Νῆϋς

ship

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jun 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

7 words

Translation

[Dissylabic nh=u+s means the same as] nau=s.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νῆϋς· ἡ ναῦς.

Betacode
*nh=u+s: h( nau=s. 

Notes

  1. The headword is the epic nominative singular nhu=s but with the diphthong resolved.
    The entry derives from a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 1.185, where however editors read the correct monosyllabic form. At nu 296 and nu 303, the Suda offers legitimately disyllabic forms of this noun.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jun 2013
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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