sentina

sentīna, ae, f.

• Lit., the filthy water that collects in the bottom of a ship, bilgewater: cum alii malos scandant, alii per foros cursent, alii sentinam exhauriant, Cic. Sen. 6, 17; * Caes. B. C. 3, 28: in nave, quae sentinam trahit, Sen. Ep. 30, 2: pisces sentinae navium odorem procul fugiunt, Plin. 10, 70, 90, § 194 al.; Gell. 19, 1, 3: mersamque vitiis suis, quasi sentinā, rempublicam pessum dedere, Flor. 3, 12, 7. —
• II Transf., the bottom of a ship where the bilge-water is, the hold: hi Romam sicuti in sentinam confluxerant, Sall. C. 37, 5: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus; nunc autem vix est in sentinā locus, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 3.—
• III Trop.
• • • 1 The lowest of the people, the dregs, refuse, rabble of a state or city (good prose; cf. faex): si tu exieris, exhaurietur ex urbe tuorum comitum magna et perniciosa sentina rei publicae, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 12; 2, 4, 7 (cf. Quint. 8, 6, 15); id. Att. 1, 19, 4; id. Agr. 2, 26, 70; Liv. 24, 29, 3; Flor. 3, 1, 4.—
    • 2 The hangerson of an army, camp-followers, Val. Max. 2, 7, 1.

sentīna, ae, f. (zu Wz. *sem- schöpfen), Schiffsbodenwasser, Kielwasser, I) eig.: sentinam exhaurire, Cic.: navium, Plin.: sentinae vitiis conflictari, Caes.: navis, quae sentinam trahit, Wasser zieht, leck wird, Sen.: Romam sicuti in sentinam (Kloake) confluere, Sall. – II) bildl.: 1) im allg.: sedebamus in puppi et clavum tenebamus; nunc autem vix est in sentina locus, saßen erst am Hinterschiff u. hatten das Steuer des Staates (waren in großem Ansehen); jetzt aber ist kaum im untersten Schiffsraum Platz (gelten wir so viel wie gar nichts), Cic. ep. 9, 15, 3. – 2) insbes., von pöbelhaften, liederlichen Menschen = der Auswurf, Abschaum, die Hefe, s. rei publicae exhaurietur, Cic.: urbis, Cic.: sentinam quandam urbis rati exhaustam laetabantur, Liv.: vom liederlichen Troß des Heeres, Val. Max.

sentina [CL] 1 drain or bilge water. b foul, filthy liquid, (in quot. from a corpse). imber inundans tamquam ~a difflueret J. Furness Kentig. 35 p. 221; Josephus et Augustinus dicunt iv fuisse cameras in arca, Rabanus vero v: una hominum ‥ v stercorum vel ~arum Eul. Hist. I 26.  b adhuc indiluta facies molestiva fetentis cadaveris ~a fuscatur Ep. ad amicum 85. 2 place in which foul liquids collect, sewer, cesspit. b bilge of a ship. c (w. ref. to human body). in quam velut in ~am totius palatii immundicie defluerent H. Los. Serm. 4. 108; clericum ‥ in ~am domus sue projecit Map NC V 5 f. 65; s1213 ut ‥ libros evangeliorum in ~is proicerent [Albigenses] M. Par. Maj. II 555; 1503 solutum uni lathamo operanti circa reparacionem nostre ~e subterranee per ij dies xij d. Cant. Coll. Ox. 237.  b ~a, lectha GlC S 216; debilis est ista navis et ruinosa, et recepit multum de aqua maris in ~a sua Ailr. Serm. 22. 4. 316D; ~a, -e, i. locus in navi ubi aqua undecumque confluit Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 515; navis ‥ in ~am ejus aqua guttatim influente latenter et repente submergitur P. Blois Ep. 131. 387C; omnia perscrutantes, invenerunt [navium] ~as repletas armis quamplurimis M. Par. Maj. V 426; s1379 [garcio] fugit ‥ et in quandam navem Flandrensium, et in ~a, nullo sciente, se abscondit V. Ric. II 12.  c quare mortue mulieres jaceant in aqua supine? abundant superflui humores propter ~am totius corporis, sc. matricem, ibidem contentam Quaest. Salern. B 259; in ~a ventris P. Blois Ep. 123. 361B. 3 (fig.). ab omni spurcitiae ~a [gl.: wlættan, aqua fetida navis, adelan, fylþe] funditus immunes arbitrentur Aldh. VirgP 10; vitiorum ~as exhaurit Bede Luke 540C; 985 quamdiu labentis aevi pelago carnis lintre Christo remige navigamus probrosam philargyriae ~am execrantes CD 1283; ego vitiorum omnium ~a, ego illecebrarum magistra fui W. Malm. GR II 204; hic in sapientia recte judicabit / per quem Sanctus Spiritus mentes inspirabit / et sentinam scelerum mundus emundabit Garl. Epith. III Summa 24.

sentīna, (13) æ, f. , sentine : Cic. CM 17 ; Cæs. C. 3, 28, 5 ; navem quæ sentinam trahit Sen. Ep. 30, 2, navire qui fait eau || [fig.] bas-fond, lie, rebut : Cic. Att. 1, 19, 4 ; Cat. 1, 12 ; Agr. 2, 70.

sentina , ae. f.
舟底。不法徒之夥。— urbis 市井人。卑民。下等人。Sentinam exhaurire 刮潮戽。Exhaurire sentinam urbis 趕匪類人皆出城。

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sentīna ae, f

• bilge-water: sentinam exhaurire: conflictati sentinae vitiis, Cs.—A receptacle of bilge-water, hold, cesspool: Romam sicut in sentinam confluere, S.—Fig., dregs, refuse, offscourings, rabble: rei p.: urbis: quasi de aliquā sentinā, ac non de optimorum civium genere loqueretur.