Κερδώ
wily one
Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jan 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
The vixen [is called this] as a nickname. [Formed] as Eidothea [gives] Eido, [and] Hypsipyle [gives] Hypso.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κερδώ· ὑποκοριστικῶς ἡ ἀλώπηξ. ὡς Εἰδοθέα, Εἰδώ, Ὑψιπύλη, Ὑψώ.
Betacode
*kerdw/: u(pokoristikw=s h( a)lw/phc. w(s *ei)doqe/a, *ei)dw/, *(uyipu/lh, *(uyw/.
Notes
- cf. Hesychius kappa2316, and a scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 1068, where the word
kerdw/ occurs. It is cognate withke/rdos "gain, profit", and stems specifically -- in accordance with the principle of foreshortening exemplified in the present entry -- from the adjectivekerdale/h ; see already kappa 1382.
Hypocoristic feminine names are often formed by shortening the name and ending the nominative with omega (stem -oi-): see Smyth §279a (p. 71) at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from5 entries
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- ει36ΕἰδοθέαEidotheaA proper name.
- κ1148Καφώρηςof a vixen, vixen's"Despise the deceitful and wily [sc. nature] of the vixen!". They refer [by the word 'vixen'] to the [sc. female] fox.
- κ1382Κερδαλέοςwily[Meaning] subtle, cunning. For the vixen [is] wily. Also [sc. attested is] "wily one". Also [sc. attested is the comparative] kerdaleôteros, [spelled] with a long o.
- κ1392Κερδῷος θεόςgod of gain[A description of] Hermes; as [a god] producing gain, but they also call him a messenger and a thief. For this reason too they represent him carrying a purse. And [they call] him an overseer of speech and of theft, and…
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