sextans
sextans, the sixth, a sixth part
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sextantes Noun: masculine nominative plural, Noun: masculine accusative plural of sextans
sextans, antis, m. [sex].
- A sixth part of an as (v. as): sextans ab eo quod sexta pars assis, ut quadrans quod quarta et triens quod tertia pars, Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.: heredes in sextante, Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 4: ex sextante heres institutus, Dig. 44, 2, 30; Cod. Th. 9, 42, 8 pr.—
- B In partic.
- 1 As a coin: extulit eum plebs sextantibus collatis in capita, Liv. 2, 33 fin.; Plin. 33, 10, 48, § 138; hence, servus sextantis, i. e. of very trifling value, worthless, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 9, 4.—
- 2 In weighing, Plin. 26, 11, 74, § 121; Ov. Med. Fac. 65; Mart. 8, 71, 9; (with pondo) Scrib. Larg. 4; 42 al.—
- 3 As a measure of land, the sixth part of a juger, Varr. R. R. 1, 10, 2; Col. 5, 1, 10.—
- 4 As a liquid measure, the sixth part of a sextarius, or two cyathi, Col. 12, 23, 1; Mart. 5, 64, 1; Suet. Aug. 77.—
- 5 As a lineal measure, Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 94.—
- II Among mathematicians, the sixth part of the number six, as of the numerus perfectus (v. as), i. e. unity, one, Vitr. 3, 1, 6.
sextāns, antis, m. (sex), I) der sechste Teil eines Asses od. zwölfteiligen Ganzen, Varro LL. 6, 171. – Insbes.: a) als kleine Münze, zwei unciae, ein Sechstel, Liv. u. Plin.: servus non sextantis, kein Sechstel (keinen Heller) wert, Laber. com. 31: u. so non esse sextantis, in einem Wortspiele, Granius bei Cic. de or. 2, 254. – b) der sechste Teil einer Erbschaft, ex sextante heres institutus, ICt.: ex parte dimidia et sextante heres, Suet.: testamento heres ex parte dimidia et tertia est Capito; in sextante sunt ii, quorum pars etc., im T. ist K. zum Erben von fünf Sechsteln gemacht; das letzte Sechstel ist Personen vermacht, die usw., Cic. – c) eines Pfundes, Ov.: mit pondo, Scrib. – d) eines Morgen Landes, iugeri, Varro u. Colum. – e) eines Gemäßes, zwei Maß (cyathi), Mart. u. Suet. – II) bei den Mathematikern (denen die 6 als numerus perfectus, Grundzahl, galt) der sechste Teil einer Sechs, die Eins, Vitr. 3, 1, 6.
libra vel as sive assis, xij unciae. ‥ ~ans sive ~as, ij unciae. ‥ haec ‥ ponderum vocabula ‥ non modo ad pecuniam mensurandam, verum ad quaevis corpora sive tempora dimetienda conveniunt
si [aliquod temporis spatium ] in sex partiris, sexta pars ‘~ans’, quinque reliquiae ‘dextans’ ‥ vocitantur
earum ‥ minuciarum figuras ponamus primum, deinde nomen, postremo quantum unaqueque in se contineat. ‥ as ‥ triens vel trien ‥ quadrans ‥ ~ans ‥ sescuntia ‥
dividitur [as ] in vj partes, que per sex divise ~ans dicitur, ij continens uncias
ab asse ~ante abjecto, id est duabus unciis, x remanentes dicuntur dextans
sextāns, (14) tis, m. (sex), ¶ 1 sextant, 1/6e de lʼas : Varro L. 5, 171 ; Cic. de Or. 2, 254 ¶ 2 un sixième a) dʼune somme : in sextante heres Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 4, héritier pour un sixième ; b) dʼune livre [poids]: Plin. 26, 121 ; c) dʼun arpent : Varro R. 1, 10, 2 ; Col. Rust. 5, 1, 10 ; d) du sextarius = deux cyathes : Col. Rust. 12, 23, 1 ; Mart. 5, 64, 1 ; Suet. Aug. 77 ¶ 3 le sixième du nombre parfait [six] = lʼunité : Vitr. Arch. 3, 1, 6.
- 1. (als munt) ⅙ as; alg. muntstuk;
- 2. (poët.; postklass.) (als vloeistofmaat) ⅙ sextarius = 0,09 l;
- 3. zesde deel v.e. erfenis; ➤ in sextante heres.
sextāns antis, m
- sex, the sixth, a sixth part: heres ex parte dimidiā est Capito; in sextante sunt ii, etc., one sixth goes to those, etc.—A small coin, one sixth of an as, two unciae: non esse sextantis, not to be worth a groat: extulit eum plebs sextantibus conlatis in capita, L.—A small weight, one sixth of a pound: Sextantem trahere, O.
SEXTANS
SEXTANS[AS]
Sextans
A Roman copper coin weighing two ounces (unciae), and equal to the sixth part of the as. It bore the effigy of a caduceus and a strigil.