ἀσκαλώπας: Difference between revisions
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
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|Definition=ὁ, prob. [[woodcock]], [[Scolopax ruricola]], Arist.''HA''617b23. | |Definition=ὁ, prob. [[woodcock]], [[Scolopax ruricola]], [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Historia Animalium|HA]]''617b23. | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, 24 November 2023
English (LSJ)
ὁ, prob. woodcock, Scolopax ruricola, Arist.HA617b23.
Spanish (DGE)
ὁ
orn. becada, Scolopax rusticola Arist.HA 617b23.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀσκαλώπας: ὁ, εἶδος πτηνοῦ ὅπερ ὁ Ἀριστοτέλης (Ἱστ. Ζ. 9. 26) περιγράφει λεπτομερῶς ὡς ἑξῆς: ἀσκαλώπας δ’ ἐν τοῖς κήποις ἁλίσκεται ἕρκεσιν· τὸ μέγεθος ὅσον ἀλεκτορίς, τὸ ῥύγχος μακρόν, τὸ χρῶμα ὅμοιον ἀτταγῆνι· τρέχει δὲ ταχὺ καὶ φιλάνθρωπόν ἐστιν ἐπιεικῶς. - ἐν Κρήτῃ τανῦν εἶδος γλαυκὸς ὀνομάζεται σκλῶπα.
German (Pape)
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀσκᾰλώπας: ου ὁ предполож. бекас или кулик (Scolopax gallinago, phaeopus или rusticola) Arst.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: woodcock, Scolopax ruricola (rusticola?) (Arist.)
Other forms: ending with long α?
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Prob. identical with σκολόπαξ. A substr. word with typical variations.
