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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> = [[κιρκαία]], Dsc.3.119: δίρκαιον, τό, = [[δαῦκος]], Ps.-Dsc. 3.72; = [[στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν]], Id.4.72. δίρκος, ὁ, = [[φθείρ]] 111, Paus. Gr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>131.</span> | |Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p> <span class="bld">A</span> = [[κιρκαία]], Dsc.3.119: δίρκαιον, τό, = [[δαῦκος]], Ps.-Dsc. 3.72; = [[στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν]], Id.4.72. δίρκος, ὁ, = [[φθείρ]] 111, Paus. Gr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>131.</span> | ||
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|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: = <b class="b3">κιρκαία</b>, <b class="b2">Vincetoxicum nigrum</b> (Dsc.);<br />Other forms: <b class="b3">δίρκαιον</b> n. (Ps.-Dsc.) = [[δαῦκος]] (s. v.) and <b class="b3">στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν</b>, <b class="b2">Withania somnifera</b>; <b class="b3">δίρκος</b> m. <b class="b2">seed of pine</b> (Paus. Gr.)<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Acc. to Dsc. 4, 75 the plant was called after the sorceress Circe ("<b class="b3">ἐπειδη δοκεῖ ἡ ῥίζα φίλτρων εἶναι ποιητική</b>"). We do not know which of the two forms is original. <b class="b3">διρκαι-</b> may be from the source <b class="b3">Δίρκη</b>. S. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 93 and 152. Fur. 255 points to the Pre-Greek names in <b class="b3">-αιο-</b>. | |||
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Revision as of 00:04, 3 January 2019
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A = κιρκαία, Dsc.3.119: δίρκαιον, τό, = δαῦκος, Ps.-Dsc. 3.72; = στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν, Id.4.72. δίρκος, ὁ, = φθείρ 111, Paus. Gr.Fr.131.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: = κιρκαία, Vincetoxicum nigrum (Dsc.);
Other forms: δίρκαιον n. (Ps.-Dsc.) = δαῦκος (s. v.) and στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν, Withania somnifera; δίρκος m. seed of pine (Paus. Gr.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Acc. to Dsc. 4, 75 the plant was called after the sorceress Circe ("ἐπειδη δοκεῖ ἡ ῥίζα φίλτρων εἶναι ποιητική"). We do not know which of the two forms is original. διρκαι- may be from the source Δίρκη. S. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 93 and 152. Fur. 255 points to the Pre-Greek names in -αιο-.
