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Χίμαρος · billy-goat (χ 312) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near χ312

χ308of a thousand, of drachmas
χ309Twelve Hundred
χ310fodder
χ311Chilon
χ312billy-goat
χ313chilblains
χ314Chian jug
χ315snow's; of snow
χ316Chios

Suda/Χ chi/χ312

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Χίμαρος

billy-goat

Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

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3 notes · 26 words

Translation

[Meaning] the [sc. male] goat.¹ Also [sc. attested is] xi/maira ["nanny-goat"], the female goat.²
But xei/marros ["winter-flowing"] [means] a river which flows [r(e/wn] in winter [xeimw=ni].³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χίμαρος· ὁ τράγος. καὶ Χίμαιρα, ἡ αἴξ. Χείμαρρος δὲ ὁ ἐν τῷ χειμῶνι ῥέων ποταμός.

Betacode

*xi/maros: o( tra/gos. kai\ *xi/maira, h( ai)/c. *xei/marros de\ o( e)n tw=| xeimw=ni r(e/wn potamo/s.

Notes (3)

Similar entries appear in other lexica; cf. Etymologicum Magnum 811.50.
1This portion of the entry = Lexicum Ambrosianum 237 (according to Adler); see also Hesychius, and the scholia to Theocritus, Idyll 1.5 (web address 1), where the headword appears. ↩
2This portion of the entry is taken from the A scholia to Homer, Iliad 6.181 (where the word appears as part of a description of the mythical monster *xi/maira: web address 2). See also Lexicum Ambrosianum 248. ↩
3See also chi 229.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

α1605ἈμισώδαροςAmisodaros, AmisodarusA proper name.
χ229Χείμαρροςsnow-swollen[*xei/marros and xeima/rrous each means] that which is flowing in the winter. Also [sc. attested as] a proper name. But xi/maros [is] a goat.

Neighbouring entries

χ310Χιλόςfodder χ311ΧίλωνChilon χ312Χίμαροςbilly-goat χ313Χίμετλαchilblains χ314Χῖον κεράμειονChian jug

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 May 2023

26 May 2023tweaked link — Catharine Roth
20 Dec 2013tweaked note and link — Catharine Roth
11 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
30 Mar 2008tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
30 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χίμαρος (Adler number chi 312), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 30 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/312

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗