nugax
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nūgax: ācis (collat. form indecl. ‡ nugas, σαπρός, Gloss. Philox.; so, ‡ nugas, inutilis, Gloss. Vet.; cf. Don. p. 1749 P.; Charis. p. 1; 15; 22; 120 ib.; Diom. p. 286 P.; Prisc. p. 649; 701 ib.; Val. Prob. 1464 and 1478 ib.), adj. nugor,
I jesting, trifling, frivolous, Varr. ap. Non. 355, 22: qui tam nugax esset, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 1: nugax es, Petr. 52; Ambros. Ep. 58, 6 ext.— Adv. only sup.: nūgācissimē (-sŭmē), in the most trifling manner, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 90.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nūgāx,¹⁵ ācis (nugor), auteur de sornettes, qui fait des niaiseries, qui agit puérilement, farceur : Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 1 ; Petr. 52, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
nūgāx, ācis (nugor), I) Possen-, Kurzweil treibend, die Sache als Posse behandelnd, Cael. in Cic. ep. 8, 15, 1. Petron. 52, 4. Ambros. epist. 58, 6 extr. – II) unnütz, unbrauchbar, lapides, Past. Herm. 3, 9, 6 Palat. – / Archaist. Nbf. nūgas, n. indecl., Varro sat. Men. 513. Salv. de gub. dei 7, 1, 6 H.; vgl. Charis. 27, 5; 35, 21; 148, 13. Diom. 308, 18. Prisc. 5, 23 u. 6, 52. – / Verschieden ist nugas (sc. agis, agit) bei Plautus, s. Brix zu Plaut. capt. 610. Lorenz zu Plaut. most. 1088.
