effetus

effētus, a, um: adj. (ex and fētus, productive), no longer producing; exhausted, 5.396; incapable (w. gen.), 7.440.

ef-fētus (not effoetus), a, um, adj., that has brought forth young, that has laid eggs (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

• I Lit. (mostly in Col.): cum effetae loca genitalia tumebunt, Col. 7, 7, 4; 7, 12, 11; 9, 1, 7.—Poet.: simul effetas linquunt examina ceras, Luc. 9, 285.—
• II Meton. (causa pro effectu).
• • A Exhausted, worn out by bearing: aliquae (gallinae) in tantum, ut effetae moriantur, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; cf. Sall. C. 53, 5.—
  • B Transf., in gen., exhausted, worn out: tellus, * Lucr. 2, 1150; cf.: effetum et defatigatum solum, Col. praef. § 1: natura (with lassa), Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 1: tauri senio effeti, Col. 6, 24, 1: corpus, * Cic. de Sen. 9, 29; cf. vires (corporis), Verg. A. 5, 396: spes, i. e. vain, delusive, Val. Fl. 4, 380.—Poet.: verique effeta senectus, incapacitated for truth, Verg. A. 7, 440 (cf.: Vana veri, id. ib. 10, 630).— Comp.: oratio effetior, Ap. Flor. p. 366.— Sup. and adv. do not occur.

effētus, a, um (ex u. fetus), I) was geboren (geheckt, geworfen, gelegt) hat (Ggstz. fetus), capra, Col. 7, 7, 4: canis, Col. 7, 12. § 11 u. 13: gallina, Col. 8, 5, 15: pecudes (Ggstz. fetae), Col. 9, 1, 7. – II) meton.: A) durch vieles Gebären (Hecken, Werfen, Legen) geschwächt, uxor iam propemodum vetula et effeta, Apul. apol. 76: mulieres effetae, Hieron.: gallina, Plin. 10, 146. – B) übtr., übh. entkräftet, kraftlos, geschwächt, schwach, erschöpft, corpus, Cic.: vires, Verg.: agri, Verg.: solum, humus, Col.: cerae, die entkräfteten (= vom Honig entleerten) Waben, Lucan. – m. Abl. (durch, an), innumeris effetus laniger annis, Ov.: taurus senio effetus, Col.: saeclis effeta senectus, Verg.: terra effeta calore, Lucr.: ars ista argumentis effetior, Apul. de deo Socr. prol. extr. – m. Genet., rusticus laboris sui effetus, Ambros. in Luc. 8. § 4: effeta veri senectus, unempfänglich für Wahrheit, Verg. Aen. 7, 440 u. 452.

effetus [CL] , worn out, exhausted (also as sb.). ~a voluntate Aldh. VirgP 50 (v. efficere 2b); ~a mulier, frequenti partu fatigata GlC E 69; ~um, †ontudri[? l. ortudri] Ib. 73; 798 Entellus [cf. Verg. Aen. V 387–484] ‥ ~o corpore ‥ caestus deposuit suos Alcuin Ep. 145; ~o, i. sine foetu, ebetato, debilitato, evacuato, exinanito, ortydre GlH E 95; quod ~us de ~a potest generare contra naturam est R. Melun Paul. 79; effeta senectus H. Avr. CG f. 8. 15 (v. ephphetha).

effētus, (12) a, um (ex, fetus), qui a mis bas : Col. Rust. 7, 7, 4 ; 7, 12, 11 || épuisé par lʼenfantement, qui ne peut plus avoir dʼenfants : Apul. Apol. 76 ; Plin. 10, 146 || [fig.] fatigué, épuisé, languissant : effeta tellus Lucr. 2, 1150, terre épuisée ; effetum corpus Cic. CM 29, corps épuisé [par les excès]; effeta veri Virg. En. 7, 440, qui nʼa plus la force dʼatteindre au vrai || effetior Apul. Socr. prol. 5

effetus . v. effoetus.


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effētus adj.

• ex + fetus, past bearing, exhausted, worn out: aetas parentum, S.: corpus: vires, V.: saeclis senectus, V.: viri senectus, undiscerning of truth, V.