ὀρνίθιον
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of ὄρνις,
A small bird, Hdt.2.77, Ar. Av.223, Arist.HA609a16, al. ; esp. chicken, Cratin.113 ; τὰ χοιρίδια τέθνηκε καὶ τὰ μίκρ' ὀ. Stratt.58.
German (Pape)
[Seite 383] τό, dim. zu ὄρνις, Vögelchen, Her. 2, 77; bes. Hühnchen, oft bei Comic., vgl. Ath. IX, 373; Plut. Artax. 19.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀρνίθιον: [νῑ], τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ ὄρνις, μικρὸν πτηνόν, Ἡρόδ. 2. 77, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 1, 15, κ. ἀλλ.· μάλιστα «ὀρνιθόπουλον», Κρατῖνος ἐν «Νεμέσει» 3· τὰ χειρίδια τέθνηκε καὶ τὰ μίκρ’ ὀρν. Στράττις ἐν «Ψυχασταῖς» 2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
petit oiseau.
Étymologie: ὄρνις.
