βλιτομάμμας

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καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλοννικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)

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Full diacritics: βλῐτομάμμας Medium diacritics: βλιτομάμμας Low diacritics: βλιτομάμμας Capitals: ΒΛΙΤΟΜΑΜΜΑΣ
Transliteration A: blitomámmas Transliteration B: blitomammas Transliteration C: vlitomammas Beta Code: blitoma/mmas

English (LSJ)

or βλῐτο-μάμας, ου, ὁ,

   A booby, Ar.Nu.1001, cf. Phryn. PSp.55 B.

German (Pape)

[Seite 449] ὁ, Ar. Nubb. 908 (auch -μάμας geschr.), der wie ein Kind immer die Mutter ruft, dummer Lasse, Dummkopf; vgl. B. A. 31. Nach Hesych. auch βλίτων, fem. βλιτάς.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

βλιτομάμμας: ἢ -μάμας, ου, ὁ, εὐήθης, ἴδε ἐν λ. βληχητά· συγγενὴ εἶναι τὰ μαμμάκυθος, συκομάμμας

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
grand sot, grand niais, « le chéri à sa maman ».
Étymologie: litt. qui tète encore sa mère, de βλίττω, μάμμη.