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Headword:
*kataigi/s
Adler number: kappa,890
Translated headword: hurricane
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] an impact of a strong wind. It is also called a squall [za/lh].[1]
Or strong blasts [are called] kataigi/des ["hurricanes"].[2]
Greek Original:*kataigi/s: e)pifora\ a)ne/mou sfodrou=. le/getai de\ kai\ h( za/lh. h)\ ta\ sfodra\ pneu/mata kataigi/des.
Notes:
[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at
Photius kappa261 Theodoridis. For
za/lh see
zeta 13; related verb forms at
kappa 889 and
kappa 891.
[2] The thrust of 'Or' presumably revolves around a distinction between an
anemos and a
pneuma.
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 22 May 2008@11:43:08.
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