Ἄλφι
barley-meal
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2000Vetting: high10 revisions
Translation
[a)/lfi is short for] a)/lfiton . This [sc. cutting-off the end of a word] is called bitten-off, which they say Epicharmus first discovered.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄλφι· ἄλφιτον. τοῦτο δὲ καλεῖται ἀπότρωκτον, ὅ φασι πρῶτον εὑρεῖν Ἐπίχαρμον.
Betacode
*)/alfi: a)/lfiton. tou=to de\ kalei=tai a)po/trwkton, o(/ fasi prw=ton eu(rei=n *)epi/xarmon.
Notes (1)
- Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1070 Theodoridis. (Entry cross-referenced, briefly, at alpha 3618.)↩
cf. generally alpha 1452, alpha 1453, alpha 1454, alpha 1455, alpha 1456.- 1Epicharmus [epsilon 2766] fr. 223 Kaibel, now 201 K.-A. The phenomenon (more commonly known as apocope) itself, however, predates him: LSJ notes an instance of, precisely,
a)/lfi in one of the Homeric Hymns. Chantraine s.v. supposes thata)/lfi was the original form, an old athematic noun which may have had *a)lfatos as its genitive with an alternation of i/n. - 1Epicharmus [epsilon 2766] fr. 223 Kaibel, now 201 K.-A. The phenomenon (more commonly known as apocope) itself, however, predates him: LSJ notes an instance of, precisely,
References
P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, ed. 2. Paris 2009.
Linked from5 entries
- α1452Ἄλφιταbarley-meal[Meaning] the flour/meal from a new barleycorn. "Much mixed barley-meal was stored away, but many barleycorns [sc. were sent] to be milled; for there was a mill on the spot."
- α1453Ἀλφιταμοιβούςbarley-meal-dealersAristophanes [writes]: "if he shuts his door, [...] the barley-meal-dealers should provide three quarts as dinner to all the poor - or else long regret it."
- α1454Ἀλφιτεῖςbarley-millers[Meaning] those making barley-meal. Hyperides [sc. uses the word].
- α1455Ἀλφιτόπωλιςbarley-meal-dealer[Meaning] she who sells barley-meal.
- α3618Ἀπότρωκτονapocope[Like in the case of] a)/lfiton ["barley-groats"]. This, they say, apocope, Epicharmus was the first to discover.
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Revision history10 revisions · last 21 Dec 2014
- updated n.1 — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added bibliography — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- tweak — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added note and keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict