κακκάω
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
English (LSJ)
A cacare, Ar.Nu.1384, 1390.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1299] bessere Form für κακάω, w. m. s.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κακκάω: «κάμνω τὰ κακκά μου», παιδικὴ λέξις, κακκᾶν δ’ ἂν οὐκ ἔφθης φράσαι, κἀγὼ λαβὼν θύραζε ἐξέφερον ἂν καὶ προὐσχόμην σε, «δὲν ἐπρόφθανες νὰ ’πῇς ἔχω κακκὰ καὶ σ’ ἔπαιρνα ἔξω καὶ σὲ κρατοῦσα νὰ τὰ κάμῃς», Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 1383 (Βιβλ. κακᾶν), 1390.
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
c. χέζω.
Étymologie: κάκκη.
Greek Monotonic
κακκάω: (κάκκη), cacare, σε Αριστοφ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κακκάω: Arph. = χέζω.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
κακκάω kakken.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: cacō (Ar. Nub. 1384, 1390), κάκκη human ordure (Ar. Pax 162).
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: - Lallwort from childrens language with expressive gemination like Lat. cacāre, MIr. caccaim cacō, cacc ordure, NHG. kakken, Russ. kákatь, Arm. kakor dung etc.; W.-Hofmann s. cacō, Pok. 521. Cf. κόπρος.
