Anonymous

Ask at the forum if you have an Ancient or Modern Greek query!

κίσθος: Difference between revisions

From LSJ
2
(nl)
(2)
Line 27: Line 27:
{{elnl
{{elnl
|elnltext=κίσθος en κισθός -οῦ, ὁ zonneroosje (plant).
|elnltext=κίσθος en κισθός -οῦ, ὁ zonneroosje (plant).
}}
{{etym
|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[Cistus]], family of low bush, of which the separate types often produce the resin-like <b class="b3">λήδανον</b> (Eup., Mnesim., Dsc.),<br />Other forms: also <b class="b3">κισθός</b>; and <b class="b3">κίστος</b> (Hp., Gal.), <b class="b3">κίσθαρος</b> m. (Dsc.)<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ὑποκισθίς</b> (<b class="b3">-τίς</b>) f. <b class="b2">Cytinus hypocisthis</b>, hypocist (Dsc., Gal.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: With <b class="b3">κίσθαρος</b> cf. <b class="b3">κόμαρος</b>, <b class="b3">κίσσαρος</b> and other plant-names (Chantraine Formation 227, also Bertholdi Mélanges van Ginneken 157ff.): a typical pland of the mediterranean world. Foreign word of unknown origin; cf. Lewy Fremdwörter 46f. Wrong IE. etymologies in Bq. Fur. 190 compares Ligurian <b class="b2">kústi</b>, MLat. [[custrus]]; also 257 n. 36.
}}
}}