lacuna

lăcūna (collateral form lŭcūna; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. vol. 2, p. 205; lăcūnā-tūra, Ap. Flor. 15, p. 351, 2 Hildebrand; v. infra), ae, f. [lacus], a ditch, pit, hole; esp. a place where water collects, a pool, pond.

• I Lit. (mostly poet.): lacuna, id est aquae collectio, a lacu derivatur, quam alii lamam, alii lustrum dicunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll.: vastae, Lucr. 6, 552: vastae Orci, id. 1, 116; 6, 538: cavae, Verg. G. 1, 117; 3, 365.—Poet.: salsae, i. e. the sea, Lucr. 5, 794; 3, 1044; also, Neptuniae, Auct. Her. 4, 10, 15: caecas lustravit luce lacunas, Cic. Arat. 431.—
• • B In gen., a hollow, cavity, opening, chasm, cleft: cum supercilia cana, et sub ea lacunae, dicunt, eum equum habere annos sedecim, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 3; 1, 29, 3; cf.: atque lacunarum fuerant vestigia cuique, Lucr. 5, 1261; Vitr. 7, 1, 4: labrum superius sub ipsa medietate narium lacuna quadam levi, quasi valle, signavit deus, Lact. Op. D. 10: genae teretes ac medio mento lacuna, a dimple, Ap. Flor. p. 351 (Hildebr., lacunatura).—
• II Trop., a gap, void, defect, want, loss (rare but class.): est, qui expleas duplicem istam lacunam, to fill up the double void, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 28: ut illam lacunam rei familiaris expleant, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138: lacuna in auro, id. Att. 12, 6, 1: illa labes et quasi lacuna famae, Gell. 1, 3, 23.

lacūna, ae, f. (eig. lacuina v. lacus; vgl. Varro LL. 5, 26. Paul. ex Fest. 117, 8), jede trogartige Vertiefung, I) eig.: 1) die Vertiefung, Senkung, Höhlung, die Lücke, die Grube, das Loch, der Schlund, Abgrund, a) im Boden usw.: α) übh.: quā aratrum vomere lacunam facit, sulcus vocatur, Varro r. r. 1, 29, 3: solent eadem in lacunis (Bodensenkungen) nata esse, Vitr. 8, 1, 3: testacea spicata sunt diligenter exigenda, ut ne habeant lacunas (Lücken) nec extantes tumulos, Vitr. 7, 1, 4: in pavimento non audes facere lacunam (ein Loch), at in humu calces facis elixos, Varro sat. Men. 531: fontes et maria, quae meatus et lacunas et origines habent in gremio terrarum, Apul. de mund. 5 (vgl. lympha e lacuna fontium allata, Varro sat. Men. 442): lacunas (Gruben) facere ad pisces capiendos, Vulg. Isai. 19, 10. – proni foraminis lacunae, Apul. met. 6, 14: ostrea muriceis scopulorum mersa lacunis (Ritzen), Auson. ep. 9, 4. p. 166 Schenkl: lacunarum vertigo, der Wirbel der Stromuntiefen, Amm. 18, 8, 9: lacuna (ein Abgrund) palustribus aquis interfusa, Amm. 16, 12, 59: voragines lacunaeque, Schlünde u. Abgründe, Curt. 8, 14 (47), 8: caecae lacunae (Tiefen), Cic. Arat. 428 (680): lacunae salsae, die salzigen Tiefen od. Schlünde (des Meeres), Lucr. 3, 1031; 5, 791: u. so Neptuniae lacunae (Schlünde), Auct. bei Cornif. rhet. 4, 15. – β) insbes., die Walkergrube, Lex de magistr. aqu. lin. 14 (vgl. Savignys Ztschr. für gesch. Rechtsw. 15, 203 ff.). – b) am tierischen Körper, sub eis (superciliis) lacunae, Varro r. r. 2, 7, 3: labrum superius sub ipsa medietate narium lacunā (Grübchen) quādam levi, quasi valle, signavit deus, Lact. de opif. dei 10, 19: sint modici rictus parvaeque utrimque lacunae (Grübchen), Ov. art. am. 3, 283: qui veste reductā ostentat foedas prope turpia membra lacunas (Löcher) perfossasque nates vicino podice nudat, Auson. epist. 4, 34. p. 160 Schenkl. – 2) die Lache, der Weiher, der Tümpel, der Teich, See, Sumpf, multi lacus multaeque lacunae (stehende Sümpfe), Lucr. 6, 538: magnae aquae vastaeque lacunae (Seen), Lucr. 6, 552: vastae lacunae (Sümpfe) Orci, Lucr. 1, 115: cavae lacunae, Verg. georg. 1, 117: totae solidam in glaciem vertēre lacunae, ibid. 3, 365: nec ulla adeo avia et sicca lacuna erat, ut vestigantium sitim falleret, Curt. 4, 16 (41), 14: quas vicinae suggessit praeda lacunae, anates maritas iunximus, Auson. epist. 3, 11. p. 159 Schenkl: cultor stagnorum, lucius, obscuras ulvā caenoque lacunas obsidet, Auson. Mosell. 122: siccare lacunis (Teiche) ac fossā urbem, Aur. Vict. de Caes. 37, 4: lacunam formare (für die Enten), Pallad. 1, 30, 1. – II) übtr., eine Lücke = Verlust, Nachteil, explere duplicem istam lacunam, Varro r. r. 2, 1, 28: explere illam lacunam rei familiaris, Cic. Verr. 2, 138: de Caelio, vide, ne qua lacuna in auro sit, daß bei dem Handel an dem Golde kein Verlust herauskomme, Cic. ad Att. 12, 6, 1: minima illa labes et quasi lacuna famae, der unbedeutende Makel oder, wenn ich so sagen darf, die Scharte, die unsere Ehre erlitten, Gell. 1, 3, 23. – ➳ Die umgelautete Form lucuna in sehr guten Handschriften des Vergil und Lukrez; s. Lachm. Lucr. 3, 1031. p. 205. Ribbeck prolegg. in Verg. p. 430. Schuchardt Vokal. usw. 1, 174.

lacuna [CL] 1 cavity, hollow, pit. he [terre, sc. Anglia et Normannia] quicquid pecuniarum avidis faucibus insorbuerint in unam ~am defluit W. Malm. GR II 207; quando sedebat ad mensam nec ventris ingurgitabat ~am nec abstinentis incurrebat pompam Id. GP II 76 p. 170; cum sit fraudis laqueus, / viciorum puteus, / sordium lacuna P. Blois Carm. 25. 19. 111; erat intra ceptum pene sub ipso sterquilinio fossa quedam sive ~a, quo sordes ‥ vi proruencium imbrium confluebant Mir. Hen. VI III 109 p. 194. 2 pool of water, pond (also w. ref. to sea). Junius aequatos caelo videt ire lacunos Miss. R. Jum. 14; in hac ~a pelagi Gosc. Transl. Mild. 11; Isis ‥ omnium ~arum fluentiam ostendit Alb. Lond. DG 7. 4; hec ~a, a playche of water WW. 3 extremity: a edge, hem, border; b utmost place. a hec ~a, est extremitas vestis WW.  b 1276 rex regum ‥ personam vestram, tamquam lampadem oleo sacre doctrine refertam, ‥ in ejus [sc. ecclesie] ~a sublimiori constituit (Lit. ad Papam) Foed. II 63.

lăcūna, (12) æ, f. (lacus, cf. Varro L. 5, 26 ; P. Fest. 117, 8 ) : ¶ 1 fossé, creux, trou : Lucr. 6, 552 ; Virg. G. 1, 117 ; lacunæ salsæ, profondeurs de la mer : Lucr. 5, 794 ; Cic. Arat. 34, 431 ¶ 2 [en gén.] cavité, crevasse, ouverture : Cato Agr. 38, 1 ; Varro R. 2, 7, 3 || fossette : Apul. Flor. 15 ¶ 3 [fig.] brèche, vide, manque de, défaut : Varro R. 2, 1, 28 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 138 ; Att. 12, 6, 1 ; Gell. 1, 3, 23.

➳ forme lucuna Lucr. 3, 1031.

lacuna , ae. f.
水地。空水溝。缺。— in auro 缺之金。偽金。— famae 畧壞名。Lacunam rei familiaris explere 補家産之虧。

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lacūna ae, f

• lacus, a ditch, pit, hole, pool, pond: cavae, V.: tenet ima lacunae salix, O.: caecas lustravit luce lacunas.—Fig., a gap, void, defect, want: rei familiaris: in auro.

Lacūna

The name given to a gap found in classical MSS., and due to erasures, accidental obliterations, the tearing of the pages, loss of pages, etc. On the importance of the lacunae as a means of determining the “family” to which a MS. belongs, see textual criticism.