vadum

Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur
the Rhone can be crossed by a shallow place in several locations longa sulcant vada salsa carina
the long keels ploughed the salted straits

vadum , ī, n.: a ford; a shallow, shoal, 1.112; sand-bank, 10.303; shallow water, 11.628; bottom, depth, 1.126; water, tide, stream, 6.320; water of the sea, 5.158; wave, sea, 7.198.

vădum, i, n. (masc. collat form, vă-dus, i, Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 111; Sall. H. 1, 68 Dietsch) [cf. the root BA, βαίνω, whence, also, vado; hence, that through which one can go], a shallow place in water, a shallow, shoal, ford.

• I Lit.
• • • 1 Sing.: Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur, Caes. B. G. 1, 6; 5, 58; 7, 55: vadum in flumine efficere, id. B. C. 1, 61: vadum fluminis temptare, si transire possent, id. ib. 1, 83: exercitum vado transducere, id. ib. 3, 37: vado flumen penetrare, Tac. A. 2, 68: vado superari amnis non poterat, Liv. 38, 13, 9; 38, 18, 7: piscis qui vivit in vado, Cels. 2, 18: amnis incerto vado, Tac. A. 12, 33.—
    • 2 Piur., so esp. of a shallow place where a river is crossed, a ford: ibi vadis repertis partem suarum copiarum transducere conati sunt, Caes. B. G. 2, 9; 1, 8; 3, 13; Liv. 26, 45, 8; 31, 1, 5; Tac. A. 2, 23; id. H. 4, 27; Lucr. 1, 200; Ov. M. 1, 370; 3, 19.—Also of shallows, as dangerous in navigation: mystica ad dextram vada Praetervecti, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 19 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 687 Rib.): brevia, Verg. A. 5, 221: caeca, id. ib. 1, 536: dura saxis Lilybeia caecis, id. ib. 3, 706; cf.: Nessus, scitus vadorum, Ov. M. 9, 108.—
  • B Transf.
  • • 1 A body of water, a sea, stream, etc. (poet.): longā sulcant vada salsa carinā, Verg. A. 5, 158; 7, 198; Cat. 64, 58: si tamen Non tangenda rates transiliunt vada, Hor. C. 1, 3, 24; Ov. P. 4, 9, 2; Sen. Hippol. 181 al.—
    • 2 The bottom of a body of water, the depths (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): saxa Vadis levata, Hor. Epod. 16, 26; Plin. 3, praef. § 4: ostrea capta solido vado, id. 32, 6, 21, § 59: sedit limoso pressa carina vado, Ov. F. 4, 300.—
    • 3 The bottom of a well, Phaedr. 4, 9, 12; Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 39.—
• II Trop.
• • A Of shallow water, as a place of safety to the swimmer: haec propemodum jam esse in vado salutis res videtur, i. e. in safety, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 73 (803): at in vado'st: jam facile enabit, id. Rud. 1, 2, 81 (169): omnis res est jam in vado, Ter. And. 845.—
  • B Of shallows, as dangerous to the mariner: emersisse jam e vadis et scopulos praetervecta videtur oratio mea, Cic. Cael. 21, 51: cera vadum tentet, rasis infusa tabellis, explore the way, i. e. make a first attempt, Ov. A. A. 1, 437.

vadum, ī, n. (vado, āre), seichtes Wasser, die seichte Stelle im Wasser, die Untiefe im Meere od. in einem Flusse, die Furt, I) eig. u. bildl.: a) eig.: fluminis Sicoris, Caes.: Rhodanus non nullis locis vado transitur, Caes.: exercitum vado transducere, Caes.: piscis, qui in vado vivit, Cels.: vadum alqm destituit, es verliert jmd. den Grund unter den Füßen, Liv. – Plur., vadis repertis partem suarum copiarum transducere, Caes.: ventus nudaverat vada, Liv.: Nessus scitus vadorum, Ov. – b) bildl.: iam esse in vado salutis res videtur, in Sicherheit, außer Gefahr, Plaut.: u. so omnis res iam est in vado, Ter.: cera tentet vadum, versuche den Zug, Ov. – II) übtr.: A) übh. = Gewässer, Fluß, Meer, Verg., Hor. u.a. Dicht. – B) der Grund, Boden des Wassers, die Tiefe, recentia cadavera ad vadum labi, Plin.: eines Brunnens, Phaedr. u. Plin. – ➳ Nbf. vadus, ī, m., Tragic. fr. bei Fronto ad M. Caes. 3, 13. p. 51, 15 N. Varro bei Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 111. Sall. hist. fr. 1, 68.

1 vadum v. vadium

2 vadum, ~us [CL], ~a 1 area of shallow water (esp. not too deep to wade in), shallow. b (spec.) ford. c (in place name, also passing into personal name). quindecim diebus fons sanguinem tam ubertim manavit ut vicinum ~um inficeret W. Malm. GR IV 331; item, ut asserunt accole, aqua ista singulis mensibus ~a permutat Gir. IK II 11; benedixit ibi quoddam ~um, et de aqua ipsa sanata sunt peccora illius divitis (Munnu 8) VSH II 229.  b ripam ‥ fluminis ac pene totum sub aqua ~um acutissimis sudibus praestruxerat Bede HE I 2; juxta fluvium Alne, in loco qui dicitur Adtuifyrdi, quod significat ‘ad duplex ~um’ Ib. IV 26; 1044 (11c) cum sua petunt pontis titubantia muniri ~a CD 744; c1200 ut faciant calcatam juxta curiam suam pro libitu suo et voluntate tam in ~io quam alibi Ch. Gilb. 64; 1316 incipiendo ‥ ad ~am que vocatur Achinacragoc Reg. Aberd. I 43; omnes equites et armati pontem pariter obsidebant, estimantes advenas ~e [? l. vada] fluminis ignorare G. Ed. III Bridl. 106; nomina aquarum ‥ hoc ~um, A. a wadth WW.  c duo reges duellum propter leenam de ~o Baculi committent G. Mon. VII 3; duos ‥ consules Bosonem de ~o Boum et Gerinum Carnotensem Ib. X 4; locus quem vocant incole Veterem ~um Lucian Chester 64; juxta vaticinium ‥ Merlini, viguit ad ~a Boum sapientia tempore suo Neckam NR II 174; 1230 Petrus de ~is Pipe 86; ? 12‥ illam [virgatam terre] quam Gilebertus ad ~um tenuit MonA II 367. 2 (without ref. to depth) body of water, waters. b water. quod mare fluviorum occursu non augetur, dicunt naturaliter salsis ~is †fluentem [l. fluentum] dulce consumi Bede NR 225; vada salsa carinis / jam sulcare citis Alcuin SS Ebor 57; per pelagi fluctus et per vada caeca gubernans Ib. 1649; quemadmodum naves in ~o fervente tempestate agitantur Alex. Cant. Dicta 163; fontes, maria, et flumina hodie per tranquillitatem hylarescunt, †ad [l. ac] Deum benedicendo Christum in ~is suis mundi crimina lavisse innotescunt Hon. Spec. Eccl. 929D.  b illotus dat vada lotis Garl. Mor. Scol. 166. 3 (in gl.) track made by a cart-wheel, rut. vadum, a forthe or cart spore. orbita, a cart spore (Medulla) CathA 55n.

vădum, (9) ī, n. , ¶ 1 gué, bas-fond : Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur Cæs. G. 2, 6, le Rhône sur plusieurs points est guéable, cf. Cæs. G. 5, 58 ; 7, 55, etc. ; piscis, qui vivit in vado Cels. Med. 2, 18, le poisson qui vit dans les bas-fonds ; pl., Cæs. G. 2, 9, etc. ¶ 2 [fig.] a) bas-fonds, passe dangereuse : Cic. Cæl. 51 ; b) endroit guéable = sécurité : Pl. Aul. 803 (cf. Pl. Rud. 170 ) ; Ter. Andr. 845 ¶ 3 fond de la mer, dʼun fleuve : Hor. Epo. 16, 26 ; Ov. F. 4, 300 ; Plin. 32, 59 || eaux, flots : Virg. En. 5, 158 ; 7, 198.

➳ vadus, m. Varr. d. Serv. En. 1, 111 ; Sall. H. 1, 68.

vadum ī, n

• BA-, a shallow place, shallow, shoal, ford: Rhodanus nonnullis locis vado transitur, Cs.: vadum fluminis temptare, si transire possent, Cs.: vado superari amnis non poterat, L.: in scopulo luctans brevibusque vadis, L.: Nessus, scitus vadorum, O.: (aquae) vada nota secantes, i. e. the river bed, O.: Cera vadum tentet, rasis infusa tabellis, try the ford, i. e. make a first attempt, O.—Plur, a shallow crossing, ford: vadis repertis partem copiarum transducere, Cs.—A body of water, sea, stream(poet.): longā sulcant vada salsa carinā, V.: Non tangenda rates transiliunt vada, H.—The depths, bottom(poet.): saxa Vadis levata, H.: Sedit limoso pressa carina vado, O.—Prov.: omnis res est iam in vado, touches bottom, i. e. is safe, T.