nicto
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
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.
