laterculus

lătercŭlus (lătĕrĭcŭlus, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2), i, m. dim. [later].

• A small brick or tile: hanc contignationem laterculo astruxerunt, Caes. l. l.: sacellum factum crudis laterculis, Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 63: observationes siderum coctilibus laterculis inscriptae, id. 7, 56, 57, § 193.—
• II Transf.
• • A A kind of pastry, so called because shaped like a tile, Cato R. R. 109: nihil nisi laterculos, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 115 (324).—
  • B Among the agrimensores, a tile-shaped piece of land, Sic. Fl. de Cond. Agr. p. 2 Goes.

laterculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. later), I) der Ziegelstein, Brandstein, Caes. u.a.: coctiles laterculi, Plin. – Sing. kollektiv, murus instructus laterculo coctili, Curt. – II) übtr., von der Ähnlichkeit: a) eine Art Backwerk, Plinse, Plaut. u. Cato. – b) = πλινθεῖον, eine Rechenplatte, ein Rechentisch (sonst abacus), Hieron. in Ezech. 4. – c) ein Stück Land in Ziegelform, Gromat. vet. 122, 18 sq. u. 136, 18. – ➳ Nipperdeh u. Dinter schreiben Caes. b. c. 2, 9, 2 mit allen Hdschrn. latericulus, Kraner laterculus. – Synkop. laterclus, Inscr. nach Bücheler Coniect. (1868) p. 14.

1 laterculus [CL] 1 small brick, tile. 9‥ tegulae, imbrices, lateres vel ~i, hroftigla Ælf. Gl. 147. 2 brick-shaped object, (in quots.) register, list, table. b number. c calculation, reckoning, calculated or reckoned period. grammaticorum regulis et metrorum pedibus qui septies ‥ quaternario concluduntur ~o Aldh. PR 141 (recte 142) p. 201; nec ~o [gl.: of gerime, ~us gerim] dinumerari nec calculo computari ‥ valet quanta multitudo ‥ confluxit Id. VirgP 35 p. 278; ~us, codex membranaticius, illic sunt nomina promotorum GlC L 9; 9‥ ~us. talu WW.  b quis numerus capiat vel quis laterculus aequet ‥? Aldh. Aen. 73 (Fons) 4; adveniente identidem tempore pasturiendi sus secreta petivit dulcia, quae ‥ progressa est, eundem ~um quem antea habens, qui omnes albi erant exceptis auribus et pedibus Byrht. V. Ecgwini 364; si diviseris hunc calculum quem quidam rhythmum, nonnulli ~um dicunt, invenies fructum opimum Ib. 386.  c 680 (v. hendecas); hic ‥ septiformis ~orum numerus ab ipso nascentis mundi primordio sacer oriundus extitit Aldh. Met. 2 p. 62; decursis lxxvij generationum ~is Ib. 2 p. 68; decies ‥ septenis annorum ebdomadibus, quo supputationis ~o [gl.: numero, tele] cccxc anni calculantur Id. VirgP 21; 766 (11c) per innumera saeculorum ~a CS 221; 949 (13c) tercio annorum ~o quo regalia sublimavit diademata Ch. Burton 8; 951 (13c) sexto quoque quo sceptra regebat regalia annorum ~o Ib. 11; 956 (13c) nono annorum ~o Lib. Eli. II 28 (= CS 1346); 987 (11c) regnante ‥ Jhesu Christo, cujus incarnationis humanae anni ~o dcccclxxxvij indictione vero xv ‥ CD 661.

2 laterculus [LL gl.] , (bot.) henbane (Hyoscamus niger). 9‥ ~um, beolone ‥ belene WW.

3 laterculus [dim. of 3 latus] , small side or flank (of body). infans ‥ pavimento extenditur; manus et ~i in regulam suam diriguntur Gosc. Transl. Aug. 41; hic nanum miserum cujus laterculi / vix grossitudinem habent digituli Walt. Wimb. Palpo 101; cervici lactee matris laterculum / innectit parvulus dulceque collulum Id. Carm. 224.

lătercŭlus (14) (lătĕrĭcŭlus Cæs. C. 2, 9, 2 ), ī, m. (later), ¶ 1 petite brique : Plin. 7, 193 ; 30, 63 ¶ 2 [fig.] sorte de pâtisserie : Pl. Pœn. 325 ; Cato Agr. 109 || morceau de champ en forme de brique : Grom. 122, 18 ; 136, 18.

laterculus , i. m.
磗頭。磗貌之糖果。

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laterculus see latericulus.