Νηρῇδας
Nere(i)ds
Translated by David Whitehead13 Oct 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the nymphs, [the word formed] by cutting out the iota.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νηρῇδας· τὰς νύμφας, κατὰ συγκοπὴν τοῦ ι.
Betacode
*nhrh=|das: ta\s nu/mfas, kata\ sugkoph\n tou= i.
Notes (1)
Linked from5 entries
- ε4010Ἐχῖνοςsea-urchin"What sort of Nereus gives farsighted pupils to the sea-urchins, in the deep of the tossing seas, in such a way that they flee from the effects of the storm before the storm? Also [sc. attested is] a proverb: "[sc. That…
- κ212ΚαλλιάνειραKallianeira, Callianira[no gloss]
- ν328ΝηρεύςNereusThe sea god [of that name]. From the [verb] na/w, meaning I flow.
- ν330ΝηρηΐδεςNereids[Meaning] nymphs. They are 50 in number. Sophocles [writes]: "followers of the hundred-footed Nereids".
- ν331ΝηρῇςNereis; a Nereid[The word is formed] by contraction out of the [name] *nhrhi+/s, just as [in the instance where] *xrushi+/s [becomes] *xrush=|s and *brishi+/s [becomes] *brish=|s.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Nov 2020
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead