σαρδάνιος
σαρδάνιος [
δᾰ],, an Adj. used of
A). bitter or
scornful smiles or laughter,
μείδησε δὲ θυμῷ σαρδάνιον μάλα τοῖον Od. 20.302 ; so
ἀνεκάγχασε μάλα σαρδάνιον Pl. R. 337a ;
ὑπομειδιάσας σαρδάνιον Plb. 18.7.6 ;
τί μάταια γελᾷς .. ; τάχα που σαρδάνιον γελάσεις AP 5.178 (
Mel.);
πεφύλαξο σίνεσθαι, μὴ καὶ ς. γελάσῃς APl. 4.86 ;
ridere γέλωτα σαρδάνιον Cic. Fam. 7.25.1 . (Perh. connected with
σεσηρώς,
grinning, sneering, Sch.
Pl. l.c.; cf.
σαρδάζων· μετὰ πικρίας γελῶν,
Phot.,
Suid. —The common expl. given of this laugh was that it resembled the effect produced
by a Sardinian plant (
Ranunculus Sardoüs, Sardinian crowfoot, called
σαρδάνη by
Tz. ad
Hes. Op. 59 ,
σαρδόνιον by Ps.-
Dsc. 2.175 ,
D.Chr. 32.99 ) which when eaten screwed up the face of the eater,
Paus. 10.17.13 , Sch.
Pl. l.c.,
Phot., Serv.ad Verg.
Ecl. 7.41 ; whence later authors wrote
σαρδόνιον or
σαρδώνιον (from
Σαρδώ) for
σαρδάνιον, Ps.-
Dsc. l.c.,
D.Chr. l.c.,
Luc. Asin. 24 , etc.,
σαρδώνιος γέλως and
-ωνία πόα Dsc. Alex. 14 , and
σαρδόνιον appears as a v.l. in
Hom. and
Pl.; hence our form
sardonic; this and other explanations are given in
Timae. 29 ,
Zen. 5.85 , Tz.ad
Lyc. 796 , Sch.
Pl. l.c.)
ShortDef
bitter
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
σαρδάνιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σαρδανιος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-93304
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σαρδάνιος</span> [<span class="foreign greek">δᾰ],</span>, an Adj. used of <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bitter</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scornful</span> smiles or laughter, <span class="quote greek">μείδησε δὲ θυμῷ σαρδάνιον μάλα τοῖον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:302" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.302/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.302 </a> ; so <span class="quote greek">ἀνεκάγχασε μάλα σαρδάνιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:337a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:337a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 337a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑπομειδιάσας σαρδάνιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:7:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:7:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 18.7.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τί μάταια γελᾷς .. ; τάχα που σαρδάνιον γελάσεις</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.178 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>); <span class="quote greek">πεφύλαξο σίνεσθαι, μὴ καὶ ς. γελάσῃς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.86 </span> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ridere</span> <span class="quote greek">γέλωτα σαρδάνιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:7:25:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:7:25:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fam.</span> 7.25.1 </a> . (Perh. connected with <span class="foreign greek">σεσηρώς</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grinning, sneering</span>, Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> l.c.; cf. <span class="orth greek">σαρδάζων·</span> <span class="foreign greek">μετὰ πικρίας γελῶν</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phot.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> —The common expl. given of this laugh was that it resembled the effect produced <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">by a Sardinian plant</span> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Ranunculus Sardoüs, Sardinian crowfoot</span>, called <span class="orth greek">σαρδάνη</span> by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tz.</span> </span> ad <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 59 </a>, <span class="orth greek">σαρδόνιον</span> by Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 2.175 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0612.tlg001:32:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0612.tlg001:32.99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.Chr.</span> 32.99 </a>) which when eaten screwed up the face of the eater, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:17:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:17:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 10.17.13 </a>, Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> l.c., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phot.</span></span>, Serv.ad Verg.<span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ecl.</span> 7.41 </span>; whence later authors wrote <span class="foreign greek">σαρδόνιον</span> or <span class="foreign greek">σαρδώνιον</span> (from <span class="foreign greek">Σαρδώ</span>) for <span class="foreign greek">σαρδάνιον</span>, Ps.-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> </span> l.c., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.Chr.</span> </span> l.c., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg001:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg001:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Asin.</span> 24 </a>, etc., <span class="foreign greek">σαρδώνιος γέλως</span> and <span class="quote greek">-ωνία πόα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alex.</span> 14 </span> , and <span class="foreign greek">σαρδόνιον</span> appears as a v.l. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span></span>; hence our form <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sardonic</span>; this and other explanations are given in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1733.tlg001:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1733.tlg001:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Timae.</span> 29 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:5:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:5.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zen.</span> 5.85 </a>, Tz.ad <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 796 </span>, Sch. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> l.c.)</div> </div><br><br>'}