homullus
From LSJ
μισῶ σοφιστὴν ὅστις οὐχ αὑτῷ σοφός → I hate the sage who recks not his own rede, I hate the sage who is not wise for himself, I hate the wise man who is not wise on his own
Latin > English
homullus homulli N M :: little man, manikin
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hŏmullus: i, m.
dim. homo,
I a little man, manikin: brevis hic est fructus homullis, Lucr. 3, 914: quid cessat hic homullus, ex argilla et luto fictus Epicurus, etc., Cic. Pis. 25, 59.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hŏmullus,¹⁵ ī, m., dim. de homo, pauvre petit homme : Lucr. 3, 12 ; Cic. Pis. 59.
Latin > German (Georges)
homullus (falsch homulus), ī, m. (Demin. von homo), ein Menschlein = armer, schwacher Mensch, ein Schwächling, Varro sat. Men. 92. 242. 487. Lucr. 3, 912: hic h., dieses erbärmliche Subjekt, Cic. Pis. 59.
