Logeion | puppis

puppis , is, f.: the hinder part of a ship; the stern, 5.12; (by synecdoche), a vessel, boat, ship, 1.69; (meton.), crew, 8.497.

puppis, is (acc. rarely puppem, Luc. 3, 545; and 4, 132, acc. to Prisc. p. 758 and 761 P.; abl. puppe, Ov. M. 5, 653; 7, 1; 11, 464 al.; Sil. 14, 525; Stat. Th. 3, 29 et saep.), f. [etym. dub.].

The hinder part of a ship, the stern or poop (where also the helm was placed): navem convertens ad puppim, Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3: surgens a puppi ventus, astern, right aft, Verg. A. 3, 130: e puppi, Curt. 4, 4, 8; Ov. M. 3, 651: major pars a puppe nantes equos loris trahebat, Curt. 7, 9, 4: puppes citae, Hor. Epod. 9, 20: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus, i. e. I sat at the helm of the ship of State, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 3: quam ob rem conscende nobiscum. et quidem ad puppim, id. ib. 12, 25, 5.—
II Transf.
- A In gen., a ship: pictae puppes, Hor. C. 1, 14, 14; Verg. A. 1, 399; id. G. 3, 362; Ov. H. 13, 97.—
- B As a constellation, The Ship, Cic. Arat. 389.— *
- C In comic lang., the back: puppis Pereunda est probe, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 69 (69).

puppis, is, f., das Hinterdeck des Schiffes, der Spiegel (Ggstz. prora), I) eig.: navem convertere ad puppim, Cic.: puppes vertere, mit den Schiffen kehrtmachen = fliehen, Nep. – Im Hinterdeck befand sich das Steuerruder, dah. ventus surgens a puppi, von hinten, Verg.: mit dem Hinterdeck landete man, der leichteren Abfahrt wegen, dah. stant litore puppes, Verg.: Colchos advertere puppim, landen, Ov.: u. so im Bilde v. Staatsregenten, sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus, ich saß im Hinterdeck am Ruder = lenkte den Staat, Cic. ep. 9, 15, 3: quam ob rem conscende nobiscum, et quidem ad puppim, besteige mit uns das Staatsschiff u. zwar am H. (= als Steuermann, Lenker), Cic. ep. 12, 25, 5. – II) übtr.: A) scherzh. v. Rücken, puppis pereunda est probe, es wird mein Rückenfell kosten, Plaut. Epid. 74 G. – B) meton., das ganze Schiff, Verg. u. Ov.: non ulla in litora puppim ante dedi fugiens, habe ich meine Fahrt hingerichtet, Lucan.: piratica, Claud.: als Gestirn, Cic. Arat. 389. – ➳ Akk. Sing. in der klass. Prosa immer puppim, Abl. puppi; vgl. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ 1, 310 f. u. 1, 332 f. – Nom. Sing. Nbf. puppes, ohne Beleg bei Prob. cath. 26, 13 K. u. Cl. Sacerd. 2. no. 30. p. 54.

puppis [CL] 1 stern of a ship, poop; b (fig). ~e, steorste[fn] GlS 210; nam [procella] satis horrendum stridens Aquilone revulsit / in scopulum laceram, jam sine puppe, ratem L. Durh. Dial. III 180; partes navium dicuntur ~is, pars posterior Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 174; fluctus ‥ modo ~is suprema absorbentes alluunt R. Cold. Cuthb. 23; ille, qui gubernaculo preerat et sedebat in ~i, abjecta arte, et derelicta sede, navem fortuito commisit eventui P. Blois Ep. 52. 158B; hec ~is, the in [i. e. end]parti WW. b nisi me ventus tuae postulationis a ~i praecelsa pavidum inter marina praecipitasset monstra Lib. Monstr. prol.; Domino ~im crucis ‥ ascendente fluctus blasphemantium ‥ assurgunt Bede Luke 435. 2 (by synecdoche) ship, boat. quando piscantem panda de puppe vocavit Aldh. CE 4. 1. 12; tantus ‥ decor inerat pupibus Enc. Emmae II 4; ~es jactantur turbinibus Gosc. Transl. Mild. 11; dum caput principis sui super malum pupis intuebantur Ord. Vit. VIII 3 p. 286; jussu regis multi barones cum filiis suis ~im ascenderunt Ib. XII 26 p. 412; carina ‥ dicitur ‥ pro ipsa navi sicut ~is, cum sit cauda Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 108; ita quod pippis nulla illac poterit navigare Strecche Hen. V 163; hec ~is, a schyppe WW. 3 fighting platform (on forecastle). prorarum ~es rumpuntur concussu, et cum armatis quos continet discincte a navium corporibus in maria submerguntur Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 37 p. 95. 4 the rear part of the head or brain. vis memorans in puppe sedet, memoranda / que commissa sibi reddere sponte solet Neckam DS IX 353; cognominatur autem pars anterior [cerebri] prora, posterior pars ~is vocitatur. ~is minor est quia pauci nervi ab eo procedunt. et est ~is dura, ut nervi motivi motum facilius patiantur Bart. Angl. V 3; quod superest de spiritu mandatur in pupi cerebri ad virtutem motus voluntarii Gilb. II 103v. 2; litargia est passio ~is cerebri oblivionem mentis inducens Ib. 107v. 1; urina ‥ cum spissitudine et aquositate significat litargiam, sc. apostema in ~i capitis Gad. 26. 1; in capite hominis sunt tres ventriculi. in prora unus, in ~e alius, in medio tertius J. Foxton Cosm. 19. 2. 5 artefact that resembles a boat (in quot. incense-boat). s1337 Edwardus rex tertius post conquestum ‥ optulit ~im de auro Hist. Glouc. 47; thuribula argentea ‥ cum ~e argentea et uno cocleari argenteo Meaux II p. lxxx.

puppis, (9) is, f. , poupe, arrière dʼun vaisseau : Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3 ; Fam. 9, 15, 3 ; 12, 25, 5 || navire, vaisseau : Virg. En. 1, 399 || [fig.] le Navire (Argo) [constellation] : Cic. Arat. 34, 389.

puppis, is f (acc. sg. -im, zelden -em; abl. -ī, zelden -e)

1. achterdek van een schip, achtersteven, poët. ook plur.; ➤ navem convertere ad puppim;
2. (poët.) schip; metaf. (Cic.) ‘schip v. staat’.

puppis , is. f. em vel im, e vel i.
船尾。舟。

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puppis is, acc.im, abl.ī (puppe, O., Iu.), f

the hinder part of a ship, stern, poop: navem convertens ad puppim: navis longae, L.: surgens a puppi ventus, aft, V.: stans in puppe recurvā, O.: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus, i. e. at the helm.—A ship: Aeneia, V.: pictae puppes, H.— The ship (a constellation), C. poët.

Puppis

(πρύμνα). The poop or stern of a ship. See navis.

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