mancus

mancus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. man-āk, little; cf. Germ. mangeln], maimed, infirm (class.).

• I Lit., in a limb or member, esp. in the hand: sciendum, scaevam non esse morbosum, praeterquam si, imbecillitate dextrae, validius sinistra utatur: sed hunc non scaevam, sed mancum esse dicimus, Dig. 21, 1, 12: mancus et membris omnibus captus ac debilis, Cic. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: ad mandata claudus, caecus, mutus, mancus, debilis, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 45 (606): mancorum ac debilium dux, Liv. 7, 13; Ov. F. 3, 825: tamquam mancus et exstinctae corpus non utile dextrae, Juv. 3, 48.—
• II Trop., infirm, defective, imperfect (rare but class.): virtus, Cic. Fin. 3, 9, 30: ac debilis praetura, id. Mil. 9, 25: contemplatio naturae, id. Off. 1, 43, 153: fortuna, Hor. S. 2, 7, 88.—With abl.: talibus officiis prope mancus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 21.—In neutr adverb.: error mancum claudicat, Prud. στεφ. 2, 23.

mancus, a, um (vgl. altind. mankū-ḥ, schwankend, schwächlich, ahd. mangōn, entbehren, mhd. manc, Mangel, Gebrechen), I) verstümmelt, verkrüppelt, gebrechlich an den Gliedmaßen, senex mancus, miser, exilis, ramice magno, Lucil.: mancus et omnibus membris captus ac debilis, Cic.: mancus algu atque rigore manus (an den H.), Lucil.: Plur. subst., manci ac debiles, Krüppel u. Lahme, Liv. – II) übtr., gebrechlich, unvollständig, virtus, praetura, Cic.: cognitio contemplatioque rerum naturae manca quodam modo atque inchoata, Cic.

1 mancus v. 2 manca

2 mancus [CL] 1 having a useless hand, deformed by the loss of a hand (also as sb.). carnifex ‥ ~us manu Aldh. VirgP 52; ~us, anhendi GlC M 8; lumine privatus dimenso et corpore mancus Wulf. Swith. I 1547; lignipedes, mancos furtum facit, exoculatos D. Bec. 1785; evasit ‥ loripedis et ~i deformitatem W. Cant. Mir. Thom. VI 52; mulier ~a, manibusque carens a nativitate Gir. IK II 11. 2 sick, unhealthy (also as sb.). nec peccat tunc medicus vel chirurgicus ille licet ~um dummodo sanum reddat egrotum Fortescue NLN I 25. 3 poor, powerless (also as sb.). ~orum marsuppia replentur Aldh. VirgP 42; pauperibus stipem tribuens et munera mancis Id. VirgV 1803. 4 (as sb. m.) covering for a hand, glove, mitten. myteyn, ‥ ~us PP; hic ~us, A. a meteyne WW.

mancus, (12) a, um, manchot, mutilé, estropié : Cic. Rab. perd. 21 ; Liv. 7, 13 ; Ov. F. 3, 825 || [fig.] défectueux, incomplet : Cic. Fin. 3, 30 ; Off. 1, 153 ; Mil. 25 ; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 21.

mancus , a, um. adj. (manus.) (eo.)
廢一手。廢人。缺。Manca fortuna 無害之造化。

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mancus adj.

• 3 MAN-, maimed, infirm, crippled, lame-handed: mancus et membris omnibus captus: mancorum ac debilium dux, L.: iratā Pallade mancus erit, O.—Fig., infirm, defective, imperfect: virtus: fortuna, H.: Talibus officiis prope mancus, H.