κολχικόν
καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει καὶ τέκτονι τέκτων, καὶ πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀοιδῷ → and potter is ill-disposed to potter, and carpenter to carpenter, and the beggar is envious of the beggar, the singer of the singer
English (LSJ)
τό,
A meadow saffron, Colchicum speciosum, Dsc.4.83.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1476] τό, die Zeitlose, eine Pflanze mit giftiger, bollenartiger Wurzel, Diosc.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κολχικόν: τό, φυτόν τι μὲ βολβώδεις ῥίζας δηλητηριώδεις, colchicum autumnale, Διοσκ. 4. 84· πρβλ. ἐφήμερον ΙΙ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: name of a venomenous type of saffron, Colchicum speciosum (Dsc.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: After the homeland Κολχίς, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.
Frisk Etymology German
κολχικόν: {kolkhikón}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: N. einer giftigen Safranart, Colchicum speciosum (Dsk.).
Etymology : Nach der Heimat Κολχίς benannt, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.
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