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ἄμιθα

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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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Full diacritics: ἄμιθα Medium diacritics: ἄμιθα Low diacritics: άμιθα Capitals: ΑΜΙΘΑ
Transliteration A: ámitha Transliteration B: amitha Transliteration C: amitha Beta Code: a)/miqa

English (LSJ)

kind of

   A cake, perh. = ἄμης, Anacr.139, PHamb.90.18(iii A.D.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 124] eine gewürzhafte Speise, Anacr. bei Hes.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἄμιθα: εἶδος πλακοῦντος, ἴσως ταυτόσημ. τῷ ἄμης, «ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα, ὡς Ἀνακρέων», Ἡσύχ.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ

• Alolema(s): ἀμιθάς (cf. ἀμαμιθάδες) Anacr.144 (cj., cód. ἄμιθα)
sent. dud., quizá un tipo de condimento ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα Hsch., Anacr.l.c.
más prob. provisiones, PHaun.22.11 (II/III a.C.), PHamb.90.18 (III a.C.).

Greek Monolingual

ἄμιθα, τα (Α)
ίσως ταυτόσημο του ἄμης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Η σημασιολογική συγγένεια της λ. με το ουσ. ἄμης «είδος γαλατόπιτας» οδηγεί στην υπόθεση ότι είναι πιθανή και ετυμολογική συγγένεια τών δύο λέξεων].

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.?
Meaning: ἔδεσμα ποιόν, καὶ ἄρτυμα ὡς Ἀνακρέων (467Page) H.
Other forms: P. Hamb. 90, 18 has an acc. pl. ἄμιθας. Cf. ἀμαμιθάδες· ἥδυσμά τι σκευαστὸν διὰ κρεῶν εἰς μικρὰ κεκομμένων δι' ἀρτυμάτων (Photius 86 R.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The reduplication is typical of substr. words. The word has been connected with ἄμης, but this is quite uncertain.