μνόος
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
English (LSJ)
contr. μνοῦς, ὁ,
A fine, soft down, as on young birds, Ar.Fr. 258, Hp.Mul.1.61, AP5.120 (Phld.).
II a sweetmeat, Ephipp. 13.5 (codd. Ath., s.v.l.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 196] ὁ, zsgzgn μνοῦς (vgl. χνόος, verwandt mit μνίον), seiner, weicher Flaum, Ar. bei Poll. 10, 38; Hesych. erkl. ἡ πρώτη τῶν ἀμνῶν καὶ πώλων ἐξάνθησις, ἔριον ἁπαλώτατον, u. Suid. ἁπαλὴ θρίξ, also das erste, weiche Mllchhaar, auch von Vögeln, Daunen, μνοῦ χρῶτα τερεινοτέρη, Philodem. 10 (V, 121), v.l. κἀμνοῦ. – Bei Ephipp. Ath. XIV, 642 d scheint es ein Kuchen zu sein.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μνόος: συνῃρ. μνοῦς, (ὡς τὸ χνόος, χνοῦς), ὁ λεπτὸς χνοῦς, «χνοῦδι», λεπτὴ πτέρωσις, ὡς ἐπὶ νεοσσῶν, Λατ. pluma, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 254, Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 121. - Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «μνοῦς· ἔριον ἁπαλώτατον, καὶ ἡ πρώτη τῶν ἀμνῶν καὶ πώλων ἐξάνθησις. καὶ τὸ λεπτότατον πτερόν. κυρίως δὲ τῶν χηνῶν». ΙΙ. παρ’ Ἐφίππῳ ἐν «Κύδωνι» 2, φαίνεται ὅτι σημαίνει γλύκισμά τι ἢ εἶδος πλακοῦντος. (Συγγενὲς τῷ μνίον, μνιός).
Russian (Dvoretsky)
μνόος: стяж. μνοῦς ὁ пушок Arph., Anth.
Frisk Etymological English
μνοῦς
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: soft down (as on young birds) (Hp., Ar., A P).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Rhiming to χνόος, χνοῦς m. down, foam, crust; cf. on the other hand μνίον seaweed. So a cross? -- Mechanical analysis (change i: ou̯) by Specht Ursprung 146
See also: .
Frisk Etymology German
μνόος: μνοῦς
{mnóos}
Grammar: m.
Meaning: weicher Flaum (Hp., Ar., A P).
Etymology: Reimwort zu χνόος, χνοῦς m. Flaum, Schaum, Kruste; vgl. anderseits μνίον Seemoos. Somit Kreuzung? — Mechanische Stammanalyse (Wechsel i: ou̯) bei Specht Ursprung 146.
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