I.with child, pregnant; of animals, big with young (class.; syn.: gravidus, fetus).
I. Lit.: gravida est, quae jam gravatur conceptu: praegnans velut occupata in generando, quod conceperit: inciens propinqua partui, quod incitatus sit fetus ejus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 97 Müll.: “uxor,” Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183: “soror,” id. Att. 1, 10, 4: “facere aliquam praegnantem,” Juv. 6, 404: “sus,” Varr. R. R. 2, 4: “ovis,” id. ib. 2, 2: “equa,” Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180: “perdices,” id. 10, 33, 51, § 102.—
II. Transf.
A. Of plants: “praegnas,” Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 58: “surculi praegnates, hoc est, gemmatione turgentes,” id. 17, 14, 24, § 105: “oculi arborum praegnates,” id. 17, 21, 35, § 155.— “Of stones: est autem lapis iste praegnans, intus, cum quatias, alio, velut in utero, sonante,” Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 12: “Paeanitides gemmae praegnates fieri,” id. 37, 10, 66, § 180. —Of other things: “nitrariae praegnates,” Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 112.—
B. In gen., full of, swollen with any thing: “praegnas suco herba,” Plin. 24, 15, 80, § 130: “ostrea multo lacte praegnatia,” id. 32, 6, 21, § 59: “veneno vipera,” id. 11, 37, 62, § 164: “cucurbita,” full, swollen, large, Col. 10, 379: stamine fusus. Juv. 2, 55.—In the lang. of comedy: “plagae,” hard, stout, smart blows, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 10.