σμίνθος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[mouse]] (Mysian word, Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.1.39</span>), <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>227</span>, Lyc. 1306, <span class="title">AP</span>9.410 (Tull. Sab.), <span class="bibl">Str.13.1.48</span> (where codd. <b class="b3">σμίνθιοι</b>):— also σμίνθα, ἡ, Hsch.—Cf. <b class="b3">Σμινθεύς</b>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[mouse]] (A. Fr. 227 = 380 M., Lyc., Str., AP); <b class="b3">σμίνθα ἡ κατοικίδιος μῦς</b> H. (<b class="b3">-α</b> or <b class="b3">-α</b>?; cf. Solmsen Wortforsch. 266).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">Σμινθ-εύς</b> (A 39, Str.), <b class="b3">-ιος</b> (Ael.) m. surn. of Apollon, who in the Troad and on the islands was honoured as protector against the destroying fieldmice; here <b class="b3">Σμίνθιος</b> as monthn. on Rhodes and <b class="b3">τὰ Σμίνθια</b> name of a feast (Troad, Lindos); s. Nilsson Gr. Rel. I2 213 a. 534f. w. lit.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (S)<br />Etymology: Acc. to sch. Α 39 Mysian; in any case Pre-Greek.-Anatol. (cf. Chantraine Form. 371, Schwyzer 510); here Etr. [[isminʮians]] adjunct. of Mars (Kretschmer Glotta 20, 221; 30, 133)? On IE. interpretations which are to be rejected (to <b class="b3">σμίλη</b> etc.) s. Bq and WP. 2, 686. -- The form <b class="b3">σμίς μῦς</b> H. was introduced because of the alphabetical order for trad. <b class="b3">σμῦς</b> (cross with <b class="b3">μῦς</b>); if right, short(ened) form after <b class="b3">μῦς</b> (diff. Kretschmer l. c.).