Logeion | umbilicus

umbĭlīcus, i, m. [akin to ὀμφαλός], the navel.

I Lit., Cels. 7, 14; 6, 17; Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 220; Liv. 26, 45, 8; Auct. B. Afr. 85, 1; Isid. Orig. 11, 1.—
II Transf.
- A The umbilical cord, Cels. 7, 29, § 41.—
- B The middle, centre: dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45 (154): qui locus, quod in mediā est insulā situs, umbilicus Siciliae nominatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrarum, i. e. Delphi, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 17 Müll.; and in Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; also called umbilicus orbis terrarum, Liv. 38, 48, 2; and, umbilicus medius Graeciae, id. 41, 23, 13: qui (Aetoli) umbilicum Graeciae incolerent, id. 35, 18, 4: Italiae, Varr. ap. Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 100.—
- C The projecting end of the cylinder on which an ancient book was rolled, Mart. 2, 6, 11; 1, 67, 11; 3, 2, 9; 5, 6, 15; 8, 61, 4; Cat. 22, 7: iambos ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to a close, Hor. Epod. 14, 8; cf.: ohe, jam satis est, ohe libelle: Jam pervenimus usque ad umbilicos, to the end, Mart. 4, 91, 2.—
- D A projection in the middle of plants, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 89; 16, 7, 10, § 29; 18, 14, 36, § 136; Pall. Nov. 7, 8. —
- E A small circle, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 78; 18, 33, 76, § 327.—
F The pin or index on a sundial, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 212; 2, 72, 74, § 182.—
G A kind of sea-snail, sea-cockle, Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22; Val. Max. 8, 8, 1; Aur. Vict. Vit. Caes. 3.—
H Umbilicus Veneris, the herb navelwort, App. Herb. 43.

umbilīcus, ī, m. (aus ὀμφαλός verlängert), der Nabel, I) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig., Cels., Liv. u. Ov. – 2) übtr., die Nabelschnur, Cels. 7, 29. p. 318, 32 D. – II) meton.: A) die Mitte, der Mittelpunkt, 1) im allg.: Siciliae, Cic.: Graeciae, Liv.: dies ad umbilicum est mortuus, Plaut. – 2) insbes.: a) das aus der Mitte des zusammengerollten Buches hervorragende, oft bemalte od. sonst verzierte Ende des Stäbchens, um das bei den Römern die Bücher gerollt waren, novi libri, novi umbilici, Catull.: picti umbilici, Mart.: librum usque ad umbilicum revolvere, bis ans Ende aufrollen, -lesen, Sen. rhet.: iam venitur ad margines umbilicorum, Sidon. – bildl., inceptos iambos ad umbilicum adducere, zu Ende bringen, Hor. epod. 14, 8: ad umbilicos pervenire, zu Ende kommen, Mart. 4, 89, 2. Vgl. Beckers Gallus 2, 376 f. (3. Ausg.). Dessen Tibull. 3, 1, 13. p. 320. – b) der Zeiger an der Sonnenuhr, Plin. 6, 212. – c) das in der Mitte Hervorragende an Pflanzen, lupini, Plin. – d) umbilicus Veneris, Nabelkraut, Venusgürtel, Ps. Apul. herb. 43. – B) der kleine Zirkel, Plin. 18, 327. – C) eine Art Meerschnecken, Cic. de or. 2, 22.

umbilicus [CL] 1 navel. b umbilical cord. fauni ‥ a capite usque ad ~um hominis speciem habent ‥ et inferior pars duorum pedum et femorum in caprarum forma depingitur Lib. Monstr. I 5; ~us, quod est fragillimum nostri corporis membrum, merito infirmitatem nostrae mortalitatis designat Bede Cant. 1189B; mulier ‥ inter cujus umbucili medium et pectoris ‥ gibbositas pergrandis exstiterat R. Cold. Godr. 497; tumentia inferius ab umbiculo membra cera circumdedit T. Mon. Will. V 8; 11‥ ~us, nauela WW Sup. 456; 1322 percussit se ipsum sub umbellico DocCOx 174; osculantur [Templarii] eum [diabolum] ‥ in umbelico Meaux II 249; nudatis corporibus usque ~am [sic MS] flagellabant se Wals. HA II 243. b fetus in utero materno nervis, venis, arteriis per ~um monete conceptionis illigatus constat Quaest. Salern. B 297; dicimus quod infans exierit de ventre matris sue ac ceciderit deorsum levatusque fuerit de loco per obstetricem. aspiciendi sunt nodi illius umbellici qui irrogitur matrici M. Scot Phys. 19; venit ‥ ei [fetui] nutrimentum per ~um de sanguine menstruo ‥ et ita quamdam suscepit digestionem Ps.-Ric. Anat. 40. 2 a centre (of country, region, or sim.). b gnomon of a sundial. c hand of a clock. d (~us marinus) object found on sea-shore, perh. kind of pebble or shell, resembling navel or umbilical cord. a [insula] secunda sita est in ~o maris inter Hiberniam et Britanniam et vocatur nomen ejus Eubonia id est Manau Nen. HB 148; est Hortuna quasi ~us tetrapolis, in quattuor oppidis equalibus spaciis Gosc. Wulfh. 4; nunquid terra unbilicum habet? [cf. Jud. ix 37] Petrus Dial. 18; qui lapis et ~us Hibernie dicitur, quasi in medio et meditullio terre positus Gir. TH III 4; sunt et aliae voragines in oceano, quarum una in occidentali Britannie parte quod ~um maris dicitur Eul. Hist. II 4; Jerusalem est quasi ~us mundi Gros. Cess. Leg. III 3 p. 136. b ~i (quem gnomen appellant) umbra in Aegypto meridiano tempore, aequinoctii die paulo plus quam dimidiam gnominis mensuram efficit Bede NR 231; horologium ‥ solarium, in quo ~i solis, quem gnomonem vocant, umbra horas ostendit, Anaximenes ‥ invenit P. Verg. De rerum inventoribus ed. Copenhaver (Cambridge, MA, 2002) II 5. 2. c horologium quod nunc frequens cernitur, e metallis, rotis dentatis atque ponderibus, partim ~is horas indicantibus, partim testantibus tintinabulis P. Verg. De rerum inventoribus ed. Copenhaver (Cambridge, MA, 2002) II 5 p. 104. d ~i marini, lapilli sunt umbilico conformes SB 43 (cf. Alph. 22: belliculi marini quasi umbilici, circa lictora [l. littora] maris reperiuntur). 3 (also ~us Veneris) navelwort, pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris). b (in gl., understood as) bearbine (a kind of Convolvulus). herba cotiledon þat ys ~us Veneris Leechdoms I 22; pro memitha ‥ pone ~um ve' Gilb. II 85. 2; recipe ‥ partes ‥ ~i veneris, capilli ve' Gad. 22. 2; ~us veneris, cimbalaria idem, i. penigresse SB 43; ~us, A. nauelworte WW. b ~um, berwinde WW.

umbĭlīcus, (13) ī, m. (cf. ὀμφαλός), ¶ 1 nombril : Cels. Med. 7, 14 ; Plin. 11, 220 ; Liv. 26, 45, 8 || cordon ombilical : Cels. Med. 7, 29, 41 ¶ 2 [fig.] le milieu, le point central, le centre : a) dies jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuos Pl. Men. 154, la journée est déjà à moitié trépassée ; umbilicus Siciliæ Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 106, le nombril de la Sicile ; orbis terrarum, ou Græciæ [en parl. de Delphes] Liv. 38, 48, 2 ; 41, 23, 13, le nombril de la terre, de la Grèce ; b) ombilic [bouton aux extrémités du cylindre qui servait à enrouler les manuscrits, dʼoù le cylindre lui-même] : ad umbilicum adducere Hor. Epo. 14, 8, amener au cylindre = achever, cf. Mart. 2, 6, 11 ; pl., 1, 66, 11 ; 4, 89, 1 ; c) ombilic, enfoncement [botanique] : Plin. 15, 89 ; 16, 29, etc. ; d) petit cercle : Plin. 18, 327 ; e) style de cadran solaire : Plin. 6, 212 ; f) sorte de coquillage : Cic. de Or. 2, 22 ; Val. Max. 8, 8, 1 ; g) nombril de Vénus [plante] : Ps. Apul. Herb. 43.

umbilīcus, ī m

1. navel;
2. iets dat lijkt op een navel, o.a.: (a) middelpunt [Siciliae; Graeciae]; (b) (poët.) knop v.e. boekrol (uiteinde v.d. staaf waarom de boekrol gewikkeld werd); ➤ carmen ad -um adducere beëindigen; (c) zeeslak (?).

umbilicus , i. m.
肚臍。天樞中間。綁鈕。戒指凸鼓。海螺镟小圈。日晷針。Dies ad umbilicum jam est 到晌午。Qui umbilicum Graeciae habitant 居厄肋两中心之人。Pervenimus usque ad umbilicos 吾等報竣。Ad umbilicum adducere promissum carmen 作完所許之詩。

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umbilīcus ī, m

* umbalus (ὀμφολός), the navel: ut umbilico tenus aqua esset, L.—The middle, centre: qui locus umbilicus Siciliae nominatur: terrarum, i. e. Delphi: orbis terrarum, L.: umbilicum Graeciae incolere, L.—The end of a rod on which a manuscript was rolled: iambos Ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to an end, H.— A sea-snail, sea-cockle.

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Umbilīcus

(ὀμφαλός). (1) See Delphi, p. 481.

(2) See liber, p. 951.

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