Corculum
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Corcŭlum: i, n.
dim. cor,
I a little heart, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 70; as a term of endearment, id. Cas. 4, 4, 14.—As a surname of Scipio Nasica, on account of his sagacity, Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 18; id. Brut. 20, 70; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 44, 6; and as masc. in plur.: Corculi cognominati, Plin. 7, 31, 31, § 118; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 61, 5 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Corcŭlum, ī, n., Sagesse [surnom de Scipion Nasica, cf. P. Fest. 61 ] : Cic. Br. 79.
