I.gen. plur. cadūm, v. II. infra), m., = κάδος [Slav. kad, kadĭ; Serv. kada; Magyar, kád; Rouman. Kadŭ].
I. 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. 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.—
B. For other uses: “for containing honey,” Mart. 1, 56, 10; “oil,” id. 1, 44, 8; “hence, olearii,” oil-jars, Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 307; “for fruits,” id. ib.; “figs,” id. 15, 19, 21, § 82; “aloes,” id. 27, 4, 5, § 14; cf. id. 16, 8, 13, § 34.—As a money-pot, Mart. 6, 27, 6; also = urna, a funeral urn: “aënus,” Verg. A. 6, 228 Heyne.—
II. 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.
