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ψωλή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ψωλή ψωλῆς

Structure: ψωλ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Sense

  1. circumcized penis

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • εἴθ’ αὐτὴν ὥσπερ τοὺσ θωμοὺσ μεγάλῳ τυφῷ καὶ πρηστῆρι ξυστρέψασ καὶ ξυγγογγύλασ οἴχοιο φέρων, εἶτα μεθείησ, ἡ δὲ φέροιτ’ αὖ πάλιν ἐσ τὴν γῆν, κᾆτ’ ἐξαίφνησ περὶ τὴν ψωλὴν περιβαίη. (Aristophanes, Lysistrata, Lyric-Scene, lyric15)
  • ἤνπερ δ’ ἐπίωσ’, ἐπιβάλλειν σφραγῖδ’ αὐτοῖσ ἐπὶ τὴν ψωλήν, ἵνα μὴ βινῶσ’ ἔτ’ ἐκείνασ. (Aristophanes, Birds, Agon, antepirrheme5)

Synonyms

  1. circumcized penis

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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