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Headword: Μακκοᾷ
Adler number: mu,68
Translated headword: is gaga
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Is devoid of intelligence, is stupid. We said that Makko was stupid. Aristophanes [writes]: "[as long as] the face of the people sits gaga".[1]
Also 'has become gaga', meaning is being devoid of intelligence.[2]
Greek Original:
Μακκοᾷ: ἀνοηταίνει, ἐνεόν ἐστιν. ἔφαμεν δέ, ὅτι ἡ Μακκὼ ἐνεὰ ἦν. Ἀριστοφάνης: τὸ τοῦ δήμου πρόσωπον μακκοᾷ καθήμενον. καὶ Μεμακκοακότα, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνοηταίνοντα.
Notes:
For this verb see also Comica Adespota fr.1210 Kock; Lucian, Lexiphanes 19.
[1] Aristophanes, Knights 396 with scholion [web address 1]; cf. mu 69.
[2] Aristophanes, Knights 62 with scholion [web address 2]; cf. mu 550.
Associated internet addresses:
Web address 1
Web address 2
Keywords: aetiology; comedy; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; politics; women
Translated by: David Whitehead on 9 March 2006@08:53:54.
Vetted by:
Antonella Ippolito (add. web reff., set status) on 9 March 2006@14:57:11.
David Whitehead (augmented notes) on 10 March 2006@03:42:52.
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