asininus
τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăsĭnīnus: a, um, adj. asinus,
I of or produced by an ass: stercus, Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 2: pullus, ass's foal, a young ass, id. ib. 2, 8: pilus, Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72, where Jan reads asini: pruna asinina cognominata a vilitate, id. 15, 13, 12, § 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăsĭnīnus,¹⁶ a, um (asinus), d’âne : Varro R. 2, 8, 2 || asinina pruna, n. pl., Plin. 15, 41, espèce de prunes.
Latin > German (Georges)
asinīnus, a, um (asinus), vom Esel, Esels-, stercus, Varr.: pullus, Eselfüllen, Varr.: lac, Eselsmilch (Gesundheits- u. Schönheitsmittel, wie bei uns), Plin. u. Cael. Aur.: asininas aures habere, Hyg. – übtr., pruna, eine Art Pflaumen, wahrsch. unsere Eierpflaumen, Plin. 15, 41.
Latin > English
asininus asinina, asininum ADJ :: ass's, of/produced by/foaled of an ass; ass-like; stupid; asinine
