Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

The word theae could not be parsed. Trying a normal dictionary lookup:

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

theamēdes, is, m., an Ethiopian stone that repels iron; acc. to some, the tourmaline, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 130.

theangelis, ĭdis, f., a kind of plant growing on Libanus, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164.

thĕātrālis, e, adj. [theatrum], of or belonging to the theatre, theatrical: theatrales gladiatoriique consessus, Cic. Sest. 54, 115: operae, Tac. A. 1, 16: lascivia populi, id. ib. 11, 13: ad theatrales artes degeneravisse, id. ib. 14, 21: licentia, Suet. Dom. 8: lex, concerning the order of sitting in the theatre, Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 117; 33, 2, 8, § 32; Quint. 3, 6, 19: humanitas, i. e. feigned, spurious, id. 2, 2, 10: sermones, i. e. low, vulgar, Sid. Ep. 3, 13 fin.: omnes (montes) theatrali modo inflexi, in the form of a theatre, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 30.

† thĕātrĭcus, a, um, adj., = θεατρικός, of or belonging to the theatre, theatric (late Lat. for the class. theatralis): nugae, Aug. Doctr. Chabr. 2, 18: turpitudines, id. Civ. Dei, 6, 6: operarii, id. Mus. 2, 5.

† thĕātrum, i, n., = θέατρον, a playhouse, theatre (cf.: scena, spectaculum, ludus).

  1. I. Lit.: num theatrum, gymnasia, porticus, etc. … rem publicam efficiebat? Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44: theatrum ut commune sit, id. Fin. 3, 20, 67: castra munita … alterā (ex parte) a theatro, quod est ante oppidum, Caes. B. C. 2, 25; Nep. Reg. 2, 1: populi sensus maxime theatro et spectaculis perspectus est, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: aliquid totius theatri clamore dicere, id. ib.: consessus theatri, id. Tusc. 1, 16, 37: in vacuo laetus sessor plausorque theatro, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 130; Ov. A. A. 1, 497: hos arto stipata theatro Spectat Roma potens, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 60: Philippus in acie tutior quam in theatro fuit, Curt. 9, 6, 25; cf. Vitr. 5, 3, 1 sqq.; Verg. A. 1, 427; Liv. Epit. 48 fin.; Val. Max. 2, 4, 2: exeamus e theatro, i. e. cease to speak of actors, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.
    Of the Greek theatre, which served as a place for public meetings, Cic. Fl. 7, 16; Liv. 24, 39, 1; 33, 28, 4; Tac. H. 2, 80; Nep. Timol. 4, 2; Vulg. Act. 19, 29; 19, 31.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. In gen., any open space for exhibiting martial games, Verg. A. 5, 288; 5, 664.
      2. 2. Like our theatre, for the spectators assembled in a theatre, a theatrical audience: frequentissimum, Cic. Div. 1, 28, 59: consensus theatri, id. Phil. 1, 12, 30: tunc est commovendum theatrum, cum ventum est ad ipsum illud Plaudite, Quint. 6, 1, 52.
        Plur.: qui (modi) totis theatris maestitiam inferunt, Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106; id. de Or. 3, 50, 196: tota saepe theatra exclamasse barbare, Quint. 1, 6, 45; cf.: spissa theatra, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 41.
  2. II. Trop., a place of exhibition, theatre, stage, for any public act: nullum theatrum virtuti conscientia majus est, Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 64: magno theatro (ea familiaritas) spectata est, openly, publicly, id. Fam. 12, 29, 1; cf.: quasi in aliquo terrarum orbis theatro versari, id. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 35; id. Brut. 2, 6: in theatro terrarum orbis esse, Curt. 9, 6, 21: optimus quisque praeceptor frequentiā gaudet ac majore se theatro dignum putat, Quint. 1, 2, 9.