Τυρόκνη
cheese-grater
Translated by David Whitehead17 May 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a kitchen-knife.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τυρόκνη· ἡ μάχαιρα.
Betacode
*turo/knh: h( ma/xaira.
Notes
- From tau 1197 (but with the headword uniquely foreshortened).
Linked from2 entries
- σ1705Σφαγίδιονslaughterer, little slaughterer[Meaning] the knife of cooks. Also [sc. attested is] sfagi/s, [genitive] sfagi/dos, [meaning] the same.
- τ1197Τυρόκνηστιςcheese-grater[Meaning] a kitchen-knife. And [there is] a saying: 'I will not stand like a lioness on a cheese-grater'. Meaning in the manner of a lioness. This is a shameful [sexual] position used by courtesans. A cheese-grater is a…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead