stillicidium

stillicidium
stillĭcĭdĭum (also written stilĭcĭd-; v. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 33), ii, n. [stilla-cado], a liquid which falls drop by drop, a dripping moisture, stillicide:

stillicidium eo quod stillatim cadat,

 Varr. L. L. 5, § 27 Müll.
I.
In gen. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

stillicidi casus lapidem cavat,

 Lucr. 1, 313:

grandinis,

 Sen. Q. N. 4, 3, 2:

urinae,

 Plin. 30, 8, 21, § 66; cf.

vesicae,

 id. 28, 8, 32, § 122:

arborum,

 id. 17, 12, 18, § 89:

mellis,

 Tert. Spect. 27 fin.: raritas nubium stillicidia dispergit, App. de Mundo, p. 61.—
B.
Trop.:

per stillicidia emittere animam quam semel exhalare,

 little by little, Sen. Ep. 101, 14.—
II.
In partic., falling rain, rain-water falling from the eaves of houses (class.):

jura parietum, luminum, stillicidiorum,

 Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 173; id. Or. 21, 79; id. Top. 5, 27; Vitr. 2, 1; Dig. 8, 6, 8; 8, 2, 20; Pall. Aug. 8, 2.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • Stillicidĭum — (lat.), 1) das Tröpfeln; S. narĭum, Nasenbluten. S. sanguĭnis, Blutfluß. S. urĭnae, so v.w. Harnwinde, s.u. Harnverhaltung; 2) das Tropfbad, s.u. Bad C) b) bb); 3) die Dachtraufe; Stillicidii servĭtus, s.u. Servitut B) a) cc); 4) das Traufrecht …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Stillicidium — Dryppen …   Danske encyklopædi

  • stillicidium — /stilasid(i)yam/ In the civil law, the drip of water from the eaves of a The servitude stillicidii consists in the right to have the water drip from one s eaves upon the house or ground of another. The term flumen designated the rain water… …   Black's law dictionary

  • stillicidium — A servitude of eavesdrip. See eaves drip …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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  • Stillicidium lacrimale — Tårvædethed …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Stillicidium narium — Næseblod …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Stillicidium urinæ — Dråbevis urinafgang …   Danske encyklopædi

  • estilicidio — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Caída gota a gota de un líquido destilado o que mana. 2 Líquido recogido al manar o destilar gota a gota. * * * estilicidio (del lat. «stillicidĭum») m. Caída *gota a gota de un líquido destilado o que mana. ⊚ Líquido que …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • eaves-drip — The drip or dropping of water from the eaves of a house on the land of an adjacent owner; the easement of having the water so drip, or the servitude of submitting to such drip; the same as the stillicidium of the Roman law. See drip rights… …   Black's law dictionary

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