Νεᾶνις
young woman
Translated by Catharine Roth17 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[nea=nis , genitive] nea/nidos . [Formed] out of the [adjective] ne/os ["new"], [whence] nea/n ; as a)/lkimos "valiant" [gives] a)lkima/n and [from it] a)lkma/n .
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νεᾶνις, νεάνιδος. ἐκ τοῦ νέος, νεάν· ὡς ἄλκιμος, ἀλκιμὰν καὶ ἀλκμάν.
Betacode
*nea=nis, nea/nidos. e)k tou= ne/os, nea/n: w(s a)/lkimos, a)lkima\n kai\ a)lkma/n.
Notes
- Similar entries in other lexica. The last word cited is a proper name: see alpha 1289. As for
nea/n (so accented) anda)lkima/n , they seem to be unattested outside lexicography and grammars (probably grammarians' hypothetical forms).
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 18 Oct 2020
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- tweaked translation, expanded note — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth