Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

νωτιαῖος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: νωτιαῖος νωτιαῖη νωτιαῖον

Structure: νωτιαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: nw=ton

Sense

  1. of the back or spine, spinal

Examples

  • τοῦ δὲ νεύοντοσ κάτω ὄνυχασ ἐπ’ ἄκρουσ στὰσ κασίγνητοσ σέθεν ἐσ σφονδύλουσ ἔπαισε, νωτιαῖα δὲ ἔρρηξεν ἄρθρα· (Euripides, episode 4:15)

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Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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