Πλωάς

floating, sailing

Translated by David Whitehead1 Mar 2004Vetting: high2 revisions

4 words

Translation

A kind of bird.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πλωάς· εἶδος ὄρνιθος.

Betacode
*plwa/s: ei)=dos o)/rniqos. 

Notes

  1. A clumsy reading of Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 2.1053, where this adjective is used of birds.

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Revision history2 revisions · last 25 Jul 2004
  1. typo — David Whitehead
  2. cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
  3. Translated — David Whitehead

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