Προβοσκίς

proboscis

Translated by David Whitehead3 Mar 2004Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words
[Meaning] the elephant's trunk.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προβοσκίς· ἡ τοῦ ἐλέφαντος προνομαία.

Betacode
*proboski/s: h( tou= e)le/fantos pronomai/a.

Notes

  1. See pi 2521 for the same in reverse.
    cf. ps.-Herodian 113 and Hesychius pi3360.

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π2354ΠρόβοςProbusπ2355Πρόβουλοιprobouloi, advisorsπ2356Προβοσκίςproboscisπ2357Πρὸ βραχέοςshortly beforeπ2358Πρὸ γῆςfrom land to land
Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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