infans

īnfāns, antis: (adj.), not capable of speech; subst., īnfāns, c., an infant, 6.427.

in-fans (infas, Momms. Inscr. R. N. 66; 5376; Inscr. Grut. 688, 2), fantis (gen. plur. infantium, but infantum, Plin. Ep. 9, 20, 14), adj. [in-for],

• that cannot speak, without speech, mute, speechless (class.): seu rubra Canicula findet Infantes statuas, Hor. S. 2, 5, 40: filius Croesi, Gell. 5, 9, 1: scribit Herodotus, Croesi filium, cum infans esset, locutum, Cic. Div. 1, 53, 121.—
• II Transf., not capable of speech, not eloquent: infantes et insipientes homines, Cic. Inv. 1, 3, 4.— Comp.: infantior, quam meus est mulio, Varr. ap. Non. 56, 11: omnino nihil accusatore Lentulo subscriptoribusque ejus infantius, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4 init. — Sup.: ut timerem, si nihil dixissem, ne infantissimus existimarer, incapable of speaking, Cic. Clu. 18, 51; cf.: historia neque nimis infans, neque perfecte diserta, id. Brut. 26, 101.—
• • B Not yet able to speak, young, little, infant: infantes pueri, Cic. de Or. 2, 39, 162; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 64 Müll.: infantium puerorum incunabula, Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153: pupilla, id. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 153: filius, id. Clu. 9, 27: filia, Suet. Ner. 35.— Of the young of the brute creation: pulli, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92: catuli, id. 29, 5, 32, § 100.— Of a plant, little: boletus, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 93: ova, fresh, Ov. M. 4, 518.—
• III Esp. as subst.: infans, fantis, com. gen.
• • • • a In gen., a young or little child, an infant, babe: natura movet infantem, Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 33: non mulieribus, non infantibus pepercerunt, Caes. B. G. 7, 28: parvi, Lucr. 1, 184: in Sabinis incertus infans natus, masculus an femina esset, Liv. 31, 12 med.: rusticus, Juv. 3, 176; 9, 60: crassus, id. 13, 163; 14, 168: infantem suam reportavit, Quint. 6, 1, 39: infantumque animae flentes, Verg. A. 6, 427: semestris, Liv. 21, 62: ab infante, from infancy, Col. 1, 8, 2; so, ab infantibus (of more than one), Cels. 7, 7, 15.—
      • b Esp., of the unborn child: infantem in utero matris Io triumphe clamasse, Liv. 24, 10 fin.—
  • B Of or belonging to an infant, infantine: pectoraque absorbent avidis infantia linguis, Ov. F. 6, 145: infantia ossa, id. M. 4, 517: guttura, id. ib. 4, 229: tutus ut infanti vagiat ore puer, id. F. 4, 208: manus, id. H. 9, 86: umbrae, of departed infants, id. ib. 11, 119.—
  • C Childish, like a child.—Hence,
  • • 1 Silly: illa Hortensiana omnia fuere infantia, Cic. Att. 10, 18, 1.—
    • 2 Speechless, not expressing itself in words: pudor, Hor. S. 1, 6, 57. —
• IV For infandus, unutterable, unheard of (anteclass.): facinus, Att. ap. Non. 56, 12 (Trag. Fragm. v. 189 Rib.).

īn-fāns, antis (in u. fari), I) der nicht reden kann, stumm, A) im allg., Cic. de div. 1, 121; vgl. Gell. 5, 9 in. – übtr., statua, Hor. sat. 2, 5, 40. – B) prägn., v. Kindern, die noch nicht recht sprechen können, adi. = noch sehr jung, noch klein, subst. comm. = ein kleines Kind, 1) eig. u. meton.: a) eig.: filius, Cic.: pueri, Cic.: puer infans semestris, ein kleiner Kn. von sechs Monaten, Val. Max.: infantes conditores urbis, v. Romulus u. Remus, Liv.: infantior quam meus est mulio, Varro sat. Men. 367. – subst. comm., Abl. immer infante, α) ein kleines Kind, ingenuus inf. semestris, Liv.: infantibus parcere, Caes.: infantem suam reportavit, Quint.: quartum intra mensem defunctā infante, Tac.: infantes parentibus orbatae, Plin. ep.: natus infans, ein neugeborenes K., Vitr. u.a.: dass. editus infans, Plin.: ab infante, Colum., u. (v. mehreren) ab infantibus, Cels., von Kindheit an. – β) ein Kind im Mutterleibe, Liv. u.a.; vgl. Ruhnken Suet. Aug. 63, 1. – b) meton.: α) (poet.) = kindlich, Kindes-, pectora infantia, Ov.: infanti vagiat ore puer, kindlich lallend, Ov.; vgl. Heinsius Ov. her. 9, 86. – β) kindisch, läppisch, omnia fuere infantia, Cic. ad Att. 10, 18, 1: velut infans effīcitur, er wird kindisch, Plin. Val. 1, 1. – 2) übtr., noch jung, catuli, Plin.: boletus, ein junger Pilz, Plin.: si infans fuerit aetas patientis, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 1, 4, 77. – II) der sich nicht zu reden getraut = ohne Gabe der Rede, ohne Rednergabe, nicht beredt, a) eig.: infantes et insipientes homines (Ggstz. magni ac diserti homines), Cic.: nihil accusatore Lentulo infantius, Cic.: ne infantissimus existimarer, Cic.: dum caute et expedite loqui volunt, infantissimi reperiuntur, Cornif. rhet.: largire comptum carmen infantissimo, Prud. perist. 10, 3: – poet. übtr., pudor, unberedte (verlegene Scham), Hor. sat. 1, 6, 57. – b) meton.: Fannii historia neque nimis est infans, neque perfecte diserta, zeigt zwar keinen auffallenden Mangel der Rede, aber auch keinen ganz beredten Ausdruck, Cic. Brut. 101. – III) passiv = infandus, unaussprechlich, unerhört, facinus, Acc. tr. 189. – ➳ Nbf. īnfās, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 520. – Genet. Plur. gew. infantium (zB. Liv. 10, 23, 12); doch auch infantum, Plin. ep. 6, 20, 14 K.

infans [CL] 1 unable to speak, inarticulate; b (as sb., w. ref. to Sap. x 21). 959 †quoddamdiu [l. quod quamdiu] hujus ~tis labentisque vitae prosperitas cum terrigenis constiterit CS 1045; ~tissimo, ineloquentissimo ungetingfullum GlP 290; a for, faris ‥ componitur ~s, i. †loquens [MS: non loquens] Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 215.  b qui linguas ~tium facit disertas Ord. Vit. I 4 p. 11; sapientia que aperit os mutum et linguas ~tium facit disertas V. Erkenwaldi 403. 2 infant: a foetus; b newly born child (also fig.); c (w. ref. to Holy Innocents, commemorated 28 Dec.); d child. a mulier quae concepit et occidit ~tem suum in utero ante xl dies j annum paeniteat Theod. Pen. I 14. 27; Bede Hom. I 4. 17 (v. demonstrator a); puerperium, ~s in utero formatus GlC P 862; 1245 (v. frustrari 2d); Ripley 114 (v. femininus b).  b in baptismo presbiter solet velamen ~tum auferre Theod. Pen. II 3. 3; ~tes, quando baptizantur, in cerebro unguendi sunt Ælf. Regul. Mon. 188; a1001 ~tem ‥ non baptizatum, si morte imminente urgeatur, a fideli laico ‥ baptizari posse canones precipiunt Lanfr. Ep. 33 (49); Anselm II 170 (v. damnare 3a); anni triste senium / ver infans excludit P. Blois Carm. 1. 3. 42; J. Godard Ep. 223 (v. educere 4d); W. Burley Vit. Phil. 96 (v. feretrum 1).  c infantes quinis vapulantur morte kalendis Kal. M. A. I 420; Herodis furia crudeliter effusus est sanguis ~tum et campi Bethleem maduerunt cruore innocentum Ord. Vit. I 2 p. 10; Planct. Univ. Ox. 113 (v. exitium a).  d Theod. Pen. II 14. 5 (v. dare 5d); V. Cuthb. I 3 (v. derelinquere 1a); etc. (v. ferme 1); †productale mstrumentum [l. praeductale instrumentum] ~tium in scolis GlC P 794; GAS 645 (v. generare 1a); Walt. Wimb. Palpo 169 (v. exsculpere 1c); hic ~s, A. a chylde WW. 3 a (leg.) minor in wardship. b (mon.) oblate child. a quia nullus tenerius favorabiliusve ~tem alere sataget quam proximus de sanguine ejus Fortescue LLA 44; non erat domus parentum illorum domui dominorum ‥ quibus ipsi parentes et ipsi ~tes servierunt Ib. 45.  b Theod. Pen. II 14. 5 (v. dare 5d); Lanfr. Const. 173 (v. determinatio 2); ~s ~ti non signo innuere ‥ nisi vidente atque audiente magistro praesumat Ib. 177; ad ~tum magisterium et ad curam claustralis prioratus tuendam promovit Ord. Vit. III 1 p. 20. 4 (as surname representing Child, L’Enfant, or sim.). 1230 Ricardus ~s debet dim. m. pro vino vendito Pipe 23; de villanis de W.: Thomas ~s pro dimidia virgata Reg. Pri. Worc. 94a. 5 infante, son of king of Spain or Portugal. 1242 Petro, ~ti Portingalie, fratri Regis Portingalie RGasc I 32; 1282 ~tem Arragonum (v. domicellus 1b); 1348 cum G. de G. ministrallus illustris ~tis primogeniti regis Castelle Pat 224 m. 16; 1438 H. ‥ rex Anglie ‥ magnifico principi Henrico, ~ti Arragonie et Sicilie Bekynton I 198.

īnfāns, (9) tis (in, fari), ¶ 1 qui ne parle pas : Cic. Div. 1, 121 ; Gell. 5, 9, 1 || incapable de parler, sans éloquence : Cic. Br. 278 ; Or. 76 ; -tior Cic. Q. 3, 4, 1 ; -issimus Cic. Clu. 51 || incapable encore de parler, tout enfant : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 153 ; Clu. 27 ; de Or. 2, 162 ¶ 2 [subst^t ] jeune enfant : Cic. Fin. 2, 33 ; Cæs. G. 7, 28 || enfant qui nʼest pas encore né : Liv. 24, 10 ¶ 3 dʼenfant, enfantin : Ov. F. 6, 145, etc. || [fig.] puéril : Cic. Att. 10, 18, 1 ¶ 4 = infandus : Acc. Tr. 189.

infans , tis. adj. c. s. (faris.)
不能言。無口才者。

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infans , tis. m. f.
嬰孩。稚子。乳孩。Ab infante vel infantibus 自少。

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īnfāns fantis, adj.with comp.and sup.

• 2 in + for, that cannot speak, without speech, mute, speechless: statuae, H.: filium, cum infans esset, locutum.—Poor of speech, not eloquent: homines: pudor, i. e. embarrassment, H.: nihil accusatore infantius: ne infantissimus existimarer, incapable of speaking.—Not able to speak, young, little, infantpueri: pupilla: puella, H.: ova, fresh, O.— As substm. and fa little child, infant, babe: natura movet infantem: infantibus parcere, Cs.: rusticus, Iu.: infantumque animae flentes, V.: formosissimus, O.: in utero matris, L.—Of an infant, infantine: Pectora, O.: os, O.: umbrae, of departed infants, O.—Childish, silly: illa omnia fuere infantia.

INFANS

INFANS[IMPUBES]

Infans

See curatores; impubes.