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1 σαρδάνιος
A bitter or scornful smiles or laughter,μείδησε δὲ θυμῷ σαρδάνιον μάλα τοῖον Od.20.302
; so ;ὑπομειδιάσας σαρδάνιον Plb. 18.7.6
;τί μάταια γελᾷς.. ; τάχα που σαρδάνιον γελάσεις AP5.178
(Mel.);πεφύλαξο σίνεσθαι, μὴ καὶ σ. γελάσῃς APl.4.86
; ridereγέλωτα σαρδάνιον Cic.Fam.7.25.1
. (Perh. connected with σεσηρώς, grinning, sneering, Sch.Pl. l.c.; cf. [full] 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 [full] σαρδάνη by Tz. ad Hes. Op.59, [full] 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.)Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σαρδάνιος
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2 σαρδάνιον
Grammatical information: n.Meaning: μειδιᾶν, γελᾶν; σαρδάνιος γέλως `to laugh bitterly, sneeringly, to laugh; sneering laughter' (υ 292, Pl., Plh. etc.); v. l. and late also - όνιον, - όνιος (- ώ-) after Σαρδόνιος `Sardinian'; σαρδάζων μετὰ πικρίας γελῶν Phot., Suid.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Origin debated. By the ancients partly connected with σέσηρα (thus still Bechtel Lex. s. v. with morpholog. argumentation), partly with a plant growing in Sardinia ( σάρδ-ιον, - άνη, - όνιον), of which the use produced a spasmodic laughing. Further Kretschmer Glotta 34, 1ff. with new hypothesis: to the peaple's name Šardana (neighbours of Egypt) referring to σαρδανάφαλλος γελωτοποίος H.; in detail unclear. To be rejected Zupitza BB 25, 96: to Welsh chwarddu `laugh'.Page in Frisk: 2,678Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > σαρδάνιον
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Sardinian language — Infobox Language name=Sardinian nativename=Sardu, Saldu familycolor=Indo European states=Italy, Australia, Germany, USA, UK region=Sardinia speakers=1.85 million [cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language index.asp?letter=S… … Wikipedia
Sardonicism — (connected with guffaw ) characterizes as distinct from Sarcasm not a contumely or bitter, but a ferocious, painful derision.OriginThe aborigines of Sardinia la. Sardoni would kill their elderly and laugh while doing this. This is called sardonic … Wikipedia
Ranunculus — Taxobox name = Ranunculus image width = 250px image caption = Creeping buttercup ( Ranunculus repens ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus = Ranunculus genus authority … Wikipedia
sardonic — [17] The Greek word for ‘scornful, mocking’ was sardánios, but this came to be changed to sardónios, which literally meant ‘Sardinian’, through association with the Latin term herba Sardonia ‘Sardinian plant’, the name of a sort of plant which… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sardonic — [17] The Greek word for ‘scornful, mocking’ was sardánios, but this came to be changed to sardónios, which literally meant ‘Sardinian’, through association with the Latin term herba Sardonia ‘Sardinian plant’, the name of a sort of plant which… … Word origins
sardonic — /saˈdɒnɪk / (say sah donik) adjective bitterly ironical; sarcastic; sneering: a sardonic grin. {French sardonique, from Latin Sardonius, from Greek Sardonios Sardinian, for earlier sardanios bitter, scornful, from the notion of a Sardinian plant… …
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sardonic — sar•don•ic [[t]sɑrˈdɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. characterized by scornful derision or bitter irony; mocking; cynical: a sardonic grin[/ex] • Etymology: 1630–40; alter. of earlier sardonian (influenced by F sardonique) < L sardoni(us) (< Gk sardónios of … From formal English to slang
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sar|don|ic — «sahr DON ihk», adjective. bitterly contemptuous; coldly scornful; mocking: »a fiend s sardonic laugh, a sardonic outlook. I well remember his sardonic amusement over the hoopla occasioned in this country by the first Kinsey report (Atlantic).… … Useful english dictionary
Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… … Universalium
