humus

humi iacebant
they lay on the ground

humus , ī, f.: the surface of the ground, the soil; the ground, 3.3, et al.; humī, locative, on the ground, upon the ground; to the earth, 1.193, et al.

hŭmus, i (archaic form of the abl. sing. humu, Varr. ap. Non. 488, 6 and 48, 26), f. (archaic masc. humum humidum pedibus fodit, Laev. ap. Prisc. p. 719 P.: humidum humum, Gracch. ib.) [from the prim. form XAM, whence χᾰμαί, χᾰμόθεν, χᾰμᾰλός, Lat. humilis; kindr. with Sanscr. Xám, earth; Gr. χθών], the earth, the ground, the soil.

• I Lit. (class.; cf.: terra, solum, tellus): humus erat immunda, lutulenta vino, coronis languidulis et spinis coöperta piscium, Cic. Fragm. Or. pro Gall. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 66 (ap. Orell. IV. 2, p. 454); cf.: omnia constrata telis, armis, cadaveribus et inter ea humus infecta sanguine, Sall. J. 101 fin.: subacta atque pura, Cic. de Sen. 17, 59: cubitis pinsibant humum, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 23 Müll. (Trag. v. 435 Vahl.); cf.: procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit. bit the ground and died (cf. the Homer. ὀδὰξ ἑλεῖν γαῖαν), Verg. A. 11, 418: calcibus atram Tundit humum exspirans, id. ib. 10, 731; cf. Ov. A. A. 1, 112: pede candido In morem Salium ter quatient humum, Hor. C. 4, 1, 28: Acestes aequaevum ab humo attollit amicum, Verg. A. 5, 452: sedit humo, Ov. M. 4, 261: ipse feraces Figat humo plantas, Verg. G. 4, 115; cf.: semina spargere humo, Ov. M. 5, 647: surgit humo, id. F. 6, 735; cf.: nec se movit humo, id. M. 4, 264: dejectoque in humum vultu, id. ib. 6, 607: propter humum volitat, id. ib. 8, 258: humi atque ipsius stirpis laetitia, Col. 4, 24, 4; cf.: quis cibus erat caro ferina atque humi pabulum uti pecoribus, Sall. J. 18, 1: ii, quos humus injecta contegeret (shortly afterwards, gleba), Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57: quae (genera arborum) humi arido atque arenoso gignuntur, Sall. J. 48, 3 Kritz N. cr.—Poet., as a fig. for what is low, mean, common: sermones repentes per humum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251; cf.: ne, dum vitat humum, nubes et inania captet, id. A. P. 230: ad humum maerore gravi deducit et angit, id. ib. 110; v. also under adv.: affigit humo divinae particulam aurae, id. S. 2, 2, 79.—
• II Transf., in gen., like solum, land, country, region: Punica nec Teucris pressa fuisset humus, Ov. H. 7, 140: Aonia, id. F. 1, 490: Illyrica, id. Med. Fac. 74: Pontica, id. P. 3, 5, 56.—
• III Adverbial form humi, like χαμαί, on the ground or to the ground: jacere humi, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: requiescere, Sall. J. 85, 33: strati, Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22; cf.: serpit humi tutus nimium timidusque procellae, Hor. A. P. 28: quousque humi defixa tua mens erit? fixed on the ground, Cic. Rep. 6, 17: locus circiter duodecim pedes humi depressus, Sall. C. 55, 3: quot humi morientia corpora fundis? Verg. A. 11, 665: spargere humi dentes, Ov. M. 3, 105; cf.: hunc stravit humi, id. ib. 12, 255: tremens procumbit humi bos, Verg. A. 5, 481: volvitur ille excussus humi, id. ib. 11, 640; cf.: projectum humi jugulavit, Tac. H. 2, 64: stratus humi palmes viduas desiderat ulmos, Juv. 8, 78.

humus, ī, f. (altind. kšāḥ, Erde, Erdboden, griech. χθών, χθονός Erdboden, χθαμαλός, niedrig, χαμαί, auf der Erde), die Erde, der erdige Boden, der Erdboden, das Erdreich, I) eig.: humus iniecta, Cic.: pabulum humi, Kräuter, Gras usw., Sall.: humum mordere (ὀδὰξ ἑλεῖν γαίαν b. Hom.), vor Schmerz in die Erde beißen, Verg.: repere per humum, auf der Erde, Hor.: propter humum volare, an der Erde, nahe an der Erde, Ov.: deicere in humum vultum, Ov. – dah. humi, wie χαμαί, an-, auf der Erde, an-, auf dem Boden, zu Boden, quae humi arido atque arenoso gignuntur, Sall.: humi iacēre, Cic.: stratus humi, Liv. u. Val. Max.: prosternere alqm humi, Verg. u. Ov.: se od. corpus humi abicere, Curt. u. Plin.: Ggstz. sublime (in der Luft), zB. Theodori nihil interest, humine an sublime putescat, Cic. Tusc. 1, 102. – humo, α) von der Erde, vom Boden, surgere, Ov.: membra levare, Ov.: ventus arenam humo excitavit (jagte auf), Sall. – β) auf dem Boden, sedēre, Ov.: iacēre, Ov. u. Phaedr. – γ) aus dem Boden, fundit humo facilem victum iustissima tellus, Verg.: hominem appellari, quia sit humo natus, von der Erde stamme, Quint. – δ) in der Erde, zur Erde, figere plantas, Verg.: condere alqm, Verg. – II) meton, (u. poet.) der Erdboden = die Gegend, das Land, h. Punica, h. Pontica, Ov. – ➳ Als masc., Acc. humum humidum, Gracch. u. Laev. fr. bei Prisc. 6, 85. – Abl. humu, Varro sat. Men. 422 u. 531.

humus [CL] 1 earth, ground. b (locative ~i) on the ground. c dat. for acc.) to the ground; d (w. ref. to burial); e (~otenus) to the ground. f soil (used in building). g ground (fig.). tellus, terra, solum vel arvum, eorða; ~us, rus, arvum, molde vel land Ælf. Gl. 154; R. Cant. Malch. V 516 (v. eruderare 1); omnes ecclesias ‥ usque ad ~um destructas G. Mon. XI 10; ~us, ‥ terra, inde ~i adverbium Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 266; W. Cant. Mir. Thom. III 2 (v. extumulare); hic ~us, erthe WW.  b Wiredus ante sancti reliquias ~i prostratus obnixe ‥ oravit Dominic V. Ecgwini II 3; coegit eum genua ~i flectere G. Mon. X 3; vir Dei baculum quo utubatur ~i defixit Ord. Vit. III 13 p. 135; ~i, ad terram Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 275; ~i ‥ devolvitur T. Mon. Will. VI 8 (v. devolvere 1b).  c 799 quasi coram sanctissimis pedibus vestris ~o prostratus Alcuin Ep. 180; quasi ~o inclinatus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 266 (v. humilis 1a).  d [mortui] ~o vel petra operiuntur Theod. Pen. II 5. 1; ~o terrae Felix Guthl. 51 (v. etiam 2e); ac si ‥ fuisset defuncta sive ~o condita Bede HE IV 17 p. 245.  e alias [machinas] in altum sublatas, alias ~otenus depressas G. Steph. I 16.  f 1305 (v. daubatio).  g ave [Maria], nubes roris, / cordis durioris / humum molliens J. Howd. Sal. 46.3; humum cordis in imbribus / [Jhesus] novit medicinalibus / arescentem reficere Id. Cyth. 132.10. 2 area of ground, land. W. Malm. HN 483 (v. genialis 3c). 3 the Earth; b (personified). vir hŭmilis maesta caelum conscendit ab hūmo Alcuin Carm. 119. 2; dum nive canet humus, glacies dum cepit aquarum / cursus Walt. Angl. Fab. 10. 1.  b plaudit humus, Boree / fugam ridens exulis P. Blois Carm. 7. 1; gaudet mater humus, gaudet et incola / concepta sibi vernula Garl. Poems 1. 3; principio regis oritur transgressio legis / quo fortuna cadit et humus retrogreda vadit Gower CT I 6.

hŭmus, (8) ī, f. , ¶ 1 sol, terre : humo tectus Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, recouvert de terre, cf. Leg. 2, 58 || jacere humi Cic. Cat. 1, 26, coucher à terre, sur la dure ; sermones repentes per humum Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251, entretiens qui rampent a terre, sans élévation ¶ 2 pays, contrée, région : Ov. P. 1, 2, 90 ; F. 1, 490.

➳ m. arch. Prisc. Gramm. 6, 85 || abl. humu Varr. d. Non. 488, 6.

humus , i. f.
土。地。Mandare eum humo 埋。Laetitia humi 地肥壯。 Fundere humi 倒地。Humi jacere 臥于地。

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• cf. χαμαί, the earth, ground, soil: infecta sanguine, S.: subacta atque pura: Fossa repletur humo, O.: humum momordit, bit the ground, V.: feracīs figere humo plantas, V.: semina Spargere humo, O.: Deiecto in humum voltu, O.: humi pabulum, i. e. grass, S.—Poet.: sermones Repentes per humum, H.: vitat humum, H.— A land, country, region: Punica, O.