Φύσκη

bowel, gut

Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2013Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 25 words
[Meaning] the large intestine [sc. of an animal],1 into which they insert wheatmeal and meat and compress [them]; out of which is produced a sausage.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φύσκη· τὸ παχὺ ἔντερον, εἰς ὃ ἐμβάλλεται ἄλευρα καὶ κρέα καὶ μάττουσιν· ἐξ οὗ γίνεται ὁ ἀλλᾶς.

Betacode
*fu/skh: to\ paxu\ e)/nteron, ei)s o(\ e)mba/lletai a)/leura kai\ kre/a kai\ ma/ttousin: e)c ou(= gi/netai o( a)lla=s.

Notes (2)

  1. From the scholia on Aristophanes, Knights 364, where the headword occurs in the genitive case.
  2. 1Similarly in other lexica; references at Photius phi353 Theodoridis. ↩
  3. 2cf. generally alpha 1067. ↩

Neighbouring entries

φ863Φύσιςnatureφ864Φύσιςnatureφ865Φύσκηbowel, gutφ866Φυσκητόενταguttyφ867Φυσόβαθρονbellows-stand
Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. more notes — David Whitehead
  3. set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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