sarda
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sarda: ae, f.
I A kind of fish that was pickled or salted, perh. sardine, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; 32, 5, 17, § 46.—Also called sardina, Col. 8, 17, 12.—
II A kind of precious stone, perh. carnelian, Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 105.<>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) sarda, æ, f.,
1 sardine [poisson] : Plin. 32, 151
2 cornaline [pierre précieuse] : Plin. 37, 105.
Latin > German (Georges)
sarda, ae, f., I) ein Breitfisch, der eingesalzen wurde, wie unsere Sardellen, Plin. 32, 46 u. 151. Apic. 9, 431. Sex. Placit. de medic. 30, 8. Schol. Iuven. 4, 33: ders. sardina, Colum. 8, 17, 12. Plin. Val. 1, 37. Gargil. Mart. de medic. 42 extr.: sardae sive sardinae, Edict. Diocl. 5, 12. – II) ein Edelstein, die männliche Art unser Sard, die weibliche Karneol, Plin. 37, 105.
