Νεοσσός

nestling, chick

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Aug 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

[Meaning sc. that of] a sparrow.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νεοσσός· ὁ στρουθός.

Betacode

*neosso/s: o( strouqo/s.

Notes

Ionic and koine form corresponding to Attic neotto/s (nu 214, nu 215).
Likewise in ps.-Herodian 90 and (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.
cf. nu 206.

Linked from4 entries

ν206Νεοσσίαnest[Meaning] the dwelling of sparrows.
ν212Νεοττείαnest-building, nesting[Meaning] hatching.
ν213Νεόττιονnestling, chick[Meaning an] offspring. Aristophanes [writes]: "let him become a partridge, his father's nestling". The son of Pisias wants to become like his father. Pisias was a traitor. And elsewhere: "three shameless creatures,…
ν215Νεοττόςnestling, chickAlso a new-born bird. "For my part, I know that for 8 whole days a small chick of a domestic bird was eaten by him."

Neighbouring entries

ν206Νεοσσίαnest ν207Νεόσμηκτονnew-cleaned ν208Νεοσσόςnestling, chick ν209Νεοσπάδαnew-plucked ν210Νεοτελήςnewly-initiated

Revision history4 revisions · last 19 May 2016

19 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
6 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
14 Aug 2009another x-ref — David Whitehead
14 Aug 2009cosmetics — David Whitehead
14 Aug 2009Translated — Catharine Roth