Λεπτόγεα

wastelands

Translated by David Whitehead29 Mar 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 15 words

Translation

[Meaning] bad terrain. Thin soil, not rich.1
Also [sc. attested is the Attic form] lepto/gews.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λεπτόγεα· κακὸς ἀγρός. λεπτὴ γῆ, μὴ λιπαρά. καὶ Λεπτόγεως.

Betacode
*lepto/gea: kako\s a)gro/s. lepth\ gh=, mh\ lipara/. kai\ *lepto/gews. 

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise in other lexica; see the references at Photius lambda201. The headword, a neuter plural, must be quoted from somewhere. ↩
  2. 2For this see e.g. Thucydides 1.2.5 (accusative singular). ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Apr 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweak — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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