Νῆσσα
duck
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νῆσσα· τὸ ὄρνεον. καὶ Νῆττα λέγεται Ἀττικῶς. ἐκ τοῦ νῶ, νήσω, τὸ κολυμβῶ.
Betacode
*nh=ssa: to\ o)/rneon. kai\ *nh=tta le/getai *)attikw=s. e)k tou= nw=, nh/sw, to\ kolumbw=.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. alphaiota 219; also Boeotian
na=ssa in Aristophanes, Acharnians 875. Cognate with Latin anas, anatis. ↩ - 2This etymology is a marginal addition in ms M; cf. nu 226. ↩
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- Translated — Catharine Roth