Ψίττακος

parrot

Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 32 words

A name of a bird.¹ [Note] that those winged creatures which have a tongue and a jaw-arrangement similar to those of humans are able to mimic conversation: jays and parrots and suchlike.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ψίττακος. ὄνομα ὀρνέου. ὅτι τῶν πτηνῶν ὅσα παραπλησίαν ἔχει τὴν γλῶτταν καὶ τὴν τῶν γενύων διάθεσιν ταῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων δύναται μιμεῖσθαι διάλεκτον, οἷον κίτται καὶ ψίττακοι καὶ τὰ ὅμοια.

Betacode

*yi/ttakos. o)/noma o)rne/ou. o(/ti tw=n pthnw=n o(/sa paraplhsi/an e)/xei th\n glw=ttan kai\ th\n tw=n genu/wn dia/qesin tai=s tw=n a)nqrw/pwn du/natai mimei=sqai dia/lekton, oi(=on ki/ttai kai\ yi/ttakoi kai\ ta\ o(/moia.

Notes (2)

1Likewise or similarly in other lexica and grammars. ↩
2From gamma 302 (repeated kappa 1683). ↩

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ψ113ΨίωI feed with pap ψ114Ψιττακίανpsittakia ψ115Ψίττακοςparrot ψ116Ψίτταιpsittai ψ117Ψῖχεςmorsels

Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Nov 2013

6 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2005another x-ref — David Whitehead
21 Dec 2005set status — Catharine Roth
21 Dec 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes (2)

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