ὀρνίθιον
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of ὄρνις,
A small bird, Hdt.2.77, Ar. Av.223, Arist.HA609a16, al. ; esp. chicken, Cratin.113 ; τὰ χοιρίδια τέθνηκε καὶ τὰ μίκρ' ὀ. Stratt.58.
German (Pape)
[Seite 383] τό, dim. zu ὄρνις, Vögelchen, Her. 2, 77; bes. Hühnchen, oft bei Comic., vgl. Ath. IX, 373; Plut. Artax. 19.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὀρνίθιον: [νῑ], τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ ὄρνις, μικρὸν πτηνόν, Ἡρόδ. 2. 77, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 1, 15, κ. ἀλλ.· μάλιστα «ὀρνιθόπουλον», Κρατῖνος ἐν «Νεμέσει» 3· τὰ χειρίδια τέθνηκε καὶ τὰ μίκρ’ ὀρν. Στράττις ἐν «Ψυχασταῖς» 2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
petit oiseau.
Étymologie: ὄρνις.
Greek Monotonic
ὀρνίθιον: [νῑ], τό, υποκορ. του ὄρνις, μικρό πουλί, πουλάκι, σε Ηρόδ.
