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Anidus (mons), i, m., a mountain in Liguria, Liv. 40, 38, 3.

mons, tis (archaic abl. montei, Enn. ap. Non. 222, 33; cf. Ann. v. 420 Vahl.), m. [etym. dub., perh. from the root min, whence also, emineo, mentum, minari; cf. minae; lit. a projecting body; hence], a mountain, mount.

  1. I. Lit.: montium altitudines, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: altissimi, Caes. B. G. 3, 1: avii, Hor. C. 1, 23, 2: inaccessi, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 144: lapidosi, Ov. M. 1, 44.
    Prov.: parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus, said where much is promised but little performed, Hor. A. P. 139.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A mountain, i. e. a (heaped-up, towering) mass, a heap, quantity: argenti montes, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 73: montes mali ardentes, id. Merc. 3, 4, 32; id. Ep. 1, 1, 78: ita mali maeroris montem maxumum conspicatus sum, id. Most. 2, 1, 6: mons in Tusculani monte, i. e. a lofty, splendid building near Tusculum, Cic. Pis. 21, 48: aquae, Verg. A. 1, 105: armorum, Sil. 10, 549.
      Of a wagon-load of stones: eversum fudit super agmina montem, Juv. 3, 258; Stat. Th. 1, 145.
      Prov.: montes auri polliceri, to promise mountains of gold, to make great promises, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 18; so, maria montesque polliceri, Sall. C. 23, 3: magnos montes promittere, Pers. 3, 65.
    2. B. A mountain-rock, rock in gen. (poet.): fertur in abruptum magno mons improbus actu, Verg. A. 12, 687: Graii, Greek marble, Stat. Th. 1, 145.
    3. C. Mountain-beasts, wild beasts (late poet.): consumant totos spectacula montes, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 310.

Albānus, a, um, adj. [Alba].

  1. I.
    1. A. Pertaining to the town of Alba, Alban: exercitus, Liv. 1, 28: pax, the peace between the Romans and Albans, id. 1, 27.
    2. B. Pertaining to Albania: mare Albanum, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38: ora, Val. Fl. 5, 460.
  2. II. Hence, Albāni, ōrum, m.
    1. A. The Albans, the inhabitants of Alba Longa, Liv. 1, 29.
    2. B. The Albanians, the inhabitants of Albania, on the Caspian Sea, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 38.
      Esp., Lăcus Albānus, a deep lake in Latium, south of Rome, and on the west side of old Alba, now Lago di Albano, Liv. 5, 15.
      Mons Albānus, a rocky mountain in Latium, now Monte Cavo, lying eastward from the Alban Lake, 2500 feet above the surface of the Tyrrhene Sea, on whose western declivity, extending to the lake, was the old Alba Longa. Upon its summit, which afforded a noble view, stood the splendid temple of Juppiter Latiaris, up to which wound a paved way, still in part existing, for the festive processions in the holidays of the Latins (feriae Latinae), as well as for the ovations of the Roman generals, cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 139-146.
      Lăpis Albānus, the kind of stone hewn from Mount Alba, called in Ital. peperino or piperno, Vitr. 2, 7; hence. Albanae columnae, made of such stone, Cic. Scaur. 2, 45.
      Albānum, i, n., an estate at Alba, Cic. Att. 7, 5; Quint. 5, 13, 40; Suet. Aug. 72.

monstrābĭlis, e, adj. [monstro], worthy to be shown or noticed, conspicuous, remarkable (post-Aug.): probitate morum monstrabilis, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 4.

monstrātĭo, ōnis, f. [monstro], a showing, direction (only in Terence and Vitruv.): defessus sum ambulando: ut, Syre, te cum tuā Monstratione magnus perdat Juppiter, direction, Ter. Ad. 4, 6, 1: solers et expedita monstratio, indication, hint, Vitr. 6, 1, 12.

monstrātor, ōris, m. [monstro], a shower, pointer out, introducer, inventor, teacher, informant (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): aratri, i. e. Triptolemus, Verg. G. 1, 19: sacri iniqui, an introducer of human sacrifices, Ov. Ib. 399: hospitii, Tac. G. 21; Luc. 9, 979.

1. monstrātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. monstro fin.

2. monstrātus, ūs (only in the abl. sing.), m. [monstro], a showing (post-class.): cujus monstratu, App. M. 1, p. 112, 24: monstratu Helenae, Aus. Per. Iliad. 3.

monstro, āvi, ātum, (archaic mostro; v. Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 61), 1, v. a. [like monstrum, from moneo], to show, point out, to indicate, intimate, inform, advise, teach, instruct, tell any thing (in class. prose very rare, and only in the lit. signif.; in Cic. only a few times; in Cæs. and Sall. not at all; syn.: indico, significo, ostendo, exhibeo).

  1. I. In gen.: qui erranti comiter monstrat viam, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Trag. v. 387 Vahl.); cf.: qui sibi semitam non sapiunt, alteri monstrant viam, id. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132 (Trag. v. 358 Vahl.): iter, Curt. 5, 13, 9: palmam, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2: digito, Hor. S. 2, 8, 26; Pers. 1, 28: monstra quod bibam, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 42; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 31: tu … si quid librari … non intellegent, monstrabis, i. e. dices, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1: res gestae … Quo scribi possent numero, monstravit Homerus, Hor. A. P. 73: inulas ego primus amaras Monstravi incoquere, id. S. 2, 8, 51 sq.: monstrate mearum Vidistis si quam hic errantem forte sororum, Verg. A. 1, 321: cujus prudentia monstrat Summos posse viros … nasci, etc., Juv. 10, 48.
    Pass.: quod monstror digito praetereuntium, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22.
    Impers. pass.: si voles advortere animum, comiter monstrabitur, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 89 Müll. (Trag. v. 386 Vahl.).
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. To ordain, institute, appoint (poet.): monstratas excitat aras, appointed, Verg. G. 4, 549: piacula, id. A. 4, 636: ignis, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 53.
    2. B. To indict, impeach for a crime, to denounce, accuse, inform against (post-Aug.): alii ab amicis monstrabantur, were pointed out, informed against, Tac. H. 4, 1: Nerone Scribonios fratres … ad exitium, id. ib. 4, 41.
    3. C. To advise a person in any manner, or to do any thing: alicui bene, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 25: non periclumst ne quid recte monstres, id. Ps. 1, 3, 55: conferre manum pudor iraque monstrat, advise, urge, Verg. A. 9, 44.
      Hence, monstrātus, a, um, P. a., conspicuous, distinguished, remarkable (Tacitean): et hostibus simul suisque monstrati, Tac. G. 31: propinquitate Galbae monstratus, id. H. 1, 88.

monstrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [monstrum-fero],

  1. I. monster-bearing, that produces monsters (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): campi, Val. Fl. 5, 222: novercae, i. e. Juno, who sent monsters to Hercules, id. ib. 5, 43: sinus (i. e. mare), id. ib. 2, 498: antra, Claud. Stil. 2, 110.
  2. II. Monstrous, horrid, misshapen: animalium hominumque effigies monstriferas, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 187 (but the better reading is monstrificas).

monstrĭfĭcābĭlis, e, adj. [monstrificus], monstrous, strange (ante-class.): mirum ac monstrificabile, Lucil. ap. Non. 138, 26.

monstrĭfĭcē, adv., v. monstrificus fin.

monstrĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. [monstrumfacio], monstrous, strange (post-Aug.): artes, i. e. magical, Val. Fl. 6, 152: natura hyaenae, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 92: hominum ingenia, id. 21, 5, 13, § 26: effigies, id. 2, 3, 3, § 7; and so the better reading, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 187; 36, 13, 19, § 88.
Hence, adv.: monstrĭfĭcē, in a monstrous or strange manner (post-Aug.), Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 181.

* monstrĭgĕna, ae, m. [monstrumgigno], monster-bearing: monstrigenis fluctibus, Avien. Perieg. 799.

monstrĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [monstrum-gero], = monstrifer, II., Salv. Gub. Dei. 5, 8.

monstrōsē, monstrōsus, v. monstruose, monstruosus.

monstrŭōsē and monstrōsē, adv., v. monstruosus fin.

monstrŭōsus (post-class. mon-strōsus), a, um, adj. [monstrum], strange, preternatural, monstrous (class.): monstruosissima bestia, of the ape, Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69: hominum partus monstrosi, Luc. 1, 557: ferculum longe monstruosius, Petr. 69: scriptis monstruosus, Suet. Gram. 15: libidines, unnatural, id. Calig. 16: mulier si monstrosum aliquid aut prodigiosum enixa sit, Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 3 (but in Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61, instead of monstrosi the correct reading seems to be morosi; so B. and K.; v. Madv. ad h. l.).
Hence, * adv.: monstrŭōsē (monstrōsē), strangely, unnaturally, monstrously: cogitare, Cic. Div. 2, 71, 146.

monstrōsĭtas, ātis, f. [monstrosus, -uosus], unnaturalness, monstrosity, Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 26.

monstrum, i, n. [moneo].

  1. I. Orig. belonging to relig. lang., a divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent (syn.: ostentum, prodigium, portentum): quia ostendunt, portendunt, monstrant, praedicunt, ostenta, portenta, monstra, prodigia dicuntur, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; cf.: monstrum dictum velut monestrum, quod moneat aliquid futurum; prodigium velut praedicium, quod praedicat; portentum quod portendat; ostentum, quod ostendat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 140 and 138 Müll.; cf. id. ib. p. 157: hic est nullum (dubium) quin monstrum siet, Enn. ap. Non. 469, 6 (Trag. v. 326 Vahl.): monstra deūm, Verg. A. 3, 59; cf. Ov. M. 15, 571.
  2. II. Transf., a monster, monstrosity (whether a living being or an inanimate thing).
    1. A. Ofliving beings: monstrum hominis, you monster of a man, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 29: monstrum advenit, id. ib. 5, 2, 21: horrendum, of Polyphemus, Verg. A. 3, 658.
      Also with respect to character: en monstrum mulieris, that monster of a woman, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 64: nulla jam pernicies a monstro illo atque prodigio comparabitur, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 1: fatale, of Cleopatra, Hor. C. 1, 37, 21: tune etiam, immanissimum ac foedissimum monstrum ausus es? Cic. Pis. 14, 31: hominum, monsters of men, Gell. 17, 1, 1.
      Of beasts: succinctam latrantibus inguina monstris, i. e. canibus, Verg. E. 6, 75: quae plurima terrae monstra ferunt, id. G. 1, 185.
    2. B. Of inanim. things, of the sea, Verg. A. 5, 849: infelix, of the Trojan horse, id. ib. 2, 245.
      Of the ship Argo, Cat. 64, 15: non mihi jam furtum, sed monstrum ac prodigium videbatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73, § 171: monstra narrare, dicere, to relate wonders, prodigies, marvels: mera monstra narrabat, Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1: dicere, id. Tusc. 4, 24, 54: ac portenta loqui, Lucr. 590: totaque jam sparsis exarserat insula monstris, Val. Fl. 2, 248: in vitā suā fecit monstra, he did wonderful things, Vulg. Eccl. 48, 15; Sap. 19, 8.