uneigentlich

From LSJ

εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

Source

German > Latin

uneigentlich, improprius. – un. Bedeutung, eines Wortes, improprietas verbi. – Advimproprie.