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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11
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|lshtext=<b>nicto</b>: āvi, ātum, 1, and ĕre, 3, v. n., and nictor, ātus,<br /><b>I</b> v. dep. n. [1. [[nico]], to [[move]] the eyelids.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., to [[move]] the eyelids up and [[down]], to [[wink]], [[blink]]: plerisque naturale ut nictari (al. nictare) non cessent, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144; 11, 37, 57, § 156.—Form [[nicto]], ĕre: ([[canis]]) voce suā nictit ululatque ibi [[acute]], Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 346 Vahl.).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[make]] a [[sign]] [[with]] the eyes, to [[wink]]: [[neque]] [[illa]] ulli homini nutet, nictet, annuat, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 39; id. Men. 4, 2, 49; id. Merc. 2, 3, 72.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., of [[fire]]: nictantia fulgura flammae, [[flashing]], Lucr. 6, 182.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[exert]] one's [[self]], to [[strive]]: nictare et oculorum et aliorum membrorum nisu [[saepe]] aliquid conari, [[dictum]] est ab antiquis, ut [[Lucretius]] in [[libro]] [[quarto]] (6, 836): Hic ubi nictari nequeunt (Lachm. nixari): [[Caecilius]] in Hymnide: Garrulis medentes jactent, [[sine]] nictentur perticis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll.
|lshtext=<b>nicto</b>: āvi, ātum, 1, and ĕre, 3, v. n., and nictor, ātus,<br /><b>I</b> v. dep. n. [1. [[nico]], to [[move]] the eyelids.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., to [[move]] the eyelids up and [[down]], to [[wink]], [[blink]]: plerisque naturale ut nictari (al. nictare) non cessent, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144; 11, 37, 57, § 156.—Form [[nicto]], ĕre: ([[canis]]) voce suā nictit ululatque ibi [[acute]], Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 346 Vahl.).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[make]] a [[sign]] [[with]] the eyes, to [[wink]]: [[neque]] [[illa]] ulli homini nutet, nictet, annuat, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 39; id. Men. 4, 2, 49; id. Merc. 2, 3, 72.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., of [[fire]]: nictantia fulgura flammae, [[flashing]], Lucr. 6, 182.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[exert]] one's [[self]], to [[strive]]: nictare et oculorum et aliorum membrorum nisu [[saepe]] aliquid conari, [[dictum]] est ab antiquis, ut [[Lucretius]] in [[libro]] [[quarto]] (6, 836): Hic ubi nictari nequeunt (Lachm. nixari): [[Caecilius]] in Hymnide: Garrulis medentes jactent, [[sine]] nictentur perticis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll.
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|gf=(1) <b>nictō</b>,¹⁵ āre, intr., cligner, clignoter : Plin. 11, 144 || faire signe des yeux : Pl. As. 784 ; Men. 613 ; Merc. 407 || [fig.] nictantia fulgura flammæ Lucr. 6, 182, les feux saccadés de l’éclair.<br />(2) <b>nictō</b>, ĕre, intr., glapir : P. Fest. 177.
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Revision as of 06:58, 14 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

nicto: āvi, ātum, 1, and ĕre, 3, v. n., and nictor, ātus,
I v. dep. n. [1. nico, to move the eyelids.
I Lit., to move the eyelids up and down, to wink, blink: plerisque naturale ut nictari (al. nictare) non cessent, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 144; 11, 37, 57, § 156.—Form nicto, ĕre: (canis) voce suā nictit ululatque ibi acute, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 346 Vahl.).—
   2    To make a sign with the eyes, to wink: neque illa ulli homini nutet, nictet, annuat, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 39; id. Men. 4, 2, 49; id. Merc. 2, 3, 72.—
   B Transf., of fire: nictantia fulgura flammae, flashing, Lucr. 6, 182.—
II Trop., to exert one's self, to strive: nictare et oculorum et aliorum membrorum nisu saepe aliquid conari, dictum est ab antiquis, ut Lucretius in libro quarto (6, 836): Hic ubi nictari nequeunt (Lachm. nixari): Caecilius in Hymnide: Garrulis medentes jactent, sine nictentur perticis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) nictō,¹⁵ āre, intr., cligner, clignoter : Plin. 11, 144