Παλαίτατος
oldest, very old
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who/that which is old.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παλαίτατος· ὁ παλαιός.
Betacode
*palai/tatos: o( palaio/s.
Notes
- The headword is superlative of the adjective
palaio/s , but formed directly from the adverbpa/lai . See LSJ entry at web address 1.
If this masculine nominative singular of it is quoted from somewhere and not simply paradigmatic, a likely source is Thucydides 1.4.1 on Minos.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Aug 2013
- expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth