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pernonides

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pernōnĭdēs, æ, m. (perna), descendant de jambon [mot forgé] : Pl. Men. 210.

Latin > German (Georges)

pernōnidēs, ae, m. (perna), Schinkensohn, scherzh. Patronymikum (wie Aesonides v. Aeson), laridum pernonidam, ein Schinkenstück, Plaut. Men. 210 Leo.