Χροιά
skin
Translated by Catharine Roth · 5 Jun 2007 · Vetting: high · 5 revisions
Translation
The Attic-speakers [say] xroi/a with paroxytone accent [sc. acute accent on the next-to-last syllable]. "How pleased I am seeing the skin!" But the common dialect [koine] [pronounces the word] with oxytone accent [sc. acute accent on the last syllable].1
Butxro/a [is pronounced] with barytone accent [sc. accent on the next-to-last syllable], like yo/a .2
But
Greek original
Χροιά· χροία δὲ παροξυτόνως οἱ Ἀττικοί. ὡς ἥδομαι πρῶτα τὴν χροίαν ἰδών. ἡ δὲ κοινὴ ὀξυτόνως. Χρόα δὲ βαρυτόνως, ὡς ψόα.
Betacode
*xroia/: xroi/a de\ parocuto/nws oi( *)attikoi/. w(s h(/domai prw=ta th\n xroi/an i)dw/n. h( de\ koinh\ o)cuto/nws. *xro/a de\ baruto/nws, w(s yo/a.
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Neighbours in Adler order
Revisions (5)
- Catharine Rothtweaked translation
- David Whitehead
- David Whiteheadanother keyword
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