Σείρ

seir

Translated by Catharine Roth4 Oct 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words
[Genitive] seiro/s: the sun.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σείρ, σειρός· ὁ ἥλιος.

Betacode
*sei/r, seiro/s: o( h(/lios.

Notes

  1. Out of alphabetical order here; again at sigma 284 (end).
    Unattested outside the Suda; perhaps a grammarian's attempt to provide an etymology for *sei/rios, cf. sigma 285. Chantraine says, "Forme artificielle fabriquée par les grammairiens".

References


P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, ed. 2. Paris 2009

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Revision history5 revisions · last 10 Feb 2022
  1. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  2. expanded note — Catharine Roth
  3. tweaked note — Catharine Roth
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. augmented note — David Whitehead
  6. Translated — Catharine Roth

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