noun · femininethird declension
harundō
harundō f (genitive harundinis)
Classical[haˈrʊn.doː]Ecclesiastical[aˈrun.do]
Meaning
- a reed
- a fishing rod
- the shaft of an arrow
Near-synonym: hastīle
- an arrow
- a pipe
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
canna, calamus pālūstrisharundō -inis (f) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 15
planta gracilis palūstrisharundō -inis (f) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 9, 10, 25
calamus, virgaharundō -inis (f) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 21
baculum tenue sagittaeharundō -inis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 3, 11, 15, 17
calamus; sagitta ex calamōharundō -inis (f) — in Aeneis, ch. 9
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Culmus · Calamus · Stipula · Spica · Arista · Arundo · Canna
1. Culmus means the stalk, with reference to its slender height, especially of corn; calamus (κάλαμος) with reference to its hollowness, especially of reeds. 2. Culmus means the stalk of corn, as bearing the ear, as the body the head, as an integral part of the whole; stipula, as being compared with the ear, a worthless and useless part of the whole, as stubble. 3. Spica is the full ear, the fruit of the corn-stalk, without respect to its shape, arista, the prickly ear, the tip or uppermost part of the stalk, without respect to its substance, sometimes merely the prickles. Quintil. i. 3, 5. Imitatæ spicas herbulæ inanibus aristis ante messem flavescunt. 4. Calamus, as a reed, is the general term; arundo (from ῥοδανός) is a longer and stronger reed; canna (from κανών?) a smaller and thinner reed. Colum. iv. 32. Ea est arundineti senectus, cum ita densatum est, ut gracilis et cannæ similis arundo prodeat. (v. 219.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | harundō | harundinēs |
| genitive | harundinis | harundinum |
| dative | harundinī | harundinibus |
| accusative | harundinem | harundinēs |
| ablative | harundine | harundinibus |
| vocative | harundō | harundinēs |
hărundo (better than ărundo, Bramb. s. v.; Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 441; Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, though the latter is freq. in MSS. and edd.;
I. v. infra), ĭnis, f. etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq..
I. Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf.
also: culmus, calamus, stipula), Cato, R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.: intus medullam sabuci (habent) ... inanitatem harundines, id. 13, 22, 42, § 122: longa parvae sub arundine cannae, Ov. M. 8, 337: fluvialis, Verg. G. 2, 414; used for covering or thatching huts and houses, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3; esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae, Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.: teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere, Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.—Prov.: arundo vento agitata, Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24: arundinem quassatam non confringet, ib. Matt. 12, 20. —II. Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.
A. A fishing-rod:
hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5: haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces, Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.: hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit, Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.—B. Limed twigs for catching birds:
parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt, Petr. 40, 6: volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit, id. 109, 7: cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu, Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin: aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda, id. 9, 54, 3 id.: ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos, Sil. 7, 674: harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.—C. A wreath or crown made of reeds;
as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa, Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.; v. Orell. ad loc.—Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo, Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.; of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines, Ov. M. 9, 3: subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas, Val. Fl. 1, 218: (Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine, Vell. Pat. 2, 83; and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo, Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333: velatus harundine glauca Mincius, Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.—D. The shaft of an arrow:
quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum, Ov. M. 1, 471: pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi, Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.—Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow: inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem, Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526; 11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo, Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.—E. A pen:
neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos, Mart. 1, 3, 10: inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo, Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus: Cnidia, Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and: Acidalia, Mart. 9, 14, 3.—F. A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes, = σύριγξ (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding):
junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat, Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.; 11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam, Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.: compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen, id. Cul. 100: nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.—G. A flute (made of the κάλαμος αὐλητικός, Theophr. 4, 12):
Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena, Ov. M. 6, 384.—H. A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place:
stamen secernit arundo, Ov. M. 6, 55.—K. A reed for brushing down cobwebs:
ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23.—L. A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained:
jugorum genera fere quatuor, ... harundo, ut in Arpino, Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.—M. A rod (for beating, punishing):
ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit, Petr. 134.—N. Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.—
O. A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.—
P. A hobbyhorse, cane-horse, as a child's plaything:
equitare in harundine longa, Hor. S. 2, 3, 248; cf.: non erubuit (Socrates) cum, interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum parvulis filiolis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est, Val. Max. 8, 8 ext. 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
harundō (arun-) inis, f
a reed, cane: longa O.: fluvialis, V.: casae ex harundine textae, L.: harundinum radices, Cs.—A fishing-rod: captat harundine piscīs, O.: moderator harundinis, O.— Collect., limed twigs for catching birds, Pr.—A wreath of reeds: crinīs umbrosa tegebat harundo, V.: redimitus harundine crines, O.: in vertice (Priapi) fixa (to frighten birds), H.—An arrowshaft, arrow: habet sub harundine plumbum, O.: letalis, V.—A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes (of reeds, joined with wax): iunctisque canendo Vincere harundinibus, O.: tenuis, V.: fissa, Pr.— A flute: harundine victus, O.—A comb of reed (for setting threads of a web): stamen secernit harundo, O.—A hobby-horse, cane-horse: equitare in harundine, H.
Origins
Probably from Gaulish *garunda (“shallows, riverbank”), which is also related to Ancient Greek Γαρουνᾶς (Garounâs), Γαρύνας (Garúnas).