suffodio
suffodio, to dig under, sap, undermine
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
suffodiō, fōdī, fossus, 3, a.: to dig underneath; pierce, stab, run through, 11.671. (sub and fodiō)
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suffossum neuter nominative singular, perfect passive participle masculine genitive plural, perfect passive participle neuter nominative singular, perfect passive participle neuter genitive plural, perfect passive participle neuter accusative singular, perfect passive participle neuter vocative singular, perfect passive participle masculine accusative singular of suffodio
suf-fŏdĭo (subf-), fōdi, fossum, 3, v. a.,
- to dig or pierce underneath; to pierce or bore through; to dig under, sap, undermine (class.; not in Cic.): ilia equis suffodere, Liv. 42, 59: inguina, Suet. Dom. 17: equos, to stab in the belly, Caes. B. G. 4, 12; Tac. A. 1, 65; 2, 11: suffosso equo, Verg. A. 11, 671; Liv. 42, 59; Curt. 4, 13, 33: radices frumenti, Plin. 18, 21, 50, § 184: montes, Vell. 2, 33, 4; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 104; cf.: vineas expediunt suffodiendis muris, Tac. H. 2, 21: Alexandria est fere tota suffossa, undermined, Auct. B. Alex. 5, 1: a cuniculis subfossum in Hispaniā oppidum, Plin. 8, 29, 43, § 104: quercus subfossae fluctibus, id. 16, 1, 2, § 5: sacella suffossa, incensa, sapped, overthrown, Cic. Har. Resp. 15: rupes suffossa, Sen. Ep. 90, 6: montes, Vell. 2, 33.
suffodio, fōdī, fossum, ere (sub u. fodio), I) unten graben, -stechen, a) v. lebl. Objj. untergraben, unterwühlen, unterminieren, murum, Sall.: muros, montes, Plin.: moenia cuniculo, Curt.: murum Babylonis illum latissimum suffossione, Vulg.: Alexandria est suffossa, Auct. b. Alex.: sacella suffossa, Cic.: radices frumenti, Plin. – b) leb. Wesen u. deren Körperteile, von unten durchbohren, equos, Caes.: inguina, Suet.: ilia, Curt.: ilia equo, Plin.: equos telis, Curt.: palmis infestis latera, Apul. – II) prägn., in der Tiefe anlegen, specum, Curt. 9, 8 (32), 14.
See: suffodere
suffŏdĭō (12) (subf-), fōdī, fossum, ĕre, tr., ¶ 1 creuser sous, fouiller, percer, saper : muros Tac. H. 2, 21, saper des murailles, cf. Plin. 8, 104 ; sacella suffossa sunt Cic. Har. 32, des sanctuaires ont été sapés, cf. Sen. Ep. 90, 6 ¶ 2 percer par-dessous, de bas en haut, transpercer : Liv. 42, 59, 3 ; suffossis equis Cæs. G. 4, 12, 2, perçant le ventre des chevaux, cf. Virg. En. 11, 671 ; Curt. 4, 13, 33 ¶ 3 faire en creusant, creuser : Curt. 9, 8, 14.
- 1. ondergraven, ondermijnen [murum; montes];
- 2. van onderen doorstéken [equos].
suffodiō (subf-) fōdī, fossus, ere
- sub+fodio, to dig under, sap, undermine: murum, S.: sacella suffossa: nullum suffossi specūs vestigium, no indication of a mine, Cu.—To pierce from below, stab underneath, bore through: equis ilia, L.: subfossis equis, stabbed in the belly, Cs.