Νηδύς

bowels, stomach, womb

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] belly, womb.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νηδύς· γαστήρ, μήτρα.

Betacode

*nhdu/s: gasth/r, mh/tra.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica (references at Photius nu177 Theodoridis), and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 13.290, where the headword occurs (see web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

δ211Δελφύςwomb[Meaning] uterus. Whence [sc. comes the word] adelphos ["brother"]. [Meaning] he [who comes] out of the same womb.
μ1002ΜήτραwombThat of a woman.
ν527ΝῶI heap up, I swim, I flow, I spinA verb, of which the[se] inflections are in use. [(A) The verb] nw=, [meaning] I pile up; out of which [comes] nh=sai, to pile up. Also nhdu/s ["stomach, womb"], [that] into which nourishment is piled up. [(B) The verb]…

Neighbouring entries

ν299Νὴ Δίαby Zeus!ν300Νήδυμοςsweet ν301Νηδύςbowels, stomach, womb ν302Νήεον ὕληνthey were heaping wood ν303Νῆεςships

Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Jun 2013

8 Jun 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
7 Jun 2013expanded note — David Whitehead
21 Jan 2003Revised — David Whitehead
21 Jan 2003Translated — Catharine Roth