nicto
Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιον ἡ ὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking
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 || faire signe des yeux : Pl. As. 784 ; Men. 613 ; Merc. 407 || [fig.] nictantia fulgura flammæ Lucr. 6, 182, les feux saccadés de l’éclair.
(2) nictō, ĕre, intr., glapir : P. Fest. 177.
Latin > German (Georges)
nicto, āre, u. nictor, ārī (*nico), zwinkern, I) mit den Augen zwinkern, zwinken, blinzeln, 1) (nictor) im allg., Plin. 11, 144 u. 156. – 2) insbes., mit den Augen winken, zublinzeln, Form nicto, Plaut. asin. 784 u.a. – Form nictor, scherzh., nictari perticis, den Stäben zunicken = sich den Schlägen der Stäbe preisgeben, Caecil. com. 72: in nervo nictabere, Nov. com. 47. – II) übtr., v. Feuer, flackern, nictantia fulgura flammae, Lucr. 6, 182.
