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Δοράτιον · spearlet (δ 1378) · Suda

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Near δ1378

δ1374I laud you
δ1375(they) credited with being, (they) having the character
δ1376hide
δ1377spears
δ1378spearlet
δ1379with a spear
δ1380spear-taken, captive
δ1381spear-famed
δ1382spear-won wealth

Suda/Δ delta/δ1378

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Δοράτιον

spearlet

Translated by Catharine Roth3 Aug 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
historiography
military affairs

4 words

Translation

[Meaning a] small spear.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δοράτιον· μικρὸν δόρυ.

Betacode

*dora/tion: mikro\n do/ru.

Notes

Diminutive of do/ru (delta 1377). See e.g. Thucydides 4.34.3; and cf. under delta 1256.

Linked from2 entries

α506Ἀδορατίαnon-deployment[Meaning] exemption from military service. But strictly speaking [it means] rest.
δ1377Δόραταspears[Meaning] small lances.

Neighbouring entries

δ1376Δοράhide δ1377Δόραταspears δ1378Δοράτιονspearlet δ1379Δορίwith a spear δ1380Δοριάλωτονspear-taken, captive

Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Nov 2015

13 Nov 2015x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
4 Aug 2004augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
3 Aug 2004Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δοράτιον (Adler number delta 1378), trans. Catharine Roth, 3 Aug 2004. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1378

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