θήνιον

From LSJ

σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)

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Transliteration A: thḗnion Transliteration B: thēnion Transliteration C: thinion Beta Code: qh/nion

English (LSJ)

γάλα, Hsch.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

θήνιον: «γάλα» Ἡσύχ.

Greek Monolingual

θήνιον, τὸ (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «γάλα».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < θ. θη- (πρβλ. θήσθαι) + επίθημα -ν(-ο) (πρβλ. γαλαθη-νό-ς) + υποκορ. κατάλ. -ιον (πρβλ. κοράσιον, φυλλάδιον)].