Logeion | geminus

geminum edidit partum
she bore twins

geminus , a, um: (adj.), twin, 1.274, et al.; twofold, 6.203; double, two, 4.470; pl., geminī, ae, a, twin, 2.500; two, 1.162.

gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin- (class.).

I Lit.
- A Adj.: tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123 (718): filios parere, id. Am. 5, 1, 36 (1088): C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati, twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46; v. frater: sorores, Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.: soror gemina germana, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30 (383): pueri, Verg. A. 8, 631: proles, id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.): partus, Liv. 1, 4, 2: Castor, i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf. Pollux, Hor. C. 3, 29, 64: nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo, i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147: fratres, Amphion atque Zethus, id. Ep. 1, 18, 41: Quirini, i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49 (825).—
- B Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins: Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt ... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc., Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.: geminorum formas esse similes, id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts: (asina) raro geminos parit, Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—
- - 2 In partic.
  - - a Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux; acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules), Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—
    - b Acc. to the Gr. δίδυμοι, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm.16, 7.—
II Transf.
- A In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo: gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri, Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.: ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias, Ter. And. 675: et tripodes gemini, Verg. A. 9, 265: cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius), Cic. Sest. 38, 82: sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc., Verg. A. 6, 894: scopuli, id. ib. 1, 162; cf.: vos, geminae voragines rei publicae, Cic. Pis. 18, 41: huc geminas nunc flecte acies, your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788: tempora, id. ib. 5, 416: nares, id. G. 4, 300: cornua (Eridani), id. ib. 4, 371: manus, Mart. 10, 10, 10: pedes, Ov. F. 2, 154; for which: pes, id. A. A. 2, 644: geminae (vites), Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which: gemellae vites, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21): aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae, double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.: geminis vocalibus, Quint. 1, 7, 14: M gemina, id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.: corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish), Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman; or else as Egyptian and Greek), Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090; 3376 al. (for which: gemella legio, Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—
- B Resembling, similar, like, as twins: VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.: Dolabella et Antonius ... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par, a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92: par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia, Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55: quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis, twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.: ambobus geminus cupido laudis, Sil. 4, 99.

geminus, a, um (viell. v. geno = gigno), doppelt der Geburt nach, zugleich geboren, Zwilling, I) eig.: pueri, Verg.: proles, Verg.: fratres gemini u. bl. gemini, Cic.: geminus frater, Plaut.: frater germanus geminus, leiblicher Zwillingsbruder, Plaut.: dah. Gemini, die Zwillinge, ein Gestirn, Varro u. Plin.: Castor, Ov., od. Pollux, Hor., Kastor u. Pollux: von einem Zwillingsbruder, geminissumus, Plaut. Pers. 830. – v. Lebl., gemini, griech. δίδυμοι, die Hoden, Solin. u. Amm. – II) übtr.: A) übh. doppelt, a) doppeltgestaltet, Chiron, Zentaur, halb Mensch u. halb Pferd, Ov.: Cecrops, halb Grieche u. halb Ägypter, Ov. – b) doppelt = zweifach, zwei, nuptiae, Ter.: lumen, Cic.: portae, Verg.: Ianus, Vell.: legio, Doppellegion (= aus zwei Legionen gebildete), Inscr. – od. = beide, pes, Ov.: pedes, Ov.: acies,Verg. – B) wie Zwillinge ähnlich, gleich, geminus et simillimus nequitiā, Cic.: audacia, Cic.: quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo, der Zwillingsbruder der Buchstabenschrift, gleichs. eine zweite B., Cic.: illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, gleich, gemeinsam, Cic.

1 geminus [CL] 1 twin-born; b (as sb.); c (fig.). d (astr.) Gemini. scribunt ‥ ~os Alloidas ‥ immensae corporum magnitudinis fuisse ‥ Lib. Monstr. I 55; Eois gemini versantur in oris / Saxonum de gente viri Wulf. Swith. I 1596; ~am prolem Gualerannum et Rodbertum ‥ enixa est Ord. Vit. XI 6 p. 191; geminas ‥ sorores Garl. Tri. Eccl. 118 (v. geminare 5). b 9‥ e ~is, of getwinnum WW. c duos ‥ monachos qui religione ~aque scientia pollebant Ord. Vit. III 12 p. 127 (cf. ib. XI 30 p. 271: ~aque scientia tam in divinis quam humanis dogmatibus ‥ imbutus est). d tertium ~orum [signum] a parte signiferi quam sol in medio Maii [tenet] oriri incipit Bede TR 16; 798 decima hora diei [sol] intrat in ~os; et exiet de ~is septima hora plena noctis Alcuin Ep. 148; Junius et Geminis concordat tempore tardis Kal. M. A. I 407; sol ‥ transit ‥ de Tauro in ~is Byrht. V. Osw. 443; rutilus Titan sullimes ~os peragrabat Ord. Vit. X 10 p. 57; ~orum ortus Adel. Elk. 25; tercia pars vocatur ~i, quia ibi est disposicio stellarum in forma duorum juvenum gemellorum Bacon V 14. 2 (pl.) two together, pair (of). b (as sb. m.) testicles. c (sg.) a second, like. geminas per somnia ‥ / ‥ vidit ‥ puellas Aldh. VirgV 715; Id. Aen. 35 (v. duplicare 2c); a795 ~is caritatis ‥ et castitatis pennis ad alta ‥ regna transvolet Alcuin Ep. 36; 799 ~a scripta, quorum unum ‥ aliud ‥ Ib. 171; cui clausit geminas ‥ caligo fenestras / et nox in tantum crevit per claustra genarum Wulf. Swith. I 1500; cantores gemini resonant haec verba Trop. Wint. 54; ~a promontorii cacumina Gir. IK I 2. b orbatus est Remelinus ~is et lumine Map NC IV 15 f. 56; abbas qui monachum mittit ad curiam / ‥ / huic prius geminos abscidat quoniam / castrati proni sunt ad avaritiam Ps.-Map 169. c de sole rutilo sol alter oritur / sic mundo geminus sol superfunditur Walt. Wimb. Carm. 43. 3 twofold, double. b ambidextrous. c (w. lingua) forked. d (of monster) of composite form or (?) Siamese twin. triumphantis Christi victoria et Silvestri certantis castimonia ~ae laudis praeconio crebrescunt Aldh. VirgP 58; 9‥ ~um, twifalde WW; Anglum tum gemina fulgebat lampade regnum Frith. 529; ~a difficultate coangustamur: hic ‥ honorifice ‥ remorari nequimus, nec in Gallias remeare ‥ valemus Ord. Vit. X 12 p. 74; [SS. Michael et Wereburga] susceperunt asservandas portas ~as [i. e. S. & N. gates respectively] Lucian Chester 60; c1235 ~a falx Cust. Waltham 213; o frater et o domine, [Jhesu] nature gigas gemine J. Howd. Cyth. 46. 2; tales proposiciones [e. g. ‘nemo potest dicere ‥ Deum non esse’] licet videantur sophistis esse negative propter ~am negacionem, tamen sunt de facto affirmative Wycl. Ver. II 127. b vir ~us [cf. Jud. xx 16] ab adolescentia sua utraque manu ut dextra utens J. Bury Glad. Sal. 572. c sic raritatem poetarum faciunt ~e lingue obtrectatorum Map NC V 1 f. 59. d sicut monstrum quod est homo ~us, et a diaphragmate versus superius habet hominem ejus partem Wycl. Incarn. 212.

2 geminus v. 2 genuinus

1 gĕmĭnus, (9) a, um, ¶ 1 jumeau, jumelle : C. et L. Fabricii gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati Cic. Clu. 46, C. et L. Fabricius étaient deux frères jumeaux du municipe dʼAlétrium ; soror gemina Pl. Mil. 383, sœur jumelle ; geminus Castor Ov. Ars 1, 746 ; geminus Pollux Hor. O. 3, 29, 64, Castor et Pollux || [fig.] memoria est gemina litteraturæ Cic. Part. 26, la mémoire est sœur jumelle de lʼécriture ¶ 2 double, qui fait le couple (la paire) : geminum lucernæ lumen Cic. Div. 2, 120, double lumière dʼune lampe ; vos, geminæ voragines scopulique rei publicæ Cic. Pis. 41, vous, les deux gouffres, les deux écueils de lʼÉtat || qui réunit deux natures [comme un Centaure] : gemini Chironis antrum Ov. M. 2, 630, lʼantre de Chiron au double corps [moitié homme, moitié cheval] ¶ 3 semblable, qui va de pair avec : consors in furtis geminus Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 155, complice bien assorti de tes rapines ; geminum in scelere par Cic. Phil. 11, 2, couple bien assorti de scélérats, cf. Amer. 118 || geminissimus Pl. Pers. 830.

geminus I. adj. a, um

1. tweeling- [filii; sorores; fratres; proles tweelingskinderen];
2. dubbel, tweevoudig, beide [portae; nares; pedes; nuptiae; sidus sterrenpaar; Arcti Grote en Kleine Beer; legio X];
3. (Ov.) uit twee gestalten bestaand [Centauri];
4. (als tweelingen) gelijkend, gelijk, identiek [audacia; cupido laudis]; II. subst. ī m
1. tweeling, tweelingbroer; gemini Castor en Pollux (ook als sterrenbeeld);
2. plur. (Laatl.) testikels.

geminus , a, um. adj. s.
重複。雙者。 — frater 雙生。 Pennis geminis aera secare 以一雙翅開空氣。Gemini fratres 雙生昆弟。Geminum nomen 雙名。Partum geminum edere 一產二子。Gemina audacia 大胆同埒。Gemini 申宮星。

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geminus adj.,

born together, twin-born, twin-: fratres: sorores, H.: pueri, V.: partus, L.: Nec gemino bellum orditur ab ovo, i. e. the two eggs laid by Leda as a swan, H.: Quirini, Iu.—Plurm. as subst, twins: geminorum formae: quoniam gemini essent, L.—Paired, double, twofold, both, two: lucernae lumen: nuptiae, T.: Somni portae, V.: voragines rei p.: acies, eyes, V.: cruor, i. e. two deaths, O.: Chiron, of two natures (a centaur), O.: Cecrops, i. e. half Greek, half Egyptian, O.: geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double, Iu.— Resembling, similar, like: nequitiā: Dolabella et Antonius, geminum in scelere par: illud consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, common.

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