Davus

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Menander, Monostichoi, 158

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Dāvus: (Davos), i, m.,
I a name given to Roman slaves, freq. in the comedies of Plaut. and Ter.; cf. also Hor. S. 1, 10, 40; 2, 5, 91; id. A. P. 114; Pers. 5, 161; 168 al. —Prov.: Davus sum, non Oedipus, Ter. Andr. 1, 2, 24.

Latin > German (Georges)

Dāvus (Dāvos), ī, m., ein röm. Sklavenname, zB. in Ter. Andr., s. bes. v. 194 u.a.