Ὀρεύς
mules
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Jan 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀρεῖς· τοὺς ἡμιόνους. ἡ εὐθεῖα Ὀρεύς.
Betacode
*)orei=s: tou\s h(mio/nous. h( eu)qei=a *)oreu/s.
Notes (2)
- 1The headword, accusative plural, is evidently quoted from somewhere. Same gloss in Photius (omicron458 Theodoridis); cf. Harpokration (on
o)rika/ ), a scholion on Plato, Lysis 208A, and Hesychius omicron1170. According to Chantraine,o)reu/s (epic/Ionicou)reu/s ) etymologically means the animal that makes a furrow (o(/ros ), mules being preferred to oxen for plowing. A folk etymology connects the word witho)/ros "mountain"; this may account for the smooth breathing of the Attico)reu/s . ↩ - 2Similar notes in ps.-Herodian and Pollux. See also omicron 532. ↩
References
P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, ed. 2 (Paris 2009) 788-9
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Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Jul 2013
- small expansions in notes — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- expanded n.1; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth