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Γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυθμάτων παραίτιος → Grave est malum homini risus haud in tempus → Zur falschen Zeit gelacht, hat Tränen schon gebracht

Menander, Monostichoi, 88

Spanish (DGE)

-ῶν, αἱ
cret. cebada, EM 264.13G., cf. δητταί.

• Etimología: Quizá graf. por *διαί, forma cret. de ζεαί.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.pl.
Meaning: barley corns EM 264, 13: δηαὶ προσαγορεύονται ὑπὸ Κρητῶν αἱ κριθαί; δητταί αἱ ἐπτισμέναι κριθαί H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Schulze Q. 288 n. 4 (p. 289) thinks it is διαί, i. e. ζεαι (s. v.); DELG adds that this would be possible in Cretan. - Latte reminds of δατῶναι ζειαί H.