Μοθωνία

impudence

Translated by Nick Nicholas2 Aug 2009Vetting: high2 revisions

3 notes · 13 words
[Meaning] arrogance.1 From the [neuter noun] mothos ["battle"].2 It is also a territory.3

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μοθωνία· ἡ ἀλαζονεία. παρὰ τὸ μόθος. ἔστι δὲ καὶ χώρα.

Betacode
*moqwni/a: h( a)lazonei/a. para\ to\ mo/qos. e)/sti de\ kai\ xw/ra.

Notes (3)

  1. 1Likewise in Hesychius (mu1545), though it does not occur in literature. ↩
  2. 2For mothos see mu 1186 -- but the present headword is is more plausibly derived from mo/qwn, "someone presumptuous" (cf. mu 1187). ↩
  3. 3cf. mu 1189. ↩

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μ1188Μόθωνεςmothonsμ1189ΜοθώνηMothoneμ1190Μοθωνίαimpudenceμ1191Μολγόςoxskin sack; evilμ1192Μολεῖνto have gone, to have come
Revision history2 revisions · last 26 May 2013
  1. tweaked notes; more keywords — David Whitehead
  2. more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Nick Nicholas

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