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μυλακρὶς

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Λέοντι κρεῖττον ἢ γυναικὶ συμβιοῦν → Melius leonis feminae commercio → Mit einer Löwin lebt's sich besser als einer Frau

Menander, Monostichoi, 327
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Full diacritics: μῠλακρὶς Medium diacritics: μυλακρὶς Low diacritics: μυλακρίς Capitals: ΜΥΛΑΚΡΙΣ
Transliteration A: mylakrìs Transliteration B: mylakris Transliteration C: mylakris Beta Code: mulakri\s

English (LSJ)

λᾶας, ἡ,
A millstone, Alex.Aet.3.31.
II μῠλακρίς, ίδος, ἡ, cockroach found in mills and bakehouses, Ar.Fr.583:—written μῠλαβρίς in Pl.Com.73 (ap.Phot.): both forms in Poll.7.180.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μῠλακρὶς: λᾶας, ἡ, «μυλόπετρα», Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 31. ΙΙ. εἶδος κανθάρου εὑρισκομένου ἐν μύλοις καὶ κλιβάνοις, Λατ. blatta pistrinorum, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 503, Πλάτ. Κωμ. ἐν «Λακ.» 5, φέρεται μυλαβρὶς παρὰ Φωτ.· καὶ μυλαγρίς, ἴδε Πολυδ. Ζ΄, 180.