νεοσσιά: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. νεοσσ-ιή, Att. νεοττιά, later νοσσιά, Ion. νοσσιή, ἡ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[nest of young birds]], <span class="bibl">Id.3.111</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>642</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>548a</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span> 4.5.7</span> (in the form [[νοσσιῶν]]); <b class="b3">νεοττιὰς ποιεῖσθαι, νεοττιὰν ποιεῖν</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>613b6</span>, <span class="bibl">618a8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[brood of young birds]], <span class="bibl">Lycurg.132</span>, Dsc.<span class="title">Eup.</span> 1.21, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>13.34</span>; ν. χελιδόνων <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Pk.</span>278</span>: metaph., ν. τέκνων <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span>873 (= <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>189). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[lair]], ἐφ' ἧς ἀλώπηξ νοσσιὴν πεποίηται <span class="bibl">Herod.7.72</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> [[beehive]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">4 Ma.</span>14.19</span>.</span>