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Δεσπόσυνος · master's (δ 277) · Suda

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Near δ277

δ273Etruscan chains, Etruscan fetters
δ274I am master (of)
δ275mastery
δ276with the master shorn
δ277master's
δ278Det, det
δ279might be in need of
δ280has kneaded
δ281to knead

Suda/Δ delta/δ277

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Δεσπόσυνος

master's

Translated by Jennifer Benedict27 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

children
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology

1 note · 6 words

Translation

[Meaning a] child¹ of the master.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δεσπόσυνος· παῖς τοῦ δεσπότου.

Betacode

*despo/sunos: pai=s tou= despo/tou.

Notes (1)

Or indeed anything of his: see LSJ s.v. for this adjective.

1

Or (male) slave?

Neighbouring entries

δ275Δεσποτείαmastery δ276Δεσπότου κεκαρμένουwith the master shorn δ277Δεσπόσυνοςmaster's δ278ΔέτDet, det δ279Δέοιτοmight be in need of

Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Oct 2015

11 Oct 2015Revised — David Whitehead
19 Jun 2012more keywords — David Whitehead
9 Sep 2002added note — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2002Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δεσπόσυνος (Adler number delta 277), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 27 Jul 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/277

Translation by Jennifer Benedict 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 ↗