Πτηνόν
winged animal
Translated by Nick Nicholas1 Feb 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
The [term that means a] bird.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πτηνόν· τὸ ὄρνεον.
Betacode
*pthno/n: to\ o)/rneon.
Notes
- Same definition given in the Etymologicum Gudianum, with folk etymology from
ptw= =pth/ssw "to cower"; Herodian, Partitions p. 111 Boissonade also definespthno/n aso)/rneon in the listing of three words that do not spell [pti] with an iota --- the others beingpth=sis andpth/ssw .
cf. pi 3022, pi 3024.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Oct 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- corrected note after consultation with NN; set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas