Attica
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἀττική, ἡ, or V. γῆ Ἀτθίς. (-ίδος), ἡ, or Ἀτθίς (-ίδος), ἡ alone, or say, the land of Cecrops, the land of Theseus.
Attic, adj.: Ἀττικός. Fem. adj., Ἀτθίς, -ίδος.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Attĭca: ae, or Attĭcē, ēs, f., = Ἀττική.
I The most distinguished province of Greece, situated in Hellas proper, with Athens as capital.
A Form Attĭca, Mel. 2, 3, 7; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 30.—
B Form Attĭcē, Plin. 4, 1, § 1; 4, 7, 11, § 23.—
II Attĭca, the name of the daughter of T. Pompomus Atticus, Cic. Att. 12, 1; cf. Atticula.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Attĭca,¹³ æ, f. (Ἀττική),
1 l’Attique : Cic. Br. 43 ; Plin. 4, 1 ; 4, 23 ; Mela 2, 49
2 fille de Pomponius Atticus : Cic. Att. 12, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) Attica1, ae, f. (Ἀττική), Attika, die berühmteste Landschaft Griechenlands, im eig. Hellas gelegen, mit der Hauptstadt Athen, Ter. eun. 110. Varr. r. r. 2, 5, 4 (wo griech. Form. Attice). Cic. Brut. 43. Mela 2, 3, 7 (2. § 49): auch terra Attica od. Attica terra (wie terra Italia, s. Drak. Liv. 25, 7, 4), Liv. 28, 8, 11; 31, 14, 10. Gell. 15, 1, 6.
(2) Attica2, ae, f., s. Atticus no. I a. E.
