cuculus
From LSJ
ἀλλὰ τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → why all this about trees and rocks, why all these things we have nothing to do with
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŭcūlus: (cŭcŭlus, Auct. Carm. Philom. 35), i, m. Sanscr. ku-, to cry; cf. κωκύω,
I a cuckoo, Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 249; as a term of reproach, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 73; id. Ps. 1, 1, 94; esp. of foolish men, id. Trin. 2, 1, 18; and of dilatory husbandmen, who are not through with their pruning until the cuckoo is heard (after the vernal equinox), Plin. 1. 1.; Hor. S. 1, 7, 31; cf. Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 249; Voss ad Verg. G. 2, 403.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŭcŭlus,¹⁴ Anth. 762, 35 et d’ordinaire cŭcūlus, ī, m., Pl. Trin. 245, coucou || [fig.] a) galant : Pl. As. 934 ; b) imbécile : Pl. Pers. 382 ; c) fainéant : [cucullus] Hor. S. 1, 7, 31.
