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|Definition= | |Definition=κακόπτερον, [[with bad wings]], [[weak in the wing]], opp. [[εὔπτερος]], [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Historia Animalium|HA]]''617b4, al.; of the Sphinx, as [[a bird of ill omen]], Epigr. ap. Sch.E.''Ph.''50. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 24 November 2023
English (LSJ)
κακόπτερον, with bad wings, weak in the wing, opp. εὔπτερος, Arist.HA617b4, al.; of the Sphinx, as a bird of ill omen, Epigr. ap. Sch.E.Ph.50.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1302] schlecht beflügelt, Arist. H. A. 9, 22.
Greek Monolingual
κακόπτερος, -ον (Α)
1. αυτός που έχει αδύνατα και άσχημα φτερά («εὔπους δὲ καὶ κακόπτερος», Αριστοτ.)
2. επίθ. για τη Σφίγγα ως πτηνό που προμηνύει κακά, δυσοίωνα πράγματα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κακ(ο)- + -πτερος (< πτερόν), πρβλ. ολιγόπτερος, ποικιλόπτερος].
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κᾰκόπτερος: имеющий слабые крылья, плохо летающий (ὄρνις Arst.).
