Σκαιότης
gaucherie
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Jan 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] foolishness, ignorance, rusticity, deceit.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκαιότης· μωρία, ἀπαιδευσία, ἀγριότης, ἀπάτη.
Betacode
*skaio/ths: mwri/a, a)paideusi/a, a)grio/ths, a)pa/th.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- σ546Σκαιᾷwith the left [hand][Meaning] with the better [hand].
- σ548Σκαιόςleft, gauche, crooked[Meaning] left, mute, bad. This is what they used to call ignorant people and stupid people and fools: from the left [hand]. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "I never saw such a rustic man anywhere, nor [so]…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 26 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth