νήκτης

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Transliteration A: nḗktēs Transliteration B: nēktēs Transliteration C: niktis Beta Code: nh/kths

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ, (νήχω) swimmer, Poll.1.97; ἐχθρὸν ἀεὶ νήκτῃσι prob. in Philosteph.Hist.17.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

νήκτης: -ου, ὁ, (νήχω) κολυμβητής, Πολυδ. ϛʹ, 45.

Greek Monolingual

νήκτης, ό, θηλ. νηκτρίς (Α)
1. αυτός που κολυμπά, ο κολυμβητής
2. το θηλ. ελιά που διατηρείται στην άλμη, κολυμπάδα, κολυμβάς.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < θ. νήχω «κολυμπώ» + κατάλ. -της (πρβλ. δέκ-της). Ο τ. νηκτρίς < θ. νηκ- + επίθημα -τρίς (πρβλ. ψηκ-τρίς)].

German (Pape)

ὁ, der Schwimmer, Sp.