ridicularius
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rīdĭcŭlārĭus: a, um, adj. ridiculus,
I that excites laughter, laughable, droll, funny (ante- and post-class.).—Only as subst.
1 rīdĭcŭlārĭa, ĭum, n., jests, drolleries: ridicularia fundere, Cato ap. Macr. S. 2, 10; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 2, 64; id. Trin. 1, 2, 28; id. Truc. 3, 2, 16.—
2 rīdĭcŭlārĭus, ii, m., a droll, a jester, Gell. 4, 20, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rīdĭcŭlārĭus, a, um (ridiculus), [touj. pris substt], m., un bouffon : Gell. 4, 20, 3 || pl. n., ridicularia, plaisanteries, bouffonneries : Pl. As. 330 ; Cato Orat. 40, 4.
