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δύσοσμος

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Full diacritics: δῠσοσμος Medium diacritics: δύσοσμος Low diacritics: δύσοσμος Capitals: ΔΥΣΟΣΜΟΣ
Transliteration A: dýsosmos Transliteration B: dysosmos Transliteration C: dysosmos Beta Code: du/sosmos

English (LSJ)

Ion. δῠσοδμος, ον, (ὀσμή)

   A ill-smelling, ἐν δυσοδμοτάτῳ [τόπῳ] γινόμενον εὐωδέστατόν ἐστι Hdt. 3.112; ὀσμή Arist.Pr.908b29 (Comp.).    II bad for scent, in hunting, οἱ ὄμβροι τὴν γῆν ποιοῦσι δύσοσμον X.Cyn.5.3.    III Act., having a bad nose, Arist.Insomn.459b22.    IV δύσοσμον, τό, = σκόρδιον, Ps.-Dsc.3.111.

German (Pape)

[Seite 685] 1) übel riechend, Her. 3, 112, in ion. Form δυσοδμότατον, wie Lycophr. 849. – 2) schwer auszuwittern, ἴχνη Poll. 5, 12; auch = die Witterung erschwerend, Xen. Cyn. 5, 3. – 3) schwer riechend, Arist. insomn. 2.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δύσοσμος: Ἰων. -οδμος, ον, (ὀσμὴ) κακὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχων, δυσώδης, «βρωμῶν», ἐν δυσοδμοτάτῳ [τόπῳ] γινόμενον εὐωδέστατόν ἐστι Ἡρόδ. 3. 112· δ. ἡ ὀσμὴ, Ἀριστ. Προβλ. 13. 10. ΙΙ. καθιστῶν δύσκολον τὴν ὀσμήν, τὴν ἀνίχνευσιν, ἐν κυνηγίῳ, οἱ ὄμοροι τὴν γῆν ποιοῦσι δύσοσμον Ξεν. Κυν. 5, 3. III. ἐνεργ., ἔχων ἀδύνατον ὄσφρησιν, Ἀριστ. Ἐνυπν. 2, 6.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ος, ον :
1 qui sent mauvais, fétide;
2 où il est difficile de flairer la piste;
3 qui a peu d’odorat.
Étymologie: δυσ-, ὀδμή.