Τέρετρον

borer, gimlet

Translated by David Whitehead4 Feb 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

3 words

[Meaning a] drill.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τέρετρον· τρύπανον.

Betacode

*te/retron: tru/panon.

Notes

Neuter noun related to the verb tetrai/nw; see also tau 410.
cf. scholion on Homer, Odyssey 5.246 (where the plural of the headword occurs).

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Neighbouring entries

τ337Τερετίζομενwe are singing in accompaniment τ338Τερετίσματαhummings τ339Τέρετρονborer, gimlet τ340Τερηδώνshipworm τ341Τερήναςhaving bored(?)

Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Jan 2014

9 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
12 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2006expanded note — David Whitehead
5 Feb 2006added note, set status — Catharine Roth
4 Feb 2006Translated — David Whitehead