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βλιχανώδης

From LSJ

Γυνὴ γὰρ οἴκῳ πῆμα καὶ σωτηρία → Mulier familiae pestis est, mulier salus → Die Frau ist nämlich Leid und Rettung für das Haus

Menander, Monostichoi, 85
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Full diacritics: βλῑχᾰνώδης Medium diacritics: βλιχανώδης Low diacritics: βλιχανώδης Capitals: ΒΛΙΧΑΝΩΔΗΣ
Transliteration A: blichanṓdēs Transliteration B: blichanōdēs Transliteration C: vlichanodis Beta Code: blixanw/dhs

English (LSJ)

βλιχανώδες, of fish, clammy, Diph.17.15.

Spanish (DGE)

(βλῐχᾰνώδης) -ες viscoso de peces, Diph.17.15.

German (Pape)

[Seite 450] ες, = folgdm, Diphil. bei Ath. IV, 182 e (v. 15).

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: clammy. Cf. LSJSupp.
Other forms: βλιχώδης (Hp), βλιχανώδης (Diph.). βλίκανος (which must not be changed to *βλίχανον) βάτραχον καὶ βλίχαν H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Sophie Minon, CEG 5, 263f, compares βλαχάν βάτραχον and Artemis' epithet βλαγανῖτις. Grošelj, Živa Antika 7 (1957) 42 adduces βεβλιχασμένον (ms. βεβλυχ-) μεμολυσμένον H.