VII.25.1 (261)
| ID | 889 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Familiares |
| Reference | VII.25.1 (261) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 24/08/45 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Gallus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | γέλωτα σαρδάνιον |
| Latin Context | uideris enim mihi uereri ne, si istum <ludibrio> habuerimus, rideamus γέλωτα σαρδάνιον. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Wordplay | Quotation: proverb/gnomic statement |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Cicero jokes about mocking Gallus' friend Tigellius and Gallus' concern about doing so. Phrase is a pun on his name, alluding to his Sardinian origins. |
| Comments | Pun relies on sound of word in Greek. Shackleton Bailey: phrase 'to laugh scornfully' was variously explained in antiquity; here C. refers to Sardinian origin of Gallus' friend Tigellius. |