μυΐσκη
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Dim. of μῦς 11, small sea-mussel, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 3.90d, Xenocr. ap. Orib.2.58.92: μῠΐσκος, ὁ, Marc.Sid.38, Plin.HN 32.149.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
petite moule.
Étymologie: μῦς.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μυΐσκη: ἡ, ὑποκορ. τοῦ μῦς ΙΙ, μικρὸν θαλάσιον ὄστρεον, «μύδι», «μυδάκι», Λατ. mitulus, Ξενοκρ. Ἐνύδρ. Τροφ. 86, Ἀθήν. 90D· ὡσαύτως μυΐσκος, ὁ, Μάρκελλ. Σιδήτ. 38, Πλίν. 32. 53.
Greek Monolingual
μυΐσκη, ἡ (Α) μύς
μικρό θαλάσσιο όστρακο, μικρό μύδι, μυδάκι.
