igniculus

ignĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [ignis], a small fire, a little flame, a spark.

• I Lit.: quaedam exigua animalia igniculi videntur in tenebris, Quint. 12, 10, 76; Plin. 35, 15, 52, § 184; Juv. 3, 102.—
• • B Transf., of color, a glittering, sparkling: onyx Indica igniculos habet, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90; 37, 7, 25, § 93.—
• II Trop., fire, sparks, vehemence, etc. (freq. in Cic.): quo tolerabilius feramus igniculum desiderii tui, i.e. vehemence, Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 2: (natura) parvulos nobis dedit igniculos, quos celeriter malis moribus opinionibusque depravatis sic restinguimus, ut nusquam naturae lumen appareat, sparks (= scintillas), Cic. Tusc. 3, 1, 2; cf. id. Leg. 1, 12, 33: quasi virtutum igniculi et semina, id. Fin. 5, 7, 18: nonnullos interdum jacit igniculos viriles, id. Att. 15, 26, 2: ingenii igniculos ostendere, Quint. 6 praef. § 7.

īgniculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. ignis), ein Feuerchen, kleines, schwaches Feuer, ein Flämmchen, I) eig., Plin. u.a. – im weitern Sinne = das Flammende eines Edelsteins, Plin. 37, 90 u.a. – II) übtr.: 1) die Heftigkeit, desiderii, brennende, heiße Sehnsucht, Cic. ep. 15, 20, 2. – 2) der Funke, der erste Anfang, Zündfunke, virtutum, Cic.: iacit igniculos viriles, wirft (zeigt) Funken männlicher u. entschlossener Sinnesart, Cic. – ➳ Nbf. īgniculum, ī, n., Fulgent. mythol. 3, 4. p. 63, 22 Helm.

igniculus [CL] 1 small fire. cumque ad ~um, quem sibi sub arbore quadam ‥ congesserat, ‥ lucubrasset, ‥ Gir. TH II 19; sopitos fomitis ignicolos suscitare P. Blois Serm. 763B. 2 (w. ref. to element or elemental quality) modest fire or heat. b heat (of fever). modicus est in eis [sc. ciconiis] ille ~us ut potius indigeat fomento quam temperamento. unde sufficit eis aer tantum per poros subintrans Quaest. Salern. N 64C; Wycl. Log. III 67 (v. dislocatio b).  b exilis species quam vincit flosculus, / ‥ / quam fugat febrium brevis igniculus Walt. Wimb. Carm. 333. 3 small torch; b (fig.). s1263 cum facibus inflammatis, lanternis, et cericis lampadibus, ac aliis ignicolis de lino, canabo, pice et bitumine mixtis, navigium incenderunt Plusc. VII 24 (cf. Fordun Cont. X 17 p. 100: ceperunt ignifera tela una cum pilis ac pilulis, stupis lini, pice ac bitumine, sepo necnon sulphure, compactis et compaginatis).  b ita et iste humillimus gentis nostrae ~us [sc. Wilfrithus], excitante Deo, a finibus terrae audire sapientiam praesulum mundi Romam venit Eddi 5. 4 (fig.) small fire, spark (of affection or passion); b (of talent, merit, or sim.). 799 non parva caritate, quantum in pectore peccatoris ejus ~us scintillare valet Alcuin Ep. 187; 1178 credo quod intra secretum pectoris vestri quidem adhuc vivat ~us Arnulf Ep. 120 p. 185; 1181 vivebat in animo vestro indeficiens quidem regie bonitatis ~us Ib. 139; tu, si amoris sacri penes te scintillulam habes, admove sedulus scintillule tue laudationis oleum, quo vivat et vegetetur ~us tuus J. Ford Serm. 3. 1; ut de magno illo incendio in celestibus omnia concremante scintillulam aliquam a Patre luminum impetremus, quam impositis lignis et ‥ admoto flatu ‥ suscitemus, donec de ~o ignis demum convalescat Ib. 13. 4; nec alius in extremis spiritum incipiens exalare sustinuit se a muliere etiam bona tangi, dicens quia adhuc modicus ~us in eo vigebat, de quo noluit admotam stipulam inflammari J. Godard Ep. 236; 1284 timoris stimulo et amoris ~o stimulati Peckham Ep. 589 p. 812; quantumcumque homo in se flammas voluptatis extinxerit, semper tamen manet ~us non mortificatus Holcot Wisd. 19.  b ~o Spiritus Sancti tuum ad veram sapientiam animum accendentis J. Sal. Ep. 196 (210); si ingenii nostri ~um lux divina splendore suo dignaretur ignire, ‥ Mir. Wulfst. I 43; 1283 ut ‥ excitare velitis illius sancti propositi ~um Peckham Ep. 419 p. 541.

ignĭcŭlus, (14) ī, m. (ignis), ¶ 1 petit feu : Plin. 35, 184 || faible éclat [couleur] : Plin. 37, 90 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) = vivacité : Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 2 ; b) pl., étincelles = germes : Cic. Tusc. 3, 2 ; Leg. 1, 33 ; Fin. 5, 18.

igniculus , i. m.
小火。惹之事。引誘。提醒。— desiderii 悵望。

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īgniculus ī, m dim.

• ignis, a little flame, spark: igniculum si poscas, Iu.—Fig., fire, vehemence: desideri tui: virtutum igniculi, sparks: iacit igniculos virilīs.