Κοτινοτράγα
wild-olive-berry-munching
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Jan 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning sc. birds] eating kotinos, that is wild olive.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κοτινοτράγα· κότινον ἐσθίοντα, τουτέστιν ἀγριέλαιον.
Betacode
*kotinotra/ga: ko/tinon e)sqi/onta, toute/stin a)grie/laion.
Notes
- From a scholion on Aristophanes, Birds 240, where the headword -- neuter plural of this unique adjective -- occurs (web address 1).
cf. kappa 2159.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- κ1984Κομάρουςstrawberry-tree, arbutus[The word is] feminine; but ko/tinos ["wild olive"] is masculine. These are kinds of trees.
- κ2159Κότινοςkotinos, cotinus[Meaning] wild-olive; or a name of a plant. In the Epigrams: "and the [shepherd's] staff [made] out of wild-olive [wood], which that man formerly used often to throw whirling from his hand".
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Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Apr 2013
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- Translated — Catharine Roth