Πτερυλλίδων

of little winged ones

Translated by Nick Nicholas1 Feb 2009Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 25 words

[Meaning] of the locusts. [So called] because they have four wings.¹ And "of chicks" is said by some for "of roosters", in the Boeotian dialect.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πτερυλλίδων· τῶν ἀκρίδων. παρὰ τὸ τέσσαρα ἔχειν πτερά. ὀρταλίχων δέ τινες τῶν ἀλεκτρυόνων, κατὰ τὴν Βοιωτῶν διάλεκτον.

Betacode

*pterulli/dwn: tw=n a)kri/dwn. para\ to\ te/ssara e)/xein ptera/. o)rtali/xwn de/ tines tw=n a)lektruo/nwn, kata\ th\n *boiwtw=n dia/lekton.

Notes (2)

1The headword is corrupted from tetrapterulli/dwn, "of the little four-winged ones" (tau 401), in Aristophanes, Acharnians 871; see further, next note. ↩
2On o)rtali/xwn see omicron 638. The association with Boeotian is made in the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 871 (from which the entire entry is taken), because the verse is spoken by a Theban. ↩

Linked from1 entry

ο638Ὀρταλίχωνof chicks"Chicks" [are] a kind of bird. Or [a kind] of chickens. *)ortali/xwn ["of chicks"], [meaning] of newborn birds. "Birds, mothers of tender chicks".

Neighbouring entries

π3018Πτερυγίζωνflapping, fluttering π3019Πτερύγιονpinnacle π3020Πτερυλλίδωνof little winged ones π3021ΠτείρωI sneeze π3022Πτῆμαflight

Revision history6 revisions · last 16 Jul 2022

16 Jul 2022cross-reference — Catharine Roth
16 Dec 2021tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
22 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
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1 Feb 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas