μνόος

From LSJ

μέγα πνεῦμα καὶ πολλὴν θάλασσαν → strong wind and high waves

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Transliteration A: mnóos Transliteration B: mnoos Transliteration C: mnoos Beta Code: mno/os

English (LSJ)

contr. μνοῦς, ὁ,
A fine, soft down, as on young birds, Ar.Fr. 258, Hp.Mul.1.61, AP5.120 (Phld.).
II a sweetmeat, Ephipp. 13.5 (codd. Ath., s.v.l.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 196] ὁ, zsgzgn μνοῦς (vgl. χνόος, verwandt mit μνίον), seiner, weicher Flaum, Ar. bei Poll. 10, 38; Hesych. erkl. ἡ πρώτη τῶν ἀμνῶν καὶ πώλων ἐξάνθησις, ἔριον ἁπαλώτατον, u. Suid. ἁπαλὴ θρίξ, also das erste, weiche Mllchhaar, auch von Vögeln, Daunen, μνοῦ χρῶτα τερεινοτέρη, Philodem. 10 (V, 121), v.l. κἀμνοῦ. – Bei Ephipp. Ath. XIV, 642 d scheint es ein Kuchen zu sein.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μνόος: συνῃρ. μνοῦς, (ὡς τὸ χνόος, χνοῦς), ὁ λεπτὸς χνοῦς, «χνοῦδι», λεπτὴ πτέρωσις, ὡς ἐπὶ νεοσσῶν, Λατ. pluma, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 254, Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 121. - Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «μνοῦς· ἔριον ἁπαλώτατον, καὶ ἡ πρώτη τῶν ἀμνῶν καὶ πώλων ἐξάνθησις. καὶ τὸ λεπτότατον πτερόν. κυρίως δὲ τῶν χηνῶν». ΙΙ. παρ’ Ἐφίππῳ ἐν «Κύδωνι» 2, φαίνεται ὅτι σημαίνει γλύκισμά τι ἢ εἶδος πλακοῦντος. (Συγγενὲς τῷ μνίον, μνιός).

Russian (Dvoretsky)

μνόος: стяж. μνοῦςпушок Arph., Anth.

Frisk Etymological English

μνοῦς
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: soft down (as on young birds) (Hp., Ar., A P).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Rhiming to χνόος, χνοῦς m. down, foam, crust; cf. on the other hand μνίον seaweed. So a cross? -- Mechanical analysis (change i: ou̯) by Specht Ursprung 146
See also: .

Frisk Etymology German

μνόος: μνοῦς
{mnóos}
Grammar: m.
Meaning: weicher Flaum (Hp., Ar., A P).
Etymology: Reimwort zu χνόος, χνοῦς m. Flaum, Schaum, Kruste; vgl. anderseits μνίον Seemoos. Somit Kreuzung? — Mechanische Stammanalyse (Wechsel i: ou̯) bei Specht Ursprung 146.
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