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κάρφη

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: κάρφη Medium diacritics: κάρφη Low diacritics: κάρφη Capitals: ΚΑΡΦΗ
Transliteration A: kárphē Transliteration B: karphē Transliteration C: karfi Beta Code: ka/rfh

English (LSJ)

ἡ,
A hay, X.An.1.5.10, Arr.An.1.3.6.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1331] ἡ, = κάρφος, bei Xen. An. 1, 5, 10 Heu, was er vorher χόρτος κοῦφος nennt; Arr. An. 1, 3, 7; Hesych. erkl. φορυτός.

French (Bailly abrégé)

1ης (ἡ) :
foin léger et sec, fourrage sec.
Étymologie: cf. κάρφος.
2pl. de κάρφος.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

κάρφη -ης, ἡ [κάρφος] hooi.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

κάρφη:сено Xen.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κάρφη: ἡ, χόρτος ξηρός, Ξεν. Ἀν. 1. 5, 10, Ἀρρ. Ἀν. 1. 3.

Greek Monolingual

κάρφη, ἡ (Α) κάρφω
ξερό χόρτο, άχυρο («μὴ ἅπτεσθαι τῆς κάρφης τὸ ὕδωρ», Ξεν.).

Greek Monotonic

κάρφη: ἡ (κάρφω), ξερό χορτάρι, σανός, άχορο, σε Ξεν.

Middle Liddell

κάρφη, ἡ, κάρφω
dry grass, hay, Xen.

English (Woodhouse)

twigs to make bird's nests

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