cădus (noun M) : (
* Gen. plur. cadūm, v. II. infra), m., = κάδος [Slav. kad, kadĭ; Serv. kada; Magyar, kád; Rouman. Kadŭ].
* Lit., a large vessel for containing liquids, esp. wine; a bottle, jar, jug; mostly of earthen-ware, but sometimes of stone, Plin. 36, 22, 43, § 158; or even of metal, Verg. A. 6, 228.
* A wine-jar, wine-flask: cadi = vasa, quibus vina conduntur,Non. p. 544, 11: cadus erat vini: inde implevi hirneam,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 273; so id. As. 3, 3, 34; id. Aul. 3, 6, 35; id. Mil. 3, 2, 36; 3, 2, 37; id. Poen. 1, 2, 47; id. Stich. 3, 1, 24: cadum capite sistere,to upset,id. Mil. 3, 2, 36: vertere,id. Stich. 5, 4, 39; 5, 4, 1: vina bonus quae deinde cadis onerarat Acestes,Verg. A. 1, 195: fragiles,Ov. M. 12, 243.—Hence poet., wine: Chius,Tib. 2, 1, 28; Hor. C. 3, 19, 5: nec Parce cadis tibi destinatis,id. ib. 2, 7, 20; 3, 14, 18.
* Transf., a measure for liquids (in this sense, gen. plur. cadum, Lucil. and Varr. ap. Non. p. 544, 13 and 16; Plin. 14, 14, 17, § 96); syn. with amphora Attica (usu. = 1 1/2 amphorae, or 3 urnae, or 4 1/2 modii, or 12 congii, or 72 sextarii), Rhemn. Fann. Ponder. 84; Plin. 14, 15, 17, § 96 sq.; Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 13.

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