genu

genū, ūs, n.: a knee, 1.320, et al. (γόνυ)

gĕnu, ūs, n. (also nom. sing. gĕnum, n., Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 5, 44; and gĕ-nus, m., Lucil. ap. Non. 207, 28; gen. sing. genuis; dat. genui, genu, Mart. Cap. 3, § 293. —In neutr., nom. and acc. sing. genus, Cic. Arat. 45; 46; 399; 403; plur. gēnu͜ă, as a dissyllable, Carey's Lat. Prosody, § 47; Verg. A. 5, 432; 12, 905; gen. plur. genuorum, Vitr. 9, 6 dub.; dat. plur. genubus, Sen. Thyest. 406; Hippol. 667; Mart. Cap. 3, § 293; but usu. genibus, Curt. 10, 5, 24; Tac. A. 12, 18; Liv. 44, 31 fin.; Ov. M. 13, 585) [kindr. with Sanscr. jānu; Gr. γόνυ; Goth. kniu; Germ. Knie; Engl. knee], the knee.

• I Lit.: meus est ballista pugnus, cubitus catapulta est mihi, Umerus aries: tum genu ut quemque icero, ad terram dabo, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 17 (797): hujus genus, Cic. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 22: fine genus vestem ritu succincta Dianae, Ov. M. 10, 536: per aquam ferme genus tenus altam, Liv. 44, 40, 8 Drak. N. cr.: in ipsa genus utriusque commissura, knee-joint, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: sedatis tibi doloribus genus, Fronto Ep. p. 134 Rom.: dolorem genus suscitare, id. ib. p. 138: ne quem in cursu capite aut cubito offendam aut genu, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 3 (282): genu mehercule M. Antonium vidi, cum contente pro se ipse lege Varia diceret, terram tangere, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: genua inediā succidunt, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 30 (309): dumque virent genua, Hor. Epod. 13, 4: genuum junctura, knee-joint, Ov. M. 2, 823: genuumque tumebat orbis, knee-pan, id. ib. 8, 809: ad genua accidere, Enn. ap. Non. 517, 16 (Com. Rel. v. 9 Vahl.): procidere, Sen. Contr. 7, 17, 12: ad genua se alicui submittere, Suet. Tib. 20; cf.: genua amplexus genibusque volutans Haerebat, Verg. A. 3, 607: atqui pol hodie non feres, ni genua confricantur, i. e. be clasped in earnest entreaty, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 80 (670); so, fricare, ib. 88 (678): nunc tibi amplectimur genua egentes opum, id. Rud. 1, 5, 16 (274); cf.: exurgite a genibus, id. ib. v. 22 (280): advolvi, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 311; Tac. A. 1, 13 fin.; 6, 49; 15, 71; for which: genibus se advolvere or advolvi, Liv. 8, 37 fin.; 28, 34, 4; Vell. 2, 80 fin.: nixi genibus ab senatu petierunt, ne, etc., Liv. 43, 2, 2: muta metu terram genibus summissa petebat, Lucr. 1, 92: corde et genibus tremit, Hor. C. 1, 23, 8: jus imperiumque Phraates Caesaris accepit genibus minor, i. e. kneeling, beseeching, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; Vulg. Phil. 2, 10 saep.: genu ponere, to bow the knee, Curt. 4, 6, 28; so, alicui, id. 8, 7, 13: genu flectere, Hier. in. Eph. 3, 14: inflexo genu adorare aliquem, Sen. Herc. Fur. 410: nixi genibus, on bended knees, Liv. 43, 2, 2: per tua genua te opsecro, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 31 (629): genua incerare deorum, i. e. to attach to the statues of the gods wax tablets with prayers written on them, Juv. 10, 55.—
• II Transf., of plants, a knot, joint, usually called geniculum: a genibus (ferulae) exeuntia folia, Plin. 13, 22, 42, § 123.

genu, ūs, n. (γόνυ), das Knie, I) eig.: genuum orbis, die Kniescheibe, Ov.: per genua reptatio, Quint. – genu dextrum, Cic. poët. u. Suet.: laevum, Cic. poët.: tremulum, Sen. poët.: fine genus (bis ans Kn.) vestem succincta, Ov.: aqua ferme genus tenus alta, Liv.: stagnum altitudine genua non excedens, Plin.: alibi umbilico tenus aqua erat, alibi genua vix superavit, Liv. – genu nixus, Ov. u. Suet.: flexus genu, Tac.: obnixo genu scuto (das Kn. gegen den Sch. gestemmt), Nep. – accĭdere genibus alcis, Liv.: advolvi genua patrum, Tac.: provolvi genibus alcis, Tac.: alci od. alcis ad genua procumbere, Petron. u. Eutr.: submittere alci se ad genua, Suet.: attingere alcis genu, Liv.: amplecti od. complecti alcis genua, Petron. u. Sen.: comprehendere alcis genua, Petron.: genu ponere, das Knie beugen, Sen. rhet., Ov. u.a.: flexum genu submittere, Ov.: sponte genu submittere, Curt.: submissis genibus orare alqm, ut etc., Lact.: linqui animo et submitti genu coepit, in die Knie zu sinken, Curt. (u. so submissa genibus, in die Knie gesunken), Lucr. – alqm ad genua admittere, zum Fußfall lassen, Suet. – subito genua intremuēre timore, Ov.: signo pugnae dato ferocissimo militi paulum genua tremuerunt, Sen. – II) übtr., der Knoten an einer Pflanze, genua ferulae, Plin. 13, 123. – ➳ Genet. Sing. genuis, Dat. genui u. genu, Mart. Cap. 3. § 293: Genet. Plur. genuorum, Vitr. 9, 4, 1: Dat. Plur. genubus, Sen. Thyest. 436. Mart. Cap. 3. § 293. – genua, zweisilbig gemessen, Verg. Aen. 5, 432 u. ö. – Nom. sing. masc. genus, Lucil. 162: Acc. sing. neutr. genus, Cic. Arat. 45 sq. u.a. Ov. phaen. bei Prob. ad Verg. georg. 1, 138: Nom. sing. genum, Fronto ad Marc. Caes. 5, 44 (59) in. Vgl. Georges Lexik. der lat. Wortf. S. 299.

genu [CL] 1 knee; b (bent in respect or supplication); c (fig); d (w. ref. to animal). molestia ~u tumentis oppressus Bede CuthbP 2; barbam usque ad ~ua ‥ habent Lib. Monstr. I 18; 9‥ ~ua, cneowa WW; Wulf. Swith. I 206 (v. gena 1a); ad ~ua [abbatis] se flectat et osculetur Lanfr. Const. 141; jejunium infirmavit ~ua mea Anselm Misc. 340; R. Cold. Cuthb. 48 (v. exitus 3b); ~ua secundum Ysid. [cf. Eytm. XI 1. 108] conjunctiones sunt femorum et crurium ‥; nervosa sunt ne de facili crura a superioribus separentur Bart. Angl. V 52; 12‥ super jenua sua (v. flectere 1c); 1297 conculcaverunt Eliciam ‥ cum †clevibus [MS prob.: genibus] suis injuste CourtR Hales I 369; hoc ~u, A. a kne WW.  b fixis genibus Aldh. VirgV 1524, etc. (v. 1 figere 5a); flectens ~ua orabat V. Cuthb. II 3; Bede Hom. II 16. 188, etc. (v. curvare 1c); ad sanctum ‥ patrem / accessit, flexoque genu rogat Wulf. Swith. II 1156; tota die uniformiter genuflexus aut ~u progressus implorabat ‥ salutis munus V. Kenelmi B f. 82vb; a pueris cantetur antiphona ‥ in fine ~ua flectentibus Lanfr. Const. 102; precorque cernuis flexisque genubus / ut juvent miserum Gauterum precibus Walt. Wimb. Palpo 157; prosterne ~ua [ME: cneon] ad terram et erige baculum crucis AncrR 109; s1387 cum ‥ intrassent in atrium videntes regem flexis ~ibus salutaverunt eum Knighton Cont. II 248 (cf. ib.: genuflexo adoraverunt eum).  c submissis mentis ~ibus Anselm (Ep. 193) IV 83; 1283 flexis nostri cordis ~ibus Peckham Ep. 469; 1380 flexis cordis ~ibus ‥ deprecor FormOx 327.  d cor mihi sub genibus Aldh. Aen. 34 (Locusta) 4; Gir. Galf. IV 10 (v. grus 1a). 2 (degree of) consanguinity, ‘joint’ (AS cneow; cf. Pollock & Maitland Hist. Eng. Law II 307). Cf. 2 geniculum 2. infra sextum ~u GAS 291 (v. 2 geniculum 2); non pertinent alii cognationi pecunia ista nisi illis qui sunt intra cneoþe, id est ~u Ib. 393; rex fuit Redwaldus a Wodenio ‥ decimum ~u nactus W. Malm. GR I 97; qui tertium gradum cognationis vel quartum computant ‥ centesimum ~u numerare nesciunt J. Furness Walth. 43; s1303 regis ‥ Francie consanguinitas et cognacio tacta est usque in ~u septimum igne sacro Rish. 222.

gĕnu, (9) ūs, n. (cf. γόνυ), genou : genu terram tangere Cic. Tusc. 2, 57, toucher la terre du genou ; genuum orbis Ov. M. 8, 809, la rotule ; genua advolvi Tac. Ann. 1, 13 ; genibus advolvi Liv. 28, 34, 4 ou se advolvere Liv. 8, 37, 9, se jeter aux genoux de qqn || nœud [dʼune tige] : Plin. 13, 123.

➳ autres formes : genum n. , Fronto Ep. ad M. Cæs. 5, 44 ; genus n. , Cic. Arat. 34, 46 ; 399 ; 403 ; genus m. , Lucil. d. Non. 207, 28 || gén. sing. genuis ; dat. genui et genu : Capel. 3, 293.

genu . n. indecl. genua, uum. plur.
膝頭。 E genibus repellere 擯之。不許見。In genua procumbere 跪下。屈膝。Genua ei ponere 向彼跪。Genua flectere vel inclinare 跪。 De genu pugnat 跪而爭。Genua ejus advolvi 向彼叩首。Genubus pro Genibus.

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genū ūs (gen.genū, O.; plur.genua, disyl.V.), n

• cf. γόνυ, a knee: Fine genūs vestem succincta, O.: aquam genūs tenus alta, L.: genu terram tangere: dumque virent genua, H.: genuum iunctura, knee-joint, O.: genuum orbis, knee-pan, O.: ad genua accidit, T.: genua amplexus, V.: nixi genibus, on their knees, L.: genibus minor, i. e. kneeling, H.: genua incerare deorum, i. e. place tablets with prayers, Iu.