Θριδακίνη

lettuce

Translated by David Whitehead25 Feb 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 10 words

What we call maioulion. Another word for it is thridax.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θριδακίνη· τὸ παρ' ἡμῖν μαϊούλιον. λέγεται καὶ θρίδαξ.

Betacode

*qridaki/nh: to\ par' h(mi=n mai+ou/lion. le/getai kai\ qri/dac.

Notes (1)

(Entry out of alphabetical order.)
cf. phi 833.
1cf. alpha 517, theta 497 ↩

Linked from1 entry

θ497Θριγκόςcornice[Meaning] the fence around the house, a crown, a small wall, an enclosure [wall]. Or, the upper parts of houses. A metaphor drawn from us, because the upper parts of our bodies are fenced around with hairs. In the…

Neighbouring entries

θ494Θρίαμβοςthriambos, thriambus, triumph θ495Θριάσιον πεδίονThriasian plain θ496Θριδακίνηlettuce θ497Θριγκόςcornice θ498Θρίναξtrident

Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Jan 2013

6 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
28 Feb 2008another keyword — David Whitehead
27 Feb 2008augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
25 Feb 2008Translated — David Whitehead