Μαιευομένην

serving as a midwife

Translated by Catharine Roth23 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 14 words
Meaning [her] nursing the young.1 "They/I found a woman serving birds as a midwife."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαιευομένην· ἀντὶ τοῦ νεοττοτροφοῦσαν. εὗρον γυναῖκα ὄρνιθας μαιευομένην.

Betacode
*maieuome/nhn: a)nti\ tou= neottotrofou=san. eu(=ron gunai=ka o)/rniqas maieuome/nhn.

Notes (2)

  1. 1The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is present participle of maieu/omai (cf. mu 315, mu 317), feminine accusative singular. ↩
  2. 2Quotation (transmitted, in Adler's view, via the Excerpta Constantini Porphyrogeniti) unidentifiable. ↩

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Neighbouring entries

μ314ΜαίανδροςMaiandros, Maeanderμ315Μαιεύεταιserves as a midwifeμ316Μαιευομένηνserving as a midwifeμ317Μαιευόμενοιdelivering, serving as a midwife (?)μ318Μαιευτικῆςof midwifery
Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Jul 2015
  1. note tweak — David Whitehead
  2. tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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