Κνίψ
ant, mite, termite
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A small animal. The genitive knipo/s was changed to a nominative, and it means one who spends little.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κνίψ· ζωΰφιον. ἡ γενικὴ τοῦ κνιπὸς μετέστη εἰς εὐθεῖαν, καὶ σημαίνει τὸν ὀλίγα δαπανῶντα.
Betacode
*kni/y: zwu/+fion. h( genikh\ tou= knipo\s mete/sth ei)s eu)qei=an, kai\ shmai/nei to\n o)li/ga dapanw=nta.
Notes (1)
- Same or similar entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa832 Theodoridis. For a different spelling of the headword cf. kappa 2281 and under pi 1531.
- 1The adjective
knipo/s -- which has nothing to with the present headword -- means "niggardly, miserly": see Greek Anthology 11.172.1. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Mar 2013
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- x-refs — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth