contamen
From LSJ
ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
contāmen: inis, n., v. contagio.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
contāmĕn, ĭnis, n., contact qui souille, souillure : Capel. 1, 10 ; Ps. Tert. Marc. 1, 22.
