Λειριόεντα
lily-like
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Apr 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] delicate. [sc. The term is derived] from smoothness [leio/ths ]. (For a "lily" [is] the flower [of that name].) [But others define it as] soft, pleasant, sweet.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λειριόεντα· ἁπαλά. παρὰ τὴν λειότητα. λείριον γὰρ τὸ ἄνθος προσηνῆ, τερπνά, ἡδέα.
Betacode
*leirio/enta: a(pala/. para\ th\n leio/thta. lei/rion ga\r to\ a)/nqos proshnh=, terpna/, h(de/a.