comicus
σοφόν γάρ ἕν βούλευμα τάς πολλάς χεῖρας νικᾶ, σὺν ὄχλῳ δ' ἀμαθία μεῖζον κακό → better than many hands is one wise thought, a multitude of fools makes folly worse
Latin > English
comicus comica, comicum ADJ :: comic, belonging/suited/appropriate to comedy; typical/characteristic of comedy
comicus comicus comici N M :: comic actor, comedian; writer of comedy; comic poet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cōmĭcus: a, um, adj., = κωμικός,
I of or pertaining to comedy, comic: poëta, Cic. Or. 20, 67: artificium, id. Rosc. Com. 10, 18: levitates, id. N. D. 3, 29, 72: res, the material of comedy, Hor. A. P. 89: scaenae, Vitr. 5, 8: gestus, Quint. 11, 3, 125: senarius, id. 9, 4, 140: ad morem, id. 1, 8, 3: virtus (Terentii), C. Caes. ap. Suet. Vit. Ter. 5: persona, Quint. 11, 3, 79; Plin. 25, 11, 88, § 137: auctores, Quint. 2, 10, 13.—
B Esp., represented in comedy: ut comici servi solent, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 11: stulti senes, Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 11, 36, and Lael. 26, 99; so, adulescens, Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: Davus, Hor. S. 2, 5, 91: moecha Thais, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 44: aurum = lupinum, lupines, used by comic actors instead of money, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 20.—
II Subst.: cōmĭcus, i, m.
A An actor of comedy, a comedian, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 4; id. Pers. 4, 2, 4; Inscr. Grut. 1089, 6. —More freq.,
B A comic poet, writer of comedy, Cic. Or. 55, 184; Quint. 1, 7, 22; 2, 16, 3; 9, 3, 14; 10, 1, 72; 11, 1, 38; 12, 2, 22.—Adv.: cōmĭcē, in the manner of comedy: res tragicas tractare, Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 30; cf. Sen. Ep. 100, 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōmĭcus,¹² a, um (κωμικός), de comédie : adulescens comicus Cic. Amer. 47, jeune homme de comédie ; artificium comicum Cic. Com. 28, talent de comédien ; res comica Hor. P. 89, sujet de comédie ; aurum comicum Pl. Pœn. 597, or de comédie [lupins, qui servaient de monnaie au théâtre] || cōmĭcus, ī, m., poète comique : Cic. Or. 184 ; Quint. 1, 7, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
cōmicus, a, um (κωμικός), zur Komödie gehörig, komisch (Ggstz. tragicus), I) adi.: a) übh. poëta, poëma, Cic.: fabula (Ggstz. tragica, satyrica), Acro: gestus, Quint: res, Stoff der Komödie, Hor.: artificium, Cic.: virtus, Caes. fr.: tragica comicaque ingenia, Sen. – b) in der Komödie dargestellt = auftretend wie in der Komödie, senes, stulti senes, Komik.: adulescens, Cic.: moecha Thais, Prop.: servi, Plaut. – II) subst., cōmicus, ī, m. (Ggstz. tragicus), a) der Schauspieler der Komödie, der Komiker, Plaut. Pers. 465 u.a. Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 2408. – b) der Komödiendichter, Komiker, Sing. Amm. 14, 6, 6 u. 21, 14, 4: neben lyricus, Symm. ep. 4, 1: Plur., Cic. or. 184. Quint. 1, 7, 22: neben tragici, Quint. 9, 3, 14 u. 11, 1, 38.
