Πῖσα
πεσούσης νυκτός, πάσα γυνὴ Λαΐς εστί → at nightfall, every woman is a Laïs | all cats are gray at night | all cats are gray by night | all cats are gray in the dark | all cats are grey at night | all cats are grey by night | all cats are grey in the dark | all women look the same with the lights off | when lights are out all women look the same
English (LSJ)
or Πίση, Doric Πίσα, ης, ἡ, a fountain at Olympia (Str. 8.3.31), which gave a name to Olympia itself, Stesich. 90, Pi. O. 1.18, Hdt. 2.7, etc.; Adv. Πίσηθεν AP 7.390 (Antip. Thessalian); Πισαῖοι, οἱ, the people of Pisa, DS. 15.82; Adj. Πισαῖος, α, ον, Nic. Fr. 74.5, AP 6.350 (Crin.), etc.; — also Πισάτης, ου, ὁ, Pi. O. 9.68; fem. Πισᾶτις, -ιδος, ἐλαία ib. 4.13; ἡ Πισᾶτις (sc. γῆ) Str. 8.3.3; also ἡ Πισαία Paus. 5.1.6, etc. Pisa in Etruria, Plb. 2.16.2, etc.; elsewhere in plural Πίσαι, αἱ, Id. 2.27.1, etc. [Πῐσα in Pi., in other Poets Πῑσα.]
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
Pisa (Pise) ville d'Élide.
Étymologie: cf. πῖσος.
Greek Monolingual
η / Πῖσα, -ης, και Πίση, δωρ. τ. Πίσα, ΝΑ
αρχ.
1. πόλη της Ηλείας, πρωτεύουσα της Πισάτιδος, όπου κατά τους μυθικούς χρόνους βασίλευε ο Οινόμαος και η οποία όφειλε το όνομά της είτε στον ήρωα Πίσο, γιο του Περιήρους και εγγονό του Αιόλου, είτε στη γειτονική της πηγή Πίσα
2. πόλη της Ετρουρίας, στη βόρεια όχθη του ποταμού Άρνου η οποία ιδρύθηκε είτε από Έλληνες Πισάτες, αποίκους από την ομώνυμης πόλη της Πελοποννήσου, είτε από Ετρούσκους, είτε από Λίγυρες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ βλ. λ. πῖσος].
Greek Monotonic
Πῖσα: ή Πίση, Δωρ. Πίσα, -ης, ἡ (πῖσος), πηγή στην Ολυμπία, σε Ηρόδ., Πίνδ.· επίρρ. Πίσηθεν, σε Ανθ.· επίθ. Πισαῖος, -α, -ον, αυτός που προέρχεται ή ανήκει στην Πίσα, στον ίδ.· επίσης Πισάτης [ᾱ], -ου, ὁ, θηλ. Πισᾶτις, -ιδος, σε Πίνδ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Πῖσα: дор. Πίσα ἡ Писа (город в Элиде на р. Алфей) Her., Eur., Pind.
Middle Liddell
Πῖσα, ορ Πίση, doric Πίσα, ης, ἡ, πῖσος
Pisa, name of a fountain at Olympia, Hdt., Pind.
Wikipedia EN
Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a modern village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece. Currently it is not politically independent but is a neighborhood of the village of Archea Olympia, the capital of the Municipality of Ancient Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit, Ancient Olympia, since 2011. Municipality (deme), municipal unit, village, and ancient site, all telescope at the same location under the same Greek name, archaia Olympia, although different English translations provide some diversity at the different levels. They are all in the regional unit of Elis, located on the northwest side of the geographic (not political) feature of the Peloponnesus
Modern Pisa is the putative location of ancient Pisa. Greek history tells of a contention between Olympia, Pisa, and Elis, a village of ancient Elis, for supremacy of the region and management of the sacred precinct. The existence of an ancient district called Pisatis (ἡ Πισᾶτις), which included 8 villages over half of modern Elis, is indicated by many ancient authors. Such a political unit is certain for the 4th century BC. The tradition of an earlier unit is not an unreasonable one. Eventually Olympia was victorious in the contention and Pisa became part of Olympia rather than vice versa.
