νείαιρα

English (LSJ)

acc. sg.

   A -ᾰν Il.16.465, Hp.Mul.1.64, 2.137, Nat.Mul.5, 6, al. (codd. opt.), Call.Fr.106 codd., Nic.Al.270; dat. -ῃ Il. (v. infr.):—fem. Adj. (formed like γέραιρα) with comp. sense, lower, νειαίρῃ δ' ἐν γαστρί in the lower part of the belly, Il.5.539,616, cf. Hp. ll.cc.; νείαιραν σάρκα Nic. l.c.:—also νέαιρα, νέαιραν γνάθον Simon. 244.    II Subst., ἡ νείαιρα the abdomen, βάρος ἐν νειαίρῃ Hp.Coac. 579, cf. Call. l.c.; cf. νειρός (A). (Cogn. with νέατος (A): orig. perh. Νήαιρα, whence νέαιρα (lengthd. to νείαιρα in text of Hom.), contr. Νῇρα, whence νεῖρα.)