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σφενδάμνινος

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Οὐδ' ἄμμε διακρινέει φιλότητος ἄλλο, πάρος θάνατόν γε μεμορμένον ἀμφικαλύψαι → Nor will anything else divide us from our love before the fate of death enshrouds us

Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, 3.1129f.
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Full diacritics: σφενδάμνῐνος Medium diacritics: σφενδάμνινος Low diacritics: σφενδάμνινος Capitals: ΣΦΕΝΔΑΜΝΙΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: sphendámninos Transliteration B: sphendamninos Transliteration C: sfendamninos Beta Code: sfenda/mninos

English (LSJ)

η, ον,

   A of maple wood, τράπεζαι Cratin.301: metaph. for tough, stout, 'hearts of oak', Ar.Ach.181.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σφενδάμνῐνος: -η, -ον, ὁ πεποιημένος ἐκ ξύλου σφενδάμνου, τράπεζαι τρισκελεῖς σφενδάμνιναι Κρατῖν. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 9˙ μεταφ., ἰσχυρός, δυνατός, τραχύς, σκληρός, πρεσβῦταί τινες... σφενδάμνινοι Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 181, πρβλ. πρίνινος.

French (Bailly abrégé)

[ῐ] η, ον,
1. de bois d’érable, CRAT. (Com. fr. 2, 177);
2. p. ext., dur solide. résistant, AR. Ach. 181.
Étymologie: σφένδαμνος.