reciprocus

rĕcī̆prŏcus, a, um, adj. [perh. from reque proque, back and forth].

• Lit., turning back the same way, returning, receding (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): apud Attium: reciproca tendens nervo equino concita Tela; reciproca est, quom unde quid profectum, redit eo, flung back, Varr. L. L. 7, § 80 Müll. (an imitation of the Homeric παλίντονα τόξα).—Esp. freq. of receding waters: vadosum ac reciprocum mare, Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 26: amnes, id. 9, 57, 83, § 176; 16, 36, 66, § 169; Tac. A. 1, 70; and of the ebb and flow, Plin. 2, 27, 99, § 213; hence, poet., an epithet of the sea, Sil. 3, 60.—
• II Trop., alternating, reciprocal, etc.: voces, reverberating echoes, Plin. 2, 44, 44, § 115: argumenta, retorted, Gr. ἀντιστρέφοντα, Gell. 5, 10, 2: ars, alternaling, reciprocal, Plin. 11, 2, 1, § 3; cf. taliones, Gell. 20, 1, 35: vices pugnandi, id. 15, 18, 3: epistulae, Hier. Ep. 5, 1: munus, Aus. Ep. 7.—
• • • 2 In gram., pronomen, a reciprocal pronoun, as sibi, se, Prisc. p. 939 P.: versus, which has the same metre when the order of words is reversed, e. g. Verg. A. 1, 8 (4); Diom. p. 515 P.— Hence, adv.: rĕcī̆prŏcē, alternately, to and fro (cf.: invicem, vicissim): fluere, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 9.— Transf., conversely, Prisc. 1142 P.

reciprocus, a, um (aus *recus u. *procus [vgl. proceres] zusammengesetzt), auf demselben Wege zurückgehend, -kehrend, -tretend, I) eig.: telum, Varro: amnis, aestus, Plin.: mare, Ebbe, Plin. u. Tac.: piscinae, quae reciprocae fluerent, Varro: vox, zurückprallend, v. Echo, Plin. – II) bildl.: argumenta, zurückgewandte (ἀντιστρέφοντα), sich gegen den drehende, der sie vorbrachte, Gell.: ars, wechselseitig, abwechselnd, Plin.: u. so talio, Gell. – als gramm. t. t. pronomina, zurückwirkende (wie se, sibi), Gramm.: versus, der rückwärts gelesen dasselbe Metrum hat, Gramm.

reciprocus [CL] 1 that moves to and fro, that involves movement back and forth; b (of tidal ebb and flow). crustulae ‥ quam penniger praepes indefessis famulatibus et ~is [gl.: i. iteratis] volatibus ‥ advexerat Aldh. VirgP 28; vita a quibusdam diffinitur quod ipsa est spiritus ~us Gros. Hexaem. X 2 p. 293.  b ~a [gl.: i. iterata, i. habundantia, i. iterum venientia, iterum fluentia, eftflowu] purissimi fontis redundantia Aldh. VirgP 9; Memphitica tellus, quam Nilus ~is [gl.: i. iteratis] fecundat fluentis Ib. 28. 2 that involves return motion, in the reverse direction; b (w. iter or sim.); c (transf., of a process). d (abl. as adv.) back, in the reverse direction. ipse vitalis tocius anime motus est quedam de se spiritalis egressio et in se ~a reversio Gros. Hexaem. X 2 p. 293.  b ~um iter non repetiit Ord. Vit. X 18 p. 101; papa omnes ‥ anathematizavit ‥ qui crucem Domini gratis acceperant et itinere non perfecto remeaverant, nisi ~um callem iterarent Ib. X 20 p. 118; per ~um callem cum suis equum ‥ regiravit Ib. XIII 32 p. 90.  c humorum ‥ autem generatio quedam est recta sed non ~a, de phlegmate enim per decoctionem fit sanguis, sed non econverso Bart. Angl. IV 6.  d s1298 reciproco regis fert Anglia dedecus egis Bower XI 30. 3 alternating, done by turns, (w. ref. to sung verses) antiphonal. cuncta quae ~o corporeae vivacitatis spiraculo vescebantur Aldh. Met. 2 p. 63; et reciproca Deo modulemur carmina Christo Id. CE 3. 43; reciproca suo modulantur carmina Regi Æthelwulf Abb. 615; itemque perpendit easdem post versum et versum voce ~a ‥ primum versiculum ‥ repsallere B. V. Dunst. 36; antiphona dicta quod sit vox ~a Odington 100. 4 a (of action or process) that operates in both directions, mutual. b (of thing) that is given in answer or opposition. a ~a [gl.: i. iterata, geedlæsend] sententiarum disputatio Aldh. VirgP 35 p. 278; postquam ejus spiritus superbia ductus superiori suo, qui est Deus, servire contempsit, mox justo judicio ab inferiori suo, carne sc., ~am legem in se suscepit H. Reading (I) Dial. 1195C.  b scripta ‥ ~a responsa ad ea, quae postulata fuerant, siluerunt Bede HE II 19 p. 123; dimisit ‥ nuntium responsione vacuum ne ~is relatibus jurgiorum campus aperiretur W. Malm. GP I 50; ad beneficia ~a sciatis nos obligatos Lit. Cant. I 13; Anglos ‥ in servitutem redigere consueverant ‥ ut et ipsi quoque ab eadem gente in servitutem vice ~a jam redigantur Gir. EH I 18; concedens cuilibet adjuvanti ante Deum ~um pretacte indulgentie suffragium Croyl. Cont. A 113; hoc ‥, cum seipso bello dimicans intestino, certamen sibi indixit ~um, in quo se conterens et a se contritus erexit se supra se V. Edm. Rich P 1785A. 5 successive (sts. of circular motion): a coming one after another in uninterrupted sequence. b (w. sg. sb.) following another of the same kind in a regular sequence. a tempora reciprocis convolvens menstrua cyclis Aldh. Aen. 6 (Luna) 2; cruenta tortorum severitas ~is [gl.: i. alternis] vicibus toties elisa ‥ nec mitescere nec miserescere novit Id. VirgP 51 p. 307; ~is temporum successionibus W. Malm. GP V 192; solet ‥ contingere ut ‥ brumalia sevientium ventorum flabra ~is alternatim cursibus succedant Ib. V 199.  b ~a [gl.: iterata, geedlsesend] tortoris nefandi ferocitas ‥ anthletis ‥ martirii merita cumulavit Aldh. VirgP 36 p. 283. 6 (gram.) reflexive. jam igitur dicta sunt tria relacionum genera, ~um quod est ‘sui’, suppositum quod est ‘qui’, appositum quod est hujus proprie ipse Ps.-Gros. Gram. 44; hoc pronomen ‘se’ ~um Hales Sent. I 78. 7 twofold, two acting together. Christianus et Doria ~is [gl.: i. alternis, i. iteratis, edlæhtum] cruciatibus singillatim artabantur. ille in ‥ latibulum ‥ ferro constrictus mittitur, ‥ ista ad prostibula scortorum ‥ truditur Aldh. VirgP 35; tum reciproca virum claudunt ergastula sacrum: / arta catenarum constringunt vincla lacertos / necnon et collum nectunt cum crure gemello Id. VirgV 1209; portus ‥ cujus introitu sunt due ‥ turres ‥ cathenas recipernum [v. l. reciprocum as gl. on following word] mutuo prohibentes ne navis quevis sine licencia introeat vel exeat per easdem G. Hen. V 4.

rĕciprŏcus, (14) a, um, qui revient au point de départ : Varro L. 7, 80 ; reciprocum mare Plin. 5, 26, mer qui reflue, cf. Tac. Ann. 1, 70 || reciprocæ voces Plin. 2, 115, sons répercutés, échos || reciproca argumenta Gell. 5, 6, 2, arguments qui se retournent contre celui qui les emploie ; reciprocæ vices pugnandi Gell. 15, 18, 3, les alternatives du combat || [gramm.] : reciprocum pronomen, pronom réciproque, réfléchi ; reciprocus versus, vers réciproque, ayant la même mesure lu à rebours.

reciprocus , a, um. adj.
退问。者輪流者。Reciproca argumenta 自相駁詰之論。Reciprocum mare 潮上退。

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reciprocus adj.,

• returning, receding: mare, Ta.