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Headword: *(alia/das
Adler number: alpha,1204
Translated headword: fishing-boats
Vetting Status: high
Translation:

[Meaning] small skiffs.

Greek Original:

*(alia/das: mikra\ skafi/dia.

Note:

Same or similar entry in other lexica; references at Photius alpha945 Theodoridis. The headword is accusative plural of a(lia/s, properly a feminine adjective meaning "of the sea," (so a(lia\s ku/mba would mean a fishing-boat). Evidently quoted from somewhere; the possibilities include Plutarch (Timoleon 19.6, Antony 29.6) and Josephus.

Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food; historiography; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 11 May 2000@19:43:53.
Vetted by:

Catharine Roth (added note) on 16 June 2002@15:30:52.
David Whitehead (augmented note and keywords) on 9 May 2004@08:29:48.
David Whitehead (expanded note; more keywords) on 6 February 2012@03:39:32.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 7 April 2012@21:49:02.
David Whitehead (typo) on 8 April 2012@04:27:54.
David Whitehead on 20 August 2013@06:38:09.

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