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ἄργελλα

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Ἤθη πονηρὰ τὴν φύσιν διαστρέφει → Bonae indolis venena sunt mores mali → Verdorbne Sitten sind verderblich der Natur

Menander, Monostichoi, 203
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Full diacritics: ἄργελλα Medium diacritics: ἄργελλα Low diacritics: άργελλα Capitals: ΑΡΓΕΛΛΑ
Transliteration A: árgella Transliteration B: argella Transliteration C: argella Beta Code: a)/rgella

English (LSJ)

ἡ, vapour bath (Maced.), Suid.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ maced. baño de vapor Sud.; cf. ἄργιλλα.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: f.?
Meaning: οἴκημα Μακεδονικόν, ὅπερ θερμαίνοντες λούονται Suid.
Other forms: ἄργιλλα, ἄργιλα f. subterranean house (Magna Graecia, Strabo V 244 = Ephor. (fr. 45), cf. Eust. ad D.P. 1166).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: To ἄργιλλος white clay? See Kalléris, Anc. Mac. 1, 104. From it Alb. ragáĺ ́cottage, Jokl IF 44, 13ff. Also Pagliaro, Ric. lingu. 1 (1950) 145f.; Hubschmid, Thes. Praerom. 1, 81. The interchange ε/ι and λ/λλ clearly points to a substr. word.

Frisk Etymology German

ἄργελλα: {árgella}
Forms: woneben ἄργιλλα, ἄργιλα f. unterirdische Wohnung (Magna Graecia, Ephor. u. a.).
Meaning: οἴκημα Μακεδονικόν, ὅπερ θερμαίνοντες λούονται Suid.,
Etymology: Daraus alb. ragál ́ Hütte nach Jokl IF 44, 13ff. Sonst unerklärt. Beziehung zu ἄργιλλος weißer Ton scheint fraglich.
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Translations

steam bath

Chinese Mandarin: 蒸汽浴, 蒸汽室; Finnish: höyrysauna; French: hammam, bain de vapeur; Greek: ατμόλουτρο; Ancient Greek: ἄργελλα, ἀφιδρωτήριον, ἱδρωτήριον, καπνιστήριον, πυρία, πυριατήριον, πυρίη, πυριητήριον; Hungarian: gőzfürdő; Icelandic: gufubað, eimbað; Latin: sudatorium; Polish: łaźnia parowa; Portuguese: banho de vapor, banho a vapor, banho turco; Russian: баня, паровая баня; Spanish: baño de vapor, baño turco, sauna; Swedish: ångbad, ångbastu; Turkish: hamam; Yiddish: שוויץ, שוויצבאָד; Yup'ik: maqivik