hor. S. 1, 10, 62; Col. R. R. 10, 136; also in prose, Liv. 21, 5; 21, 27 al.; cf. Prisc. p. 766; Rhem. Pal. 1374 P.; Rudd. I. p. 85, n. 85) [qs. for apnis from Sanscr. ap = water; n. plur. āpas. Van.; v. aqua], orig., any broad and deep-flowing, rapid water; a stream, torrent, river (hence, esp. in the poets, sometimes for a rapidly-flowing stream or a torrent rushing down from a mountain = torrens; sometimes for a large river, opp. fluvius (a common river); sometimes also for the ocean as flowing round the land; it most nearly corresponds with our stream; in prose not often used before the histt. of the Aug. per.; in Cic. only in Aratus and in his more elevated prose; never in his Epistt.).

I Lit.: acervos altā in amni, Att., Trag. Rel. p. 178 Rib.: apud abundantem antiquam amnem et rapidas undas Inachi, Att. ap. Non. 192, 4 (Trag. Rel. p. 175 Rib.): Sic quasi amnis celeris rapit, sed tamen inflexu flectitur, Naev. Trag. Rel. p. 12 Rib.; Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 15 (629): molibus incurrit validis cum viribus amnis, Lucr. 1, 288 (v. the whole magnificent description, 1, 282- 290): Nilus unicus in terris, Aegypti totius amnis, id. 6, 714: ruunt de montibus amnes, Verg. A. 4, 164: amnes magnitudinis vastae, Sen. Q. N. 3, 19.—Also in distinction from the sea: cum pontus et amnes cuncti invicem commeant, Sen. Q. N. 4, 2.—On the contr. of the ocean, acc. to the Gr. Ὠκεανὸς ποταμός (Hom. Od. 11, 639): Oceani amnis, the ocean-stream, Verg. G. 4, 233: quā fluitantibus undis Solis anhelantes abluit amnis equos, Tib. 2, 5, 60: Nox Mundum caeruleo laverat amne rotas, id. 3, 4, 18 al.—
II Transf.
- A Poet., of the constellation Eridanus: Eridanum cernes funestum magnis cum viribus amnem, Cic. Arat. 145 (as a transl. of the Gr. λείψανον Ἠριδανοῖο, πολυκλαύστου ποταμοῖο, Arat. Phaenom. 360): Scorpios exoriens cum clarus fugerit amnis, Germanic. Arat. 648; cf. id. ib. 362. —
- B Also poet. and in post-class. prose, any thing flowing, liquid, Verg. A. 12, 417; 7, 465: amnis musti, Pall. 11, 14, 18.—
- C Of a writer, whose eloquence is thus compared to a flowing stream (v. flumen, II. B. and fluo, II. 2. B. 1.): alter (Herodotus) sine ullis salebris quasi sedatus amnis (i. e. a noiseless stream flowing on in majestic size and fulness) fluit; alter (Thucydides) incitatior fertur, Cic. Or. 12, 39.—
- D Like flumen, as abstr., a current, stream: secundo amni, down or with the stream, Verg. G. 3, 447: adverso amne, up the stream, Curt. 10, 1 al.

amnis, is, m. (vgl. altind. abann »Fluß«, cymr. afon), eig. jedes Gewässer, insbes. ein größeres, der Strom, schiffbar u. unmittelbar ins Meer fließend (hingegen fluvius u. flumen = ein gewöhnl. Fluß), Oxus amnis, Lycus amnis, Curt.: ostium amnis, Liv.: ripa amnis, Vulg.: iusti cursus amnis, Liv.: amnis navium patiens, Liv.: oblivionis amnis (= Lethe), Lact.: amnis Alpinus, Liv.: amnis piscosus, Ov.: amnis perennis, Cic. u. Liv.: amnis inflatus aquis u. bl. inflatus, Liv.: amnis rapidus, Hor. u. Sen. rhet.: amnis placidus, Plin. ep.: violentus, Liv.: vastus, Sen.: verticosus, Liv.: non tenuis rivulus, sed abundantissimus amnis, Cic.: ut flumina in contrarias partes fluxerint atque in amnes mare influxerit, Cic. – poet., v. Sternbild des Eridanus als Stromgott, Caes. Germ. Arat. 648; vgl. Cic. Arat. 145 sq. – poet. wie flumen (abstr.) = die Strömung, der Strom, prono amni, Verg.: secundo amne, stromabwärts, Verg.: adverso amne, stromaufwärts, Curt. – poet. von den Strömungen des Ozeans, mit u. ohne Oceani (wie Ὠκεανος ποταμός, Hom.), Verg. u. Tibull. (vgl. Broukh. Tibull. 3, 5, 62). – poet. vom Waldstrom, Gießbach, Wildbach, ruunt de montibus amnes, Verg.: sowie v. kleinern Flüssen, Nebenflüssen, Bächen, quietos irritat amnes, Hor.: Liris taciturnus amnis. Hor. – poet. »Wasserstrom« für »Wasser«, Verg. Aen. 7, 465 u. 12, 417: spätlat. für »Flüssigkeit« übh., amnis musti, Pallad. 11, 14, 18. – ➳ a) Abl. Sing. gew. amne; doch auch (selbst bei Cic. u. Liv.) amni, s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ Bd. 1. S. 335 u. 336. – b) vorklass. als fem., Plaut. merc. 859. (u.a. Altlateiner b. Non. 191 sq.). Varr. sat. Men. 415. Varr. r.r. 3, 5, 9. Vgl. Serv. Verg. Aen. 9, 124 u. 469. Paul. ex Fest. 61, 7.

1 amnis [CL] , river. b water. ceu viridis lentescit papirus amne Aldh. VirgV 1219; mansio ‥ ab ecclesia ‥ interfluente Tino ~e separata Bede HE V 2; transire per amnem G. Amiens Hast. 353; militem ‥ ~is impetuosi violentia raptum ad ima Gir. EH II 7; 1516 operantibus super ampnem molendini Ac. Durh. 664. b antempne sunt corde quasi ante ~em [gl.: eve, i. aquam] posite Neckam Ut. 115; sperso signatur presulis amne / mersio baptismi triplex Garl. Myst. Eccl. 107 (cf. ib. 319).

2 †amnis , (?) , or f. l. antequam [apes] a meo alveo †vel ~e[? l. velamine] includantur Fleta 175.

amnis, (7) is, m. , ¶ 1 cours dʼeau rapide, fleuve [au fort courant] : Lucr. 1, 288 ; Cic. Div. 1, 38 ; Or. 39, etc. || rivière : Cic. Nat. 2, 68 ; Fam. 7, 20, 1 || torrent : Virg. En. 4, 164 ¶ 2 courant : secundo amni Virg. G. 3, 447, en suivant le courant [en aval] ; adverso amne Curt. 10, 1, 16, contre le courant [en amont] ; Oceani amnes Virg. G. 4, 233, les courants de lʼOcéan [fleuve pour les anciens] ¶ 3 [poét.] eau : Virg. En. 7, 465 ; 12, 417 ¶ 4 [poét.] constellation de lʼÉridan : Cic. Arat. 34, 145.

➳ genre fém. dans Pl. Merc. 859 ; Varro Men. 415 ; R. 3, 5, 9 || abl. amne et amni.

amnis, is m (preklass. ook f) (abl. amne, poët. ook amni)

1. stroom [piscosus; rapidus; placidus]; (poët. ook) riviergod;
2. stroming; ➤ secundo amne stroomafwaarts, adverso amne stroomopwaarts;
3. riviertje, beek, bergbeek; ➤ ruunt de montibus amnes;
4. (poët.) water(massa).

amnis , is. m. f.
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amnis is (abl.amne or amnī, V., H., L.), m

3 AC-, AP-, a river: Tiberinus, L.: si amnes exaruissent: navium patiens, L.: taciturnus, H.: secundo amni, down-stream, V.—Fig.: abundantissimus amnis artium.—Poet., a torrent: ruunt de montibus amnes, V.: Oceani amnis, the oceanstream, V.—Of water in vessels: aquai Fumidus amnis, the stream, V.: fusus, V.— A river-god: Convocat amnīs, O.: domus magni Amnis, O.

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