Πίσσα
Pissa, Pisa; pitch, tar
Translated by Nicholas Fincher29 Jul 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πίσσα· ὄνομα πόλεως. καὶ ἡ ἄσφαλτος.
Betacode
*pi/ssa: o)/noma po/lews. kai\ h( a)/sfaltos.
Notes (2)
- 1Otherwise unattested in this -ss- spelling, for which cf. Pelagonion 'Pissaion' (Polybius 5.108.1) and Phrygian 'Pissia' (Barrington Atlas map 62 grid G5). But in fact, as the parallel entries in other lexica show (e.g. Etymologicum Magnum 673.13), the name is actually Pisa -- not the Tuscan city of that name but the precursor of Olympia (Pausanias 6.22.2, etc.), here in its Doric form. ↩
- 2Pitch or tar; cf. alpha 4296 and alpha 470. ↩
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Revision history5 revisions · last 23 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- streamlined headword options and n.1 — David Whitehead
- added Pisa as headword — Nicholas Fincher
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nicholas Fincher