Στῆθος
breast
Translated by William Hutton5 Apr 2014Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στῆθος καὶ Στηθίδιον· καὶ Στηθύνιον, τὸ μικρὸν στῆθος. καὶ Στηθίδην.
Betacode
*sth=qos kai\ *sthqi/dion: kai\ *sthqu/nion, to\ mikro\n sth=qos. kai\ *sthqi/dhn.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. Phrynichus the Atticist 362, whose comments are worth quoting in full: "Some refer to the
sthqu/nion ['breasticle'] of a bird, but not properly. If you need to use a diminutive, [say]sthqi/dion ['breastlet']. If it is not a diminutive, whence did this evil also come into the language of the Greeks?" Ofsthqu/nion andsthqi/dion , the former is much better attested, occurring, for instance, multiple times in the Septuagint (e.g. Exodus 29:26, Leviticus 9:20) in reference to the breasts of sacrificial animals. Cf. Pollux 2.162 wheresthqu/nion is defined as the middle of the breast. Adler also cites Lexicon Ambrosianum 819. ↩ - 2This form, presumably a variant of the foregoing words, is unattested elsewhere. ↩
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