Μινυνθάδιον

short-lived

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] of small duration.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μινυνθάδιον· ὀλιγοχρόνιον.

Betacode

*minunqa/dion: o)ligoxro/nion.

Notes

Epic adjective, here in the masculine accusative singular. Same glossing in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu462 Theodoridis) and in a scholion on Homer, Iliad 1.352, where the word is used by Achilles referring to himself (web address 1).
cf. mu 1099.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from4 entries

Neighbouring entries

μ1098Μινύθειdecreases, diminishes μ1099Μίνυνθαvery little μ1100Μινυνθάδιονshort-lived μ1101Μινύωρονshort-lived μ1102Μινύρεταιwarbles

Revision history3 revisions · last 25 May 2013

25 May 2013tweaked link — Catharine Roth
23 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Jul 2009cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Jul 2009Translated — Catharine Roth