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Κασσιτερίδες

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: Κασσῐτερίδες Medium diacritics: Κασσιτερίδες Low diacritics: Κασσιτερίδες Capitals: ΚΑΣΣΙΤΕΡΙΔΕΣ
Transliteration A: Kassiterídes Transliteration B: Kassiterides Transliteration C: Kassiterides Beta Code: *kassiteri/des

English (LSJ)

ων, αἱ,    A the Cassiterides or tin-islands, prob. the Scilly Islands, Hdt.3.115, cf. Str.2.5.15 and 30, etc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Κασσῐτερίδες: -ων, αἱ, ἤτοι αἱ παράγουσαι κασσίτερον νῆσοι, (ἴδε ἐν λ. κασσίτερος), Ἡρόδ. 3. 115· προβλ. Στράβ. 120, 129, κλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ίδων (αἱ) :
les Cassitérides.
Étymologie: κασσίτερος.

Greek Monotonic

Κασσῐτερίδες: -ων, αἱ, οι Κασσιτερίδες ή τα νησιά που παράγουν κασσίτερο, σε Ηρόδ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Κασσῐτερίδες: атт. Καττῐτερίδες (ῐδ) αἱ Касситериды, т. е. Оловянные острова (предполож. у юго-зап. берегов Британии, по друг. - у берегов Испании) Her., Diod.

Middle Liddell


the Cassiterides or tin-islands, prob. the Scilly islands and Cornwall, Hdt. [from κασσί˘τερος]