peridoneus
μηδὲν κοτυλίζειν, ἀλλὰ καταπάττειν χύδην → not to sell by the cupful, but to dole out indiscriminately | not to sell by retail but wholesale
Latin > English
peridoneus peridonea, peridoneum ADJ :: very suitable, very well-fitted
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕr-ĭdōnĕus: a, um, adj.,
I very fit, suitable, or proper, very well adapted to any thing (class.).
(a) With dat.: locus peridoneus castris, Caes. B. C. 2. 24: visus est peridoneus praeceptor, maxime ad poëticam tendentibus, Suet. Gram. 11: consilia, Tac. A. 4, 12.—
(b) With ad: gens ad furta belli peridonea, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 310, 15, and ap. Serv. Verg. A. 11, 515.—
(g) With qui and subj.: peridoneus maritus matri, cui bono periculo totam domus fortunam concrederet, App. Mag. 72.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĕrĭdōnĕus,¹⁵ a, um, très propre à : [avec dat.] Cæs. C. 2, 24, 2 ; [avec ad ] Sall. H. 1, 86 || [avec qui subj.] Apul. Apol. 72.
{{Georges |georg=per-idōneus, a, um, sehr geeignet, sehr [[tauglich zu etw., visus est peridoneus praeceptor, maxime ad poëticam tendentibus, Suet. gr. 11: homo suis consiliis peridoneus, Tac. ann. 4, 12: is locus peridoneus castris habebatur, Caes. b. c. 2, 24, 2: gens ad furta belli peridonea, Sall. hist. fr. 1, 86: zugl. m. folg. qui u. Konj., videbatur sibi peridoneum maritum matri repperisse, cui bono periculo totam domus fortunam concrederet, Apul. apol. 72. }}
