allex
ἐν πίθῳ τὴν κεραμείαν μανθάνειν → in breaking many pots, the potter learns his craft | of those who undertake the most difficult tasks without learning the elements of the art | don't run before you can walk
Latin > English
allex allecis N N :: herrings; a fish sauce; pickle
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
allex: = alec, q. v.
allex: ĭcis, m., acc. to Isid. Gloss.,
I the great toe; hence, in derision, of a little man: tune hic amator audes esse, allex viri? thou thumb of a man, thumbling? Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 31.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) allēx, ēcis, v. allec.
(2) allex¹⁶ (hall-), ĭcis, m., gros orteil : Gloss. || [fig.] hallex viri Pl. Pœn. 1310, rebut d’homme, méchant poucet.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) allex1, s. allec.
(2) allex2 (hallex), icis, m. = pellex in pede, die große Fußzehe, s. Gloss. V, 591, 10. – dah. scherzh., hallex viri, Däumling, Fingerling, Plaut. Poen. 1310.
Latin > Chinese
*allex, icis. m. :: 脚大拇指
