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Τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα καὶ φρονεῖν νομίζομεν → Fortuna famam saepe dat prudentiae → Von dem der glücklich, glaubt man auch, dass er klar denkt

Menander, Monostichoi, 497

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

maccus: i, m. cf. Sanscr. mūkas, dumb; Gr. μῶκος, mockery; also Μῶμος,
I a buffoon, punchinello, macaroni, in the Atellane plays: in Atellana Oscae personae inducuntur, ut maccus, Diom. p. 488 P.; cf. Inscr. Orell. 2621.—
II Transf., a simpleton, blockhead: macci et buccones, App. Mag. p. 325, 30.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

maccus, ī, m., un des personnages traditionnels des atellanes, sorte de niais grotesque analogue à Polichinelle : Diom. 490, 20 || un niais, un polichinelle, un imbécile : Apul. Apol. 81.