Νικαίην

victoriousness

Translated by David Whitehead17 Sep 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 22 words
[Meaning] victory.1
And it is [sc. a formation] similar to selh/nh, [sc. the equivalent variant of which is] selhnai/a, and similar instances.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νικαίην· νίκην. καί ἐστιν ὅμοιον τῷ σελήνη, σεληναία καὶ τοῖς ὁμοίοις.

Betacode
*nikai/hn: ni/khn. kai/ e)stin o(/moion tw=| selh/nh, selhnai/a kai\ toi=s o(moi/ois.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius nu220 Theodoridis. The (rare) Ionic-dialect headword is in the accusative case, evidently quoted from somewhere but not independently attested. ↩
  2. 2cf. sigma 205. ↩

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ν380ΝίκαιαNikaia, Nicaeaν381ΝίκαιαNikaia, Nicaeaν382Νικαίηνvictoriousnessν383Νίκηvictoryν384Νίκη ἈθηνᾶNike Athena, Athena Nike
Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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