Mattium
From LSJ
οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mattĭum: ĭi, n.,
I a city of Germany, the capital of the Chatti; acc. to some, Marburg; acc. to others, the town of Maden, near Fritzlar, Tac. A. 1, 56.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Mattĭum,¹⁶ ĭī, n., capitale des Chattes (ou Cattes) : Tac. Ann. 1, 56.
Latin > German (Georges)
Mattium, iī, n., der Hauptort der Katten, nach einigen das jetzige Maden bei Fritzlar, Tac. ann. 1, 56.
