Νοτία

moist, southern

Translated by Catharine Roth13 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

8 words
[A term applicable to] the sea, and moisture.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νοτία· ἡ θάλασσα, καὶ ἡ ὑγρασία.

Betacode
*noti/a: h( qa/lassa, kai\ h( u(grasi/a.

Notes

  1. From *no/tos, the south wind, bringer of rain (see nu 509). The "southern sea" is usually the Indian Ocean: Herodotos 3.17 etc. (web address 1). As a noun, noti/a means moisture; see LSJ at web address 2.

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ν504Νοσφιζόμενονbeing separatedν505Νοτάριοςnote-taker, shorthand-writerν506Νοτίαmoist, southernν507ΝότιονNotion, Notiumν508Νότιοςdamp
Revision history5 revisions · last 19 Sep 2013
  1. tweaked note — Catharine Roth
  2. upgraded link — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. betacode and other cosmetics — Catharine Roth
  5. added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  6. Translated — Catharine Roth

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