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macula1

macula1

stain, spot

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Where it lives

  • De Testimionio Animae 1 · 4.47/10k
  • Pro Fonteio 2 · 4.41/10k
  • Vitellius 1 · 4.15/10k
  • De Pudicitia 5 · 3.72/10k
  • Panegyricus de quarto consulatu Honorii Augusti 1 · 2.52/10k
  • De Baptismo 1 · 2.34/10k
  • Ad Nationes 3 · 2.01/10k
  • Gordiani Tres 1 · 1.8/10k
  • In Rufinum 1 · 1.75/10k
  • Oedipus 1 · 1.69/10k
  • De Spectaculis 1 · 1.57/10k
  • De Imperio Cn. Pompei Ad Quirites 1 · 1.5/10k

Densest 12 of 57 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. macula — de Vaan

macula 'stain, spot' [f. a] (PL+) Derivatives: maculosus 'stained, spotted' (PL+). madeo Pit *smatlo-> PIE *smhrtlo- 'wiping5? IE cognates: Gr. σμάω 'to cleanse, wipe clean', σμήμα * 'ointment' < *$meh2-mn. The connection with the Greek verb is possible if *smHtlo- would yield Latin *(s)matlo- > *makulo~. For the likelihood of the first step in this development, see Schnjver 1991: 171, Semantically, an etymology of … — [de Vaan, s.v. macula, p. 371]

2. măcŭla — Lewis & Short

măcŭla, ae, f.for malocula, malcula, dim.; cf. Sanscr. mala, dirt,

I a spot, mark, stain (class.).
I Lit.
A In gen., Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 155: (bos) maculis insignis et albo, i. e. with white spots, Verg. G. 3, 56: maculis albis equus, id. A. 9, 49: maculis auro squalentibus ardens (rex apum), id. G. 4, 91: in ipsis quasi maculis (terra), ubi habitatur, in those spots, i. e. small places, Cic. Rep. 6, 19 fin.: parcit cognatis maculis similis fera, Juv. 15, 160; cf. 5, 104.—
2 Transf., a mesh in a net, a hole in network or in a web: rete grandibus maculis, Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3; Col. 8, 15, 1: reticulum minutis maculis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27: retia maculis distincta, Ov. H. 5, 19. —Of the meshes of a spider's web, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81.—
B In partic., a spot, stain, blot, blemish, mole, etc.: maculari corpus maculis luridis, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 63: est corporis macula, naevus, Cic. N. D. 1, 28, 79: maculas auferre de vestibus, Ov. F. 3, 821: extrahere, Plin. 20, 13, 50, § 120: in veste facere, id. 12, 25, 54, § 123: e veste abluere, id. 28, 7, 23, § 109: mederi maculis corporis, id. 36, 19, 33, § 140; cf.: lentigines ac maculas e facie tollere, id. 20, 2, 4, § 9.—
II Trop. (acc. to I. B.), a blot, stain, stigma, blemish, fault in character: quem scis scire tuas omnes maculasque notasque, Lucil. ap. Non. 350, 13: inest amoris macula huic homini in pectore, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 70: jam ego ex corpore exigam omnis maculas maerorum tibi, id. Capt. 4, 2, 61: vitium commune omnium est, Quod nimium ad rem in senecta attenti sumus: hanc maculam nos decet Effugere, * Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 31: delenda vobis est illa macula, Mithridatico bello suscepta, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7: est hujus saeculi labes quaedam et macula, virtuti invidere, id. Balb. 6, 15: vitae splendorem maculis aspergere, id. Planc. 12, 30: furtorum et flagitiorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121: adulescentiae, id. ib. 1, 4, 11: familiae, id. Clu. 5, 12: in oratione nitida notabile humilius verbum et velut macula, Quint. 8, 3, 18; 8, 5, 28: ne Claudiae genti eam inustam maculam vellent, Liv. 3, 58: plurima sunt nitidis maculam haesuram figentia rebus, enduring disgrace, Juv. 14, 2.

3. Măcŭla — Lewis & Short

Măcŭla, ae, m.,

I a Roman surname, e. g. of Q. Pompeius, Cic. Fam. 6, 19, 1.

4. macula — Walde–Hofmann

macula, -ae f. „Fleck, Flecken, Mal, Schandfleck, Makel; Masche in Geweben und Gespinsten“ (seit Plaut., rom., ebenso Denom. maculà, -üti, -ütum, -üre d eflecke, besudle" seit Plt. [com- seit Cic., &- seit Plin, im- seit Firm.] und *maculentö, -äre ds. [nach lutulento, vgl. maculentus Not. Tir; vgl. noch maculätiö seit Apul, maculäbilis 6 madeia perimadeia — madeo. Drac. [im- seit Auson], macwlatim Aug., immaculätus … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. macula, p. 911]

In the wild

6 of 89 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. macula (scan pp. 371-372; entry #978). Root candidates: *smatlo-, *smhrtlo-, *smHtlo-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. macula (scan p. 400; entry #6365).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. macula (scan pp. 911-915; entry #1651). Root candidates: *smeid-, *masara-, *masura-.

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