tressis

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Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tressis: is, m. tres-as,
I Three asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169; 9, § 81 Müll.—
II To denote a trifle: hic Dama est non tressis agaso, is not worth three coppers, Pers. 5, 76.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tressis,¹⁶ is, m. (tres et as),
1 trois as : Varro L. 5, 169 ; 9, 81 ||
2 = valeur insignifiante : Pers. 5, 76.