ovum

ōvum, i, n. [ὠόν, i. e. ΩϝΟΝ].

• Lit., an egg: ovum parere, to lay, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 18, 57; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8: edere, Col. 8, 3, 4: ponere, Ov. M. 8, 258: efferre, Verg. G. 1, 379: eniti, Col. 8, 11, 8 sq.: facere, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 17: pullos ex ovis excuderunt, to hatch, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130 B. and K. (al. excluserunt): incubare ova, to sit on, brood on, hatch, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8; 12; for which: incubare ovis, Col. 8, 11, 14: suppovere ova, id. 8, 6, 1: an pulli rostellis ova percuderint ... nam saepe propter crassitudinem putaminum erumpere non queunt, Col. 8, 5, 14: quatenus in pullos animalis vertier ova cernimus alituum, Lucr. 2, 927.—Also of the spawn of fish, etc.: etsi pisces, ova cum genuerunt relinquunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129: testudines autem et crocodilos dicunt ... obruere ova, id. ib. 2, 52, 129: saepius et tectis penetralibus extulit ova ... formica, Verg. G. 1, 380; Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 145: ovi putamen, an eggshell, Col. 8, 5, 14: cortex ovi, Ser. Samm. 28, 531.—The Romans usually began their meals with eggs and ended them with fruit; hence, integram famem ad ovum affero, until the egg, i. e. the beginning of the meal, Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 1; and: ab ovo Usque ad mala citaret, Io Bacche! i. e. from the beginning to the end, Hor. S. 1, 3, 6.—Acc. to the myth, Leda became pregnant by Jupiter, who visited her in the shape of a swan; she laid two eggs, one by Jupiter, and the other by Tyndarus; from the former of which were born Pollux and Helen, and from the latter Castor and Clytaemnestra; hence, nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo, Hor. A. P. 147: Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis, from the same egg, i. e. of the same parentage, id. S. 2, 1, 26.—In the circus seven wooden eggs were set up, one of which was removed at the completion of each circuit; hence, non modo ovum illud sublatum est, quod, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 2: ova ad notas curriculis numerandis, Liv. 41, 27, 6.—
• II Transf.
• • A An egg-shell (as a measure), an egg-shellful, Plin. 22, 25, 67, § 137.—
  • B An egg-shape, oval shape, oval, Calp. Ecl. 7, 34.

ōvum, ī, n (v. ὠόν), das Ei, I) eig. u. übtr.: a) übh.: ova pavonis, Petron., pavonina, Varro: ova gallinacea, Varro: ova pullina, Hühnereier, Lampr.: ovi vacuati testa, Cael. Aur.: ovi putamen, Eierschale, Colum. u. Plin.: ovum parĕre od. gignere, Cic., od. facere, Varro, od. edere, Plin., od. ponere, Colum.: ovum incubanti gallinae subducere, Suet. – Sprichw., (da Eier gew. den Anfang, Obst den Beschluß der Mahlzeit machten), integram famem ad ovum affero, bis zum Ei, d.i. Anfang der Mahlzeit, Cic. ep. 9, 20, 1: ab ovo usque ad mala, von Anfang bis zu Ende, Hor sat. 1, 3, 6. – b) in bezug auf den Mythus der Leda (s. 2. Lēda), ovo prognatus eodem, v. Pollux, Hor sat. 2, 1, 26: nec gemino bellum Troianum orditur ab ovo, Hor de art. poët. 147. – c) übtr., eine der sieben eiförmigen Figuren im Zirkus (als Anspielung auf die beiden Eier, aus denen die Götter der zirzensischen Künste, Kastor u. Pollux, zur Welt gekommen waren), nach denen im Zirkus die Umläufe gezählt wurden, indem man nach jedem Umlaufe ein Ei von seinem Gestelle (fala, w. s.) abhob, ovum sublatum est, Varro r. r. 1, 2, 11: ova ad notas curriculis numerandis, Liv. 41, 27, 6. Vgl. Tert. de spect. 8. Isid. orig. 18, 19, 1. – II) meton.: A) das Maß einer Eierschale, tribus ovis, Plin. 22, 137. – B) die Eigestalt, ovale Gestalt, Calp. ecl. 7, 34.

ovum [CL] 1 egg; b (of animal other than bird); c (used as food or medicine); d (used in paint); e (used as decoration or as part of artefact); f (paid as rent or sim.); g (in phr., w. ref. to egg as thing of little if any value); h (in transf. or fig. context). avis quae nidum suum neglegit ova sive pullos quos foverat aliarum avium ‥ raptui dimittit Bede Prov. 1018; auce, galline ponentes ova, cubantes D. Bec. 2231; dixit ei Latine “Domine, mittam tibi ducentas oves;” de ovis tamen intelligens non de ovibus Gir. GE II 34 p. 332; structio ponit ova sua in pulvere ubi conculcantur ab animalibus T. Chobham Praed. 275.  b aspis non catulos sed ova fovens gignit et minus viva quam mortua nocet Lib. Monstr. III 22; et tales similes sunt piscibus dulcis aque qui ova sua effusa devorant T. Chobham Serm. 12. 48rb; ova aspidum Bart. Angl. XIX 78; ova aranee Ib. 79; ova crocodili Ib. 87; ova formicarum Ib. 92; ova cancrorum Ib. 97; debet fieri confortacio eorum cum ovis formicarum, que optima sunt in timpanite et ventositate Gad. 34 v. 2.  c horti holeribus, ovis paucis, Britannico formello utatur Gildas Pen. 1; unum ovum gallinaceum cum parvo lacte ‥ percipiebat Bede HE III 23 p. 175; coque ovum aut assa! quid erit cum coctum aut assatum fuerit nisi ovum? Ælf. Ep. 2a. 7; ova ‥ fricta in aqua calida ‥ optima sunt Gad. 10v. 1 (v. 2 frigere 1c).  d 1265 pro ovis ad colores Ac. Build. Hen. III 398.  e ovorum teretes praebens ad pocula testas Aldh. Aen. 42 (Strutio) 5; a1170 una justa de †onogrifis [l. ovo grifis], cujus colum et inferior pars et ungule concatenate circa ovum argentea sunt Steph. Rouen addit. 760; 1232 unam cuppam de ovo griphonis pretii xx sol. Pat 43 m. 8; ova [Trevisa: eiren] ‥ struthionis in ecclesiis suspenduntur ad ornatum propter eorum magnitudinem et raritatem Bart. Angl. XIX 110; 1374 unum nucem de ovo agryph’ cum uno coopertorio, precii x s. IMisc 204/15.  f 1184 cum oblacionibus panis, ovorum, et carnium Cart. Mont. S. Mich. 56; c1186 decimam ‥ caponum et gallinarum et ovorum ad redditum pertinentium Act. Hen. II II 305; 1314 de m et vc ovis de xv virgatis terre ad censum ‥ et de vijc et dim. ovorum de ij virgatis terre et dim. in brewesilver Rec. Elton 227.  g fraudes tue non valent modo ~um Latin Stories 57 (v. fraus 2).  h per ovum ‥ spes designatur quia viz. nondum vivum est ‥ sed speratur Bede Tob. 934; tales ‥ sunt clerici qui ova sua, id est parochianos suos, derelinquunt T. Chobham Serm. 12. 48va.. 2 (med. or anat.) part of head. in commissura anteriori valet et in lateribus et in temporibus in emigranea et posterioribus in nucca, in ovo et galea Gad. 71v. 1. 3 (alch.): a (? w. ref. to man, philosopher’ stone, or sim.); b (w. ref. to sort of vessel) philosopher’s egg. a volo ovum philosophorum dissolvere et partes philosophici ovi [v. l. hominis] investigare, nam hoc est initium ad alia. calcem igitur diligenter aquis alkali et aliis aquis acutis purifica Bacon NM 545; lapis ‥ in se continet omnia elementa et dicitur minor mundus. et ego nominabo ipsum nomine suo quo nominat ipsum vulgus, sc. terminus ovi, hoc est dicere, ovum philosophorum Bacon V 115; ovum philosophorum, seu Hermetis, est quod ovi formae philosophicis operationibus inservit LC 257.  b omnis hiatus habeat suum ovum physicum, ubi ponatur lapis ad digerendum Cutcl. LL 10; nota quod super tripodem ‥ potes ‥ ponere ovum philosophicum Ib.; cum duabus illius antimonii partibus ponatur, pars una medicine in ovo philosophorum ad baln’ Ripley 196; sume illum lapidem et pone tritum in ovo philosophorum et procede per viam putrefaccionis super eo Ib. 199; pone in ovo gryphonis et sigilla Ib. 393.

ōvum, (10) ī, n. (ὠόν), ¶ 1 œuf : ovum parere Cic. Ac. 2, 57 ; edere Col. Rust. 8, 3, 4 ; ponere Ov. M. 8, 258 ; facere Varro R. 3, 9, 17, pondre ; incubare ova Varro R. 3, 9, 8 [ovis Col. Rust. 8, 11, 14 ], couver || ab ovo usque ad mala Hor. S. 1, 3, 6, depuis lʼœuf jusquʼaux pommes, des entrées au dessert, du commencement à la fin, cf. Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 1 || [allusion à lʼœuf de Léda dʼoù sortirent Castor et Pollux] : Hor. S. 2, 1, 26 ; geminum ovum Hor. P. 147, les deux œufs de Léda [de lʼun sortirent Castor et Pollux, de lʼautre Clytemnestre et Hélène] || sept figures oviformes dont on enlevait une à mesure quʼun tour de piste était achevé dans lʼarène : Varro R. 1, 2, 11 ; Liv. 41, 27, 6 ¶ 2 mesure de la contenance dʼune coquille dʼœuf : Plin. 22, 137 || forme ovale : Calp. Ecl. 7, 34.

ovum , i. n.
蛋。卵。魚子。Albumen ovi 蛋白。Vitellus vel luteum ovi 蛋黄。Ovi putamen 蛋殼。Ab ovo usque ad mala 自席始至終。Ovo prognatus eodem 同根原。

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ōvum ī, n

• 3 AV-, an egg: ovum parere, to lay: ponere, O.: pullos ex ovis excuderunt, hatched: pisces ova cum genuerunt, spawn: integram famem ad ovum adfero, i. e. the beginning of the meal(when eggs were served): ab ova Usque ad mala, i. e. from the beginning to the end, H.: Nec gemino bellum Troianum orditur ab ovo (alluding to the mythical story of the eggs of Leda), H.: ovo prognatus eodem, i. e. of the same mother, H.: ova ad notas curriculis numerandus (wooden eggs used in the circus as counters, one being removed after each circuit made), L.

Ovum

An egg. See circus, p. 353. For eggs as an article of diet, see victus. They formed the first course at a dinner; hence the phrase ab ovo usque ad mala, “from beginning to end” (Hor. Sat. i. 3).