Καπρίαι
ovaries
Translated by David Whitehead13 Jul 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The fleshy parts inside the sexual organs of [female] camels, which are cut when they are sent out into battle. For they no longer copulate.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καπρίαι· αἱ ἐντὸς τῶν πτερυγωμάτων τῆς φύσεως τῶν καμήλων ἐπανεστῶσαι σάρκες, ἃς τέμνουσιν, ὁπόταν εἰς πόλεμον ἐξίωσιν. οὐκέτι γὰρ συνουσιάζουσιν.
Betacode
*kapri/ai: ai( e)nto\s tw=n pterugwma/twn th=s fu/sews tw=n kamh/lwn e)panestw=sai sa/rkes, a(\s te/mnousin, o(po/tan ei)s po/lemon e)ci/wsin. ou)ke/ti ga\r sunousia/zousin.