μελικτάς
From LSJ
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English (LSJ)
Doric for μελικτής.
German (Pape)
[Seite 123] ὁ, Sänger, Spieler, dor. für μελιστής; Mosch. 3, 7; Theocr. 4, 30.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ᾶ (ὁ) :
chanteur.
Étymologie: μελίζω².
English (Slater)
μελικτάς singer (of dolphins?) μελικτὰς ὁδοιπόρους θαλάσσας (Meineke: μέλιγγας ὄλοιτο παῖς Hesych., Pindaro tribuit Latte) ?fr. 340.
