Κοκύμηλα

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Translated by David Whitehead15 Dec 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 8 words
A kind of fruit.1 We call them berikokka.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κοκύμηλα· εἶδος ὀπωρῶν. τὰ παρ' ἡμῖν λεγόμενα βερίκοκκα.

Betacode
*koku/mhla: ei)=dos o)pwrw=n. ta\ par' h(mi=n lego/mena beri/kokka.

Notes (2)

  1. The neuter headword itself (here plural) is more usually spelled kokk-, as in beta 513.
  2. 1Same glossing, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩
  3. 2In ancient and modern Greek alike this is the word for an apricot, so there seems to be confusion here. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 1 May 2016
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. another note, prompted by Dr Nick Nicholas — David Whitehead
  4. tweaked note — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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