Χαμαιτυπεῖον
floor-bangery
Translated by David Whitehead28 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] brothel. Also [sc. attested is] 'floor-banger', [meaning] a whore.1
[So called] from the act of mounting her as she lies on the floor.
[So called] from the act of mounting her as she lies on the floor.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαμαιτυπεῖον· πορνεῖον. καὶ Χαμαιτύπη, ἡ πόρνη. ἀπὸ τοῦ χαμαὶ κειμένην ὀχεύεσθαι.
Betacode
*xamaitupei=on: pornei=on. kai\ *xamaitu/ph, h( po/rnh. a)po\ tou= xamai\ keime/nhn o)xeu/esqai.