palumbes

pălumbes, is, or pălumbis, is, m. and f. (collat. form pălumbus, i, m., Cato R. R. 90; Col. 8, 8; Mart. 13, 67, 1: pălumba, ae, f., Cels. 6, 6, 39) [cf. Sanscr. kadamba, diver; Gr. κόλυμβος, columba],

• a woodpigeon, ring-dove: macrosque palumbes, Lucil. ap. Non. 219, 6; Pompon. ib. 9; Varr. R. R. 3, 9; Cic. poët. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 58: raucae, tua cura, palumbes, Verg. E. 1, 58: aëriae palumbes, id. ib. 3, 69: fronde novā puerum palumbes Texere, Hor. C. 3, 4, 12; cf. id. S. 2, 8, 91.—Prov.: palumbem alicui ad aream adducere, to furnish one a good opportunity to do a thing, to bring the fish to one's net, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 63 (677): duae unum expetitis palumbem, the same cock-pigeon, i. e. the same lover, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 17 (51).—Palumbus was also the name of a gladiator; hence, in a double sense: Palumbum postulantibus daturum se promisit, si captus esset, Suet. Claud. 21.

palumbēs u. palumbis, is, Genet. Plur. ium, m., die große Holztaube, Ringeltaube, griech. φάττα, Verg., Cic. fr. u.a. – Sprichw., palumbem alci ad aream adducere, jmdm. eine gute Gelegenheit zu etw. geben, Plaut. Poen. 676: duae me unum expetitis palumbem, einen Liebhaber, Plaut. Bacch. 51 L. – ➳ Nom. palumbes, Cic. fr. bei Serv. Verg. ecl. 1, 58: palumbis, Plin. 30, 60 u. 144. – Femin. aëriae palumbes, Verg. ecl. 3, 69: fabulosae palumbes, Hor. carm. 3, 4, 12.

palumbes, ~us [CL], ~a [LL] , ring-dove, wood-pigeon (m. & f.); b (as given name);; c (in gl., understood as) dove. columbae, ~ae, columnae Aldh. PR 124 p. 170; ~es raucitant, passeres titiant Ib. 131 p. 180; ~es, cuscote GlC P 136; ecclesiae vero fundamina cassa vetustae / culmina dissuto violabant trabe palumbes Frith. 439; ~us, wudeculfre Ælf. Gl. 131; 11‥ ~a, cuiste, i. wudeculvre WW Sup. 156; ~us [v. l. vel ~is], columba ramalis Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 470; mulieres nostri temporis ‥ malunt imitari columbas quam ~es Neckam NR I 42; sic a ‘~es’ dici volunt eo quod lumbis parcant Ib. I 56; hii et hee ~es, columb de bois Gl. AN Glasg. f. 21vb; hic ~us, A. stokedowef; ‥ hic ~us, a cowscott; ‥ hic ~us, a stokedowe hec ~a WW.  b quam diu patieris nequitias ~i presbiteri? W. Malm. GR II 205; juvenis presbyterum ~us nigromantie adiit R. Niger Chr. II 159.  c ~a, columba GlC P 103.

pălumbēs (15) (-bis), is (f. Virg. B. 1, 57 ; m., Lucil. d. Non. 219, 6 ), et palumbus, ī, m. , Cato Agr. 90 ; Mart. 13, 67, 1, pigeon ramier, palombe : Varro R. 3, 9 ; palumbem alicui ad aream adducere Pl. Pœn. 676, amener le pigeon dans les filets de qqn [= faire lʼoccasion belle] [fig.] tourtereau (amant) : Pl. Bacch. 51.

➳ nom. palumbes Cic. Fr. H 12 (d. Serv. B. 1, 58 ) ; palumbis Plin. 30, 60 ; 30, 144.

palumbes , is. m. f.
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palumbēs is, m and f

• 2 PAL-, a woodpigeon, ring-dove: raucae palumbes, V., H.