germanitas

germānĭtas, ātis, f. [1. germanus], the relation between brothers and sisters, brotherhood, sisterhood.

• I Lit.: moveant te horum lacrimae, moveat pietas, moveat germanitas, Cic. Lig. 11, 33: subituram vobis aliquando germanitatis memoriam (between Perseus and Demetrius as sons of Philip), Liv. 40, 8, 10: nexus germanitatis, the bond of sisterhood, Ap. Met. 2, 3, 6; cf.: inter Judam et Israël, brotherhood, amity, Vulg. Zech. 11, 14.—
• II Transf.
• • A The relationship of the inhabitants of cities which are colonies of one mother-city: ab ea germanitate fraternam sibi cum iis caritatem esse, Liv. 37, 56, 7.—
  • B Of inanim. and abstr. things, a union, resemblance, similarity: unde nomen ambobus (Bosporis) et jam quaedam in dissociatione germanitas concors, Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 2: malorum, id. 15, 14, 15, § 51: vini, id. 14, 6, 8, § 59: digitorum, speciosa germanitas, of the toes, Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 8.—
  • C A sister: germanitatis stupra, Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42; Ap. Met. 5, 27, 17.

germānitās, ātis, f. (germanus), I) die Verbindung zwischen Geschwistern, die Brüderschaft, Schwesterschaft, Cic. u. Liv.: nexus germanitatis, schwesterliches Band, Apul. – meton., a) das Brüderpaar, sic Thebanorum germ. rupta (entzweit), Cypr. quod idol. etc. 8. – b) die leibliche Schwester, Apul. met. 5, 27. – II) übtr.: a) v. Städten, die von einer u. derselben Stadt ihren Ursprung haben, fraterna, die Verbrüderung, Liv. 37, 56, 7. – b) v. Dingen, eine fast geschwisterliche Verbindung, eine (verwandtschaftliche) Ähnlichkeit zwischen zwei Äpfeln, die an einem Stiele wachsen, Plin.: vini, zwischen Weinen, Plin.: haec eorum (digitorum, Fußzehen) speciosa germ., Lact. de opif. dei 13, 8.

germanitas [CL] 1 relationship between siblings, brotherhood; b (fig.). c fraternal pair. perfido ‥ fratre inextricabile ~atis vinculum ‥ rumpente Aldh. VirgP 54; ~atis jura Id. Met. 2; magnis pollicitationibus sollicitatum ut a sorore descisceret, pluris semper pietatem ~atis quam quaslibet promissiones fecisse W. Malm. HN 500 p. 62.  b cum ‥ tam justitia quam equitas habeat sua jura que ‥ adinvicem quadam ~ate federantur ‥ R. Niger Mil. III 16.  c 796 dicente Christo [Matth. iv 18–19] dum ‥ in fluctibus binas duorum fratrum ~ates laborare aspexit: “Venite ‥” Alcuin Ep. 113; translatus est Seftoniam ‥ ubi requiescit utriusque ~atis sanctissima avia regis Eadgari mater Alfgyva Gosc. Edith 83. 2 affinity, brotherly love; b (as title); c (w. ref. to bees). Christi virginibus ‥ devotae ~atis affectu venerandis Aldh. VirgP tit. p. 228; in atria Domini cor illorum ‥ et caro socia ~ate exultant in Deum Bede Tab. 480; 793 duplici ~ate concives sumus: unius civitatis in Christo ‥ et unius patriae indigenae Alcuin Ep. 16; ceperunt eum ‥ ~atis amore diligere B. V. Dunst. 13; c1167 hanc ‥ sibi ~atem ‥ he due exhibent civitates, ut eisdem subjaceant fatis et, simul patientes, gaudeant simul J. Sal. Ep. 223 (225); connectat ‥ crucis ydemptitas / quos nexus gemini connectit firmitas / et pii sanguinis pia germanitas Walt. Wimb. Carm. 603.  b a795 placet mihi ‥ non ‥ parva officia salutationis tuae dirigere ~ati Alcuin Ep. 36.  c a690 contribula apium ~as nectar fabre conficientium Aldh. Ep. 5.

germānĭtās, (15) ātis, f. (germanus), fraternité, parenté entre frères et sœurs : Cic. Lig. 33 || communauté dʼorigine, parenté [entre cités] : Liv. 37, 56, 7 || affinité, ressemblance, analogie [en parl. des choses] : Plin. 6, 2 ; 15, 51 ; 14, 59.

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germānitās ātis, f

• germanus, the relation between children of the same parents, brotherhood, sisterhood: te moveat germanitas: germanitatis memoria, L.: ea (of colonies), L.