σαρδάνιος
σαρδάνιος
σαρδάνιος, α, ον
σαίρω
used of bitter or scornful laughter, σαρδάνιον γελᾶν (sc. γέλωτα) ; μείδησε σαρδάνιον he laughed a bitter laugh, Od.; so, ἀνεκάγχασε σαρδάνιον Plat.; ridere γέλωτα σαρδάνιον Cic.—Others write Σαρδόνιον, deriving it from Σαρδώ, because such laughter resembled the effect produced by a Sardinian plant, which screwed up the face of the eater, Plut.: (hence our form sardonic).
Headword (normalized):
σαρδάνιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σαρδανιος
Intro Text:
σαρδάνιος
σαρδάνιος, α, ον
σαίρω
used of bitter or scornful laughter, σαρδάνιον γελᾶν (sc. γέλωτα) ; μείδησε σαρδάνιον he laughed a bitter laugh, Od.; so, ἀνεκάγχασε σαρδάνιον Plat.; ridere γέλωτα σαρδάνιον Cic.—Others write Σαρδόνιον, deriving it from Σαρδώ, because such laughter resembled the effect produced by a Sardinian plant, which screwed up the face of the eater, Plut.: (hence our form sardonic).
URN:
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