Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πτηνός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτηνός πτηνή πτηνόν

Structure: πτην (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pth=nai

Sense

  1. feathered, winged
  2. winged creatures, fowls, birds, of winged game
  3. fleeting

Examples

  • εἰ δ’ ἦν καὶ πτηνὴ θηρῶν φύσισ, οὐδ’ ἂν ἐν αἴθρῃ τὴν κείνου κενεὴν Ἄρτεμισ εἶδε χέρα. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2753)

Synonyms

  1. feathered

  2. winged creatures

  3. fleeting

Related

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

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