barbarismus

οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills

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barbarismus barbarismi N M :: barbarism, impropriety of speech

barbărismus: i, m., = βαρβαρισμός,
I an impropriety of speech, barbarism; esp. of pronunciation (acc. to Gell. 13, 6, 14; cf. id. 5, 20, 1, not in use before the Aug. per.; in Nigidius, instead of it, rusticus sermo), Quint. 1, 5, 5 sq.; Auct. Her. 4, 12, 17; Gell. l. l.; 5, 20, 4; Don. p. 1767 sq. P.; Charis. p. 237 sq.; id. Diom. p. 446 sq. P. al.; cf. the foll.

barbărismus,¹⁶ ī, m., barbarisme : Her. 4, 17 ; Quint. 1, 5, 5, etc.; Gell. 5, 20, 4 ; 13, 6, 4.

barbarismus, ī, m. (βαρβαρισμός), I) das Sprechen auf ausländische, d.i. fehlerhafte Weise, das fehlerhafte Sprechen, der Sprachfehler, Barbarismus, Cornif. rhet. 4, 17. Quint. 1, 5, 5 sqq. Fronto ad M. Caes. 1, 8 p. 24, 24 N. Gell. 5, 20, 4. Charis. 265, 2 u.a. Gramm. – II) die moral. Roheit, Ungeschliffenheit, Ungeschlachtheit, quidam barbarismus morum, Sidon. ep. 9, 3.