suffrago
suffrāgo, ĭnis, f. [sub-frag, frango].
- Lit., the ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind leg (opp. armus): articulum suffraginis contingere (cf. poples), Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 183: suffraginum artus in aversum flectunt, id. 11, 45, 101, § 248; Col. 6, 15, 2. —Rarely of birds: aves ut quadripedes alas in priora curvant, suffraginem in posteriora, Plin. 11, 45, 102, § 249: aquilae pedes evellunt in aversum a suffragine, id. 30, 6, 18, § 54. —
- II Transf., a shoot, spray of a vine: suboles, quam rustici suffraginem vocant, Col. 4, 24, 4.
suffrāgo, āvi, 1, v. a., = suffragor.
- In gen., to favor, support, vote for, Sisenn. ap. Non. 468, 12.—
- II Absol.
- 1 To agree with, Pomp. ap. Non. 468, 7 (Com. Fragm. 106 Rib.).—
- 2 To proceed favorably: opera, Vulg. 3 Esd. 6, 10.
1. suffrāgo, inis, f. (sub u. frango), I) der Hinterbug eines vierfüßigen Tieres, der rückwärts gebogen ist (Ggstz. armus), Sing. u. Plur. bei Colum., Plin. u.a. – II) übtr., das Rebschloß (in des Landmannes Sprache), nach Colum. 4, 24, 4.
2. suffrāgo, āvi, āre = suffragor, begünstigen, Sisenn. hist. 23. fr. 132 (bei Non. 468, 12). – absol., a) beistimmen, Pompon. com. 106. – b) vonstatten gehen, Vulg. 3. Esdr. 6, 10.
cernuus arcuatis poblitibus flexisque ~inibus
introiit praesul testudine fultus opaca / qui tellure cubans unca suffragine suda / mille piis instillat aquis
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suffragio scabellorum ~ines movens eo irrepsit
1 suffrāgō, āvī, āre, tr., voter pour, approuver : Sis. d. Non. 468, 12 || [abst ] : Pompon. Com. 106 ; v. suffragor.
2 suffrāgō, ĭnis, f. , ¶ 1 jarret des animaux : Plin. 8, 183 ; 11, 248 ¶ 2 provin : Col. Rust. 4, 24, 4.