tonstricula
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English
tonstricula tonstriculae N F :: little female barber
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tonstrīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. tonstrix,
I a little female hair-cutter or barber, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; cf. tonstrix.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tōnstrīcŭla, æ, f. (tonstrix), barbière : Cic. Tusc. 5, 58.
Latin > German (Georges)
tōnstrīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. tonstrix), die Schererin, verächtl. = Bartkratzerin, Cic. Tusc. 5, 58.
