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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelleLove that moves the sun and the other stars

Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, v. 145
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Full diacritics: ποτής Medium diacritics: ποτής Low diacritics: ποτής Capitals: ΠΟΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: potḗs Transliteration B: potēs Transliteration C: potis Beta Code: poth/s

English (LSJ)

ῆτος, ἡ, (πότος, πίνω)

   A drink, opp. ἐδητύς, σῖτος, βρώμη, Il.11.780, 19.306, Od.10.379, etc.; Dor. gen. ποτᾶτος Philox.2.38.
πότης, ου, ὁ,

   A drinker, tippler, toper, usu. in fem. πότις (masc. only metaph., v. infr.), πότις γυνή Phryn.Com.71; Ααῒς ἀργὸς καὶ πότις Epicr.3: metaph., πότης λύχνος a tippling lamp, i.e. that consumes much oil, Ar.Nu.57; στίλβη πότις Pl.Com.190: Com.Sup., ποτίσταται γυναῖκες Ar.Th.735, cf. Ael.VH12.26.

German (Pape)

[Seite 689] ῆτος, ἡ, das Trinken, der Trank; ἐπεὶ τάρπημεν ἐδητύος ἠδὲ ποτῆτος, Il. 11, 780; neben σῖτος, 14, 306 u. öfter; neben βρώμη, Od. 9, 379, u. sonst.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ποτής: ῆτος, ἡ, (πότος, πίνω) τὸ πίνειν, πόσις, Ὅμ., ἀείποτε ἐν ἀντιθέσει πρὸς τὰς λ. ἐδητύς, βρωτύς, βρῶσις, βρώμη, σῖτος, Ἰλ. Λ. 780, Τ. 306, Ὀδ. Κ. 379, κτλ.· Δωρ. γεν. ποτᾶτος, Φιλόξ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 147Α.