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νίφα

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Κακὸν φυτὸν πέφυκεν ἐν βίῳ γυνή, καὶ κτώμεθ' αὐτὰς ὡς ἀναγκαῖον κακόν → In vita occrevit nobis ut gramen mulier, malumque hoc opus est servemus domi → Ein schlimm Gewächs erwuchs im Leben uns die Frau, und wir besitzen sie als unumgänglich Leid

Menander, Monostichoi, 304-305
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Full diacritics: νίφα Medium diacritics: νίφα Low diacritics: νίφα Capitals: ΝΙΦΑ
Transliteration A: nípha Transliteration B: nipha Transliteration C: nifa Beta Code: ni/fa

English (LSJ)

[ῐ], τήν,

   A snow, acc. from nom. νίψ, which is not found (cf. λίβα, λίπα), Hes.Op.535.

German (Pape)

[Seite 257] unregelmäßiger acc. sing. zu νιφάς, Schnee, wie von einem nom. νιψ Hes. O. 537.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

νίφα: [ῐ], τήν, χιόνα, αἰτ. σχηματισθεῖσα ἐξ ὀνομ. νίψ, ἥτις δὲν εὑρίσκεται (πρβλ. λίβα, λίπα), Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 533.