I.imperf. parturibat, Phaedr. 4, 21, 1), v. desid. a. [2. pario], to desire to bring forth, to be in travail or labor; said of women and of animals.
I. Lit.: “vereor ne parturire intellegat,” Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 53: “tu (Lucina) voto parturientis ades,” Ov. F. 3, 256: “parturiens canis,” Phaedr. 1, 18, 3.—Prov.: parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus, said of those who promise great things, but accomplish little or nothing; “like the Engl. expression,” great cry and little wool, Hor. A. P. 139 (after the Greek proverb, ὤδινεν ὄρος, εἶτα μῦν ἀπέτεκεν); cf.“, also,” Phaedr. 4, 21, 1 sq.—
II. Transf.
A. To be big or pregnant with any thing; to brood over, meditate, purpose, Cic. Mur. 39, 84: “ut aliquando dolor populi Romani pariat, quod jamdiu parturit!” id. Phil. 2, 46, 118; so, “quod diu parturit animus vester, aliquando pariat,” Liv. 21, 18, 12: “ingentes parturit ira minas,” Ov. H. 12, 208; cf.: “filioli mei quos iterum parturio,” Vulg. Gal. 4, 19.—*
B. To be anxious or concerned: “quā (securitate) frui non possit animus, si tamquam parturiat unus pro pluribus,” Cic. Lael. 13, 45; App. M. 7, 4.—
C. In gen., to bring forth, produce, yield, generate, etc. (poet.): “quis Parthum paveat ... Quis Germania quos horrida parturit Fetus, incolumi Caesare?” Hor. C. 4, 5, 26: “et nunc omnis ager, nunc omnis parturit arbos,” is budding forth, Verg. E. 3, 56; id. G. 2, 330; cf. “Col. poët. 10, 10: neque parturit imbres Perpetuos (Notus),” Hor. C. 1, 7, 16: felicemque uterum, qui nomina parturit annis, i. e. the yearly consuls, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 204: “parturit innumeros angusto pectore mundos,” to conceive, imagine, id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 81, 3.—Hence, P. a. as subst.: partŭrĭens , entis, f., a woman in labor: “dolores parturientis,” Vulg. Osee, 13, 13; id. Psa. 47, 6.
