praegnans

praegnans, antis (collateral form praegnas, ātis, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 95 (189); 4, 3, 37 (811); M. Aurel. ap. Front. Ep. ad Caes. 4, 6 Mai; Macr. S. 3, 11 fin.; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 105 et saep.), adj. [prae- and root gna of gnascor (nascor); cf. gigno], with child, pregnant; of animals, big with young (class.; syn.: gravidus, fetus).

• I Lit.: gravida est, quae jam gravatur conceptu: praegnans velut occupata in generando, quod conceperit: inciens propinqua partui, quod incitatus sit fetus ejus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 97 Müll.: uxor, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183: soror, id. Att. 1, 10, 4: facere aliquam praegnantem, Juv. 6, 404: sus, Varr. R. R. 2, 4: ovis, id. ib. 2, 2: equa, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180: perdices, id. 10, 33, 51, § 102.—
• II Transf.
• • A Of plants: praegnas, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 58: surculi praegnates, hoc est, gemmatione turgentes, id. 17, 14, 24, § 105: oculi arborum praegnates, id. 17, 21, 35, § 155.— Of stones: est autem lapis iste praegnans, intus, cum quatias, alio, velut in utero, sonante, Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 12: Paeanitides gemmae praegnates fieri, id. 37, 10, 66, § 180. —Of other things: nitrariae praegnates, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 112.—
  • B In gen., full of, swollen with any thing: praegnas suco herba, Plin. 24, 15, 80, § 130: ostrea multo lacte praegnatia, id. 32, 6, 21, § 59: veneno vipera, id. 11, 37, 62, § 164: cucurbita, full, swollen, large, Col. 10, 379: stamine fusus. Juv. 2, 55.—In the lang. of comedy: plagae, hard, stout, smart blows, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 10 (266).

praegnāns, antis (prae u. gnascor = nascor), schwanger, trächtig, I) eig.: uxor, Cic.: mulier, eine Schwangere, Cels.: sus, Varro: bos, Varro LL.: canis, Hor.: v. Bäumen, Steinen usw., Vitr. u. Plin.: scherzh., plagae praegnantes, tüchtige (derbe) Hiebe, Plaut. asin. 276. – Plur. praegnantes subst., Schwangere, Apul. met. 6, 4. – II) übtr., schwanger = voll, strotzend, fusus (Spindel) stamine, Iuven.: vipera veneno, Plin. – ➳ Nbf. praegnās, ātis, Plaut. Amph. 723; truc. 199; 389 u. 390. Ter. Hec. 641. Varro r. r. 2, 2, 14; 2, 4, 7; 2, 6, 4; 2, 7, 11; 2, 9, 11 K. Cic. de div. 1, 39 Christ u. Baiter (aber Müller praegnans). Fronto ad M. Caes. 4, 6. Macr. sat. 3, 11, 10: Gen. Plur. praegnatium, nach Charis. 141: Akk. Plur. praegnatis, Plaut. asin. 276 L.; mil. 1077.

prægnāns, (12) tis (præ, gnascor), qui est près de produire : prægnans uxor Cic. de Or. 1, 183, femme enceinte ; equa Plin. 10, 180, jument pleine || lapis prægnans Plin. 10, 102, pierre qui en contient une autre || enflé, gonflé, plein, rempli : prægnans cucurbita Col. Rust. 10, 379, la courge au ventre arrondi || [fig.] plagæ prægnantes Pl. As. 276, coups qui feront des petits, qui seront suivis de maints autres.

praegnans , tis. adj.
懷孕者。Arbor praegnans 滿香汁之樹。Cum — eum alvo contineret 孕彼之時。Folia praegnantia 多汁之葉。Plagae praegnantes 打印之鞭。腫瘡。Praegnantem stamine fusum 有線毬之紡車。

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