Ναυτιᾶν

to be seasick, to be nauseous

Translated by David Whitehead19 May 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 15 words

Translation

[Meaning] strictly, to vomit on the ship.
This is also said nausia=n for rhetorical purposes.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ναυτιᾶν· τὸ ἐν τῇ νηῒ κυρίως ἐμεῖν. τοῦτο καὶ ναυσιᾶν λέγεται ῥητορικῶς.

Betacode
*nautia=n: to\ e)n th=| nhi\+ kuri/ws e)mei=n. tou=to kai\ nausia=n le/getai r(htorikw=s. 

Notes (1)

  1. See also alpha 2116, beta 206.
  2. 1Or: in rhetorical writers. (This is the Suda's only use of this adverb.) ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. typo — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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