Νησάων
of Kolonai
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Jan 2009Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
['Of Kolonai'] and 'of islands'. Callimachus used [these forms] irregularly; for [*Kolwna/wn ] is not derived from [feminine] kolw/nh , but from [masculine] o( kolwno/s .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κολωνάων καὶ Νησάων· παραλόγως ἐχρήσατο Καλλίμαχος· οὐ γὰρ παράγεται ἀπὸ κολώνης, ἀλλ' ἀπὸ τοῦ κολωνοῦ.
Betacode
*kolwna/wn kai\ *nhsa/wn: paralo/gws e)xrh/sato *kalli/maxos: ou) ga\r para/getai a)po\ kolw/nhs, a)ll' a)po\ tou= kolwnou=.