ὄνθος
οὕτως ἐξ ἐχθρῶν αὐτοκτόνα πέμπετο δῶρα, ἐν χάριτος προφάσει μοῖραν ἔχοντα μόρου → thus mutual gifts that bring death were bestowed by enemies, gifts that brought the lot of death in the name of a favor
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A dung of animals, Il.23.775,777, A.Fr.275, Antig.Mir.140 : later also fem., like κόπρος, Apollod.2.5.5.
German (Pape)
[Seite 347] ὁ, Koth, Mist von Thieren, βοῶν, Il. 23, 775. 777; bei Suid. auch ἡ ὄνθος, nach ἡ κόπρος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὄνθος: ὁ, ἡ κόπρος τῶν ζῴων, Ἰλ. Ψ. 775, 777, Αἰσχύλ. Ἀποσπάσμ. 270· ― παρὰ μεταγεν. καὶ θηλ., ὡς τὸ κόπρος, Ἀπολλόδ. 2. 5, 5.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
excrément des animaux, fiente, fumier.
Étymologie: DELG étym. inconnue, pê substrat.
English (Autenrieth)
dung. (Ψ）
Greek Monotonic
ὄνθος: ὁ, κοπριά ζώων, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ὄνθος: ὁ помет, навоз (βοῶν Hom.).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m. (late also f. after κόπρος)
Meaning: droppings, excrement of animals (Ψ 775, 777, A. Fr. 275 [= 478 Mette]).
Compounds: ὀνθο-φόρος dungbearer (pap. IVp).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unexplained; on the formation Schwyzer 510, Chantraine Formation 369. Several suggestions which are to be rejected by Prellwitz, Bq, WP. 1,42 a. 2,497; also Lidén Stud. 38 f. w. n. 1 (with more unacceptable hypotheses).
