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Δέρη · neck (δ 254) · 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 δ254

δ250skin
δ251glance
δ252collar, necklace
δ253collar
δ254neck
δ255derridion, coverlet
δ256leather
δ257to glance
δ258Derkyllidas, Dercyllidas, Derkylidas, Dercylidas

Suda/Δ delta/δ254

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Δέρη

neck

Translated by Jennifer Benedict27 Jul 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
medicine

2 notes · 8 words

Translation

[Meaning the] throat.¹
It is also said deirh/.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δέρη· τράχηλος. λέγεται καὶ Δειρή.

Betacode

*de/rh: tra/xhlos. le/getai kai\ *deirh/.

Notes (2)

Same material, variously, in other lexica.
cf. generally delta 249, delta 252, delta 253, delta 364.

1Attic form. ↩

2Epic/Ionic form. The Aeolic form is de/ra, and the older form derva is attested in Arcadian (see LSJ s.v.).

Linked from1 entry

δ364Δειρήneck[Meaning] the throat.

Neighbouring entries

δ252Δέραιαcollar, necklace δ253Δεραιοπέδηcollar δ254Δέρηneck δ255Δερρίδιονderridion, coverlet δ256Δέρριςleather

Revision history6 revisions · last 17 Jul 2016

17 Jul 2016cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
16 Jul 2016expanded note — Catharine Roth
11 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
19 Jun 2012another note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Oct 2002augmented notes — Catharine Roth
9 Sep 2002added note — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δέρη (Adler number delta 254), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 27 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/254

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 ↗