I.gen. sing. gemiti, Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 11), m. gemo, a sighing, a sigh, a groan, a lamentation, complaint (syn.: planctus, plangor, lamentatio, questus).
I. Lit.: quantum luctum quantumque gemitum, quid lacrimarum quantumque fletum factum audivi, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17; cf.: “ut urbe tota fletus gemitusque fieret,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 24; id. Sest. 31, 68: gemitum trahens, Enn. ap. Non. p. 515, 26 (Trag. v. 102 Vahl.): “clamor, sonus, gemitus,” Quint. 7, 2, 46: “gemitus in dolore ... gemitus elamentabilis,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: “lacrimabilis,” Verg. A. 3, 39: “ingentem tollere,” id. ib. 11, 37; cf.: “ingentem dare pectore ab imo,” id. ib. 1, 485: “gemitus toto foro,” Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 85: “continuus,” Quint. 11, 1, 34: “sine gemitu,” id. 2, 20, 10: “gemitu,” Verg. A. 2, 73.—Plur. (mostly poet.): “gemitus, screatus, tussis, risus abstine,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 132: “quantos et virorum et mulierum gemitus esse factos (audivi)?” Cic. Clu. 68, 192; id. Har. Resp. 18, 39: “gemitus edere,” Lucr. 4, 1015; cf.: “extremosque ciet gemitus,” Verg. G. 3, 517: “gemitus,” id. A. 2, 288; 4, 409; 6, 873; Ov. M. 2, 621: “excitare,” Liv. 9, 7, 4: “ad gemitus vulnerum,” id. 22, 5, 4; Gell. 1, 26, 7; Vulg. Judic. 2, 18; Psa. 30, 10 al.—
II. Poet. transf.
1. Pain, sorrow, Verg. A. 2, 413; cf. Lucr. 5, 1196.—
2. Of inanimate things, a deep or hoarse sound: “insonuere cavae gemitumque dedere cavernae,” Verg. A. 2, 53: “dat tellus gemitum,” id. ib. 9, 709: “dat gemitum moles,” Sil. 3, 643: “et gemitum ingentem pelagi pulsataque saxa Audimus,” Verg. A. 3, 555.—In plur.: “plaga facit gemitus,” Ov. M. 12, 487.
