Μῶνυξ

single-hoofed, uncloven-hoofed

Translated by Kyle Helms27 Apr 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 16 words

[mw=nuc means the same as] monw/nuc.¹ Also [sc. attested is the phrase] monw/nuxes i(/ppoi ["single-hoofed horses"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μῶνυξ· ὁ μονώνυξ. καὶ Μονώνυχες ἵπποι.

Betacode

*mw=nuc: o( monw/nuc. kai\ *monw/nuxes i(/ppoi.

Notes (2)

1cf. Herodian, Epimerismoi p.204 Boissonade (monw/nuc. mw/nuc, to\ au)to/), and in the same vein Hesychius mu2061. See mu 1334 and LSJ entry at web address 1. ↩
2The adjective mw=nuc is a common epithet of horses in Homer (e.g. Iliad 5.236: see web address 2 below), though this actual phrase is not otherwise attested. *monw/nuc (accentuation varies) occurs in grammarians and lexicography, medical and theological texts. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

μ1334Μώνυχα ζῷαuncloven-hoofed animals, single-hoofed animals[sc. Examples include] horse, ass, mule, and if there is some other, [it is also included]. It has happened for these that they do not swim and they are called pack-animals.

Neighbouring entries

μ1333Μῶνsurely not?μ1334Μώνυχα ζῷαuncloven-hoofed animals, single-hoofed animals μ1335Μῶνυξsingle-hoofed, uncloven-hoofed μ1336Μωπεύεινto criticize μ1337Μῶραfoolish [things], stupid [things]

Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Sep 2020

22 Sep 2020expanded note — Catharine Roth
15 Sep 2013tweaked note — Catharine Roth
28 May 2013tweaked n.1 — David Whitehead
28 Apr 2009more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
27 Apr 2009Translated — Kyle Helms