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νηττοφόνος

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: νηττοφόνος Medium diacritics: νηττοφόνος Low diacritics: νηττοφόνος Capitals: ΝΗΤΤΟΦΟΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: nēttophónos Transliteration B: nēttophonos Transliteration C: nittofonos Beta Code: nhttofo/nos

English (LSJ)

ὁ, duck-killer, a kind of eagle, Aquila naevia, Arist. HA618b25.

Greek Monolingual

νηττοφόνος, -ον, ὁ (Α)
1. νηττοκτόνος
2. το αρσ. ως ουσ. είδος αετού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < νήττα «πάπια» + -φόνος (< φόνος < θείνω «σκοτώνω»), πρβλ. μηλο-φόνος, νεβρο-φόνος.