verb transitive intransitive #1530

lātro

2nd PP lātrāre · 3rd PP lātrāvi · 4th PP lātum · conj. 1st

to bark

[cf. Gr. λοιδορέω and λατράζειν = βαρβαρίζειν, Hesych.], to bark (cf. baubor).

si canes latrent, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56; Lucr. 5, 1066: ne latret canis, Hor.… literal ••

Lit.: si canes latrent, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56; Lucr. 5, 1066: ne latret canis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 128: quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.): canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Curt. 7, 4, 13: canino rictu, Juv. 10, 272.—Impers. pass.: scit cui latretur cum solus obambulet ipse, Ov. Tr. 2, 459.—

to bark at, bay active ••

Act. for allatrare, to bark at, bay: senem adulterum Latrent Suburanae canes, Hor. Epod. 5, 57: cervinam pellem, id. Ep. 1, 2, 66: nubila, Stat. Th. 1, 551.—Also in pass.: latrari a canibus, Plin. 25, 10, 78, § 126.—

a barker; a dog poetic •

Part. pres. as subst.: lātrans, antis, m., a barker, i. e. a dog (poet.): inmeriti fatum latrantis, Ov. M. 8, 412; plur., id. ib. 8, 344.—

by extension

To resound, roar poetic •

To resound, roar, of water (poet.): latrantes undae, Sil. 5, 396: (amnis) Alpibus ortus fertur latrantibus undis, id. 3, 470; Stat. Ach. 1, 451.—

to rant, roar, bluster •

In speaking, to rant, roar, bluster: latrant jam quidam oratores, non loquuntur, Cic. Brut. 15, 58: rumperis et latras, Hor. S. 1, 3, 136.—

Act., to bark at active •

Act., to bark at: si quis Obprobriis dignum latraverit, Hor. S. 2, 1, 85.—

to bark at, rage figuratively

Trop., to bark at, rage, etc.

multa ab animalium vocibus tralata in homines, partim quae sunt aperta, partim… in general •

In gen.: multa ab animalium vocibus tralata in homines, partim quae sunt aperta, partim obscura. Perspicua, ut Ennii: Animus cum pectore latrat, Varr. L. L. 7, § 103 Müll. (cf. Ann. v. 570 Vahl.): admoto latrant praecordia tactu, rage, Stat. S. 2, 1, 13: curae latrantes, Petr. 119.—

magnas latrantia pectora curas, Stat. Th. 2, 338.— active •

Act.: magnas latrantia pectora curas, Stat. Th. 2, 338.—

in particular

To demand vehemently •

To demand vehemently: latrare Ennius pro poscere posuit, Paul. ex Fest. 121 Müll.; cf. Enn. l. l.: cum sale panis Latrantem stomachum bene leniet, Hor. S. 2, 2, 17: nil aliud sibi naturam latrare, nisi ut, etc., Lucr. 2, 17.—

Opening the mouth wide, pronounced with a wide mouth •

Opening the mouth wide, pronounced with a wide mouth: hanc scripsit Latine Plautus cum latranti nomine, Plaut. Cas. prol. 34.

Perseus ID: n26033 Key: latro1