ψύλλα
ψύλλα,
ης,
ἡ,
A). flea, Ar. Nu. 145 , al.,
X. Smp. 6.8 ,
Arist. HA 556b22 , etc.; also
ψύλλος,
ὁ,
Epich. 199 ,
Arist. HA 537a6 ( v.l.
ψύλας ), rejected by
Phryn. 308 in favour of
ψύλλα; also
ψύλλαξ,
ἡ,
Hsch. 3). =
πιθήκη, ὑπόδρομος Ael. NA 6.26 . (Lith.
blusà, OSlav.
bl[ucaron]cha 'louse', Skt.
plusis (a noxious insect), Arm.
lu (prob. fr.
*pluso-), Lat.
pūl-ex (prob. fr.
*pusl-ex): there seem to be four primitive forms,
bhlus-, plus-, pusl-, and
psul-.)
ShortDef
a flea
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Headword (normalized):
ψύλλα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψυλλα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-115844
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ψύλλα</span>, <span class="itype greek">ης</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flea,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:145" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:145/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 145 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 6.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:556b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:556b.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 556b22 </a>, etc.; also <span class="orth greek">ψύλλος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:199" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:199/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 199 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:537a:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:537a.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 537a6 </a> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">ψύλας</span> ), rejected by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phryn.</span> 308 </span> in favour of <span class="foreign greek">ψύλλα;</span> also <span class="orth greek">ψύλλαξ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a venomous spider,</span> perhaps <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lathrodectes</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">malmignatte,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:622b:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:622b.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 622b31 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> an insect attaching <span class="foreign greek">ῥαφανίς</span> and <span class="foreign greek">ἐρέβινθος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:7:5:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:7:5:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HP</span> 7.5.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:10:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg001:8:10:1/canonical-url/"> 8.10.1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">πιθήκη, ὑπόδρομος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:6:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:6.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 6.26 </a>. (Lith. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blusà,</span> OSlav. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bl[ucaron]cha</span> \'louse\', Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plusis</span> (a noxious insect), Arm. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lu</span> (prob. fr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*pluso-</span>), Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pūl-ex</span> (prob. fr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*pusl-ex</span>): there seem to be four primitive forms, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bhlus-, plus-, pusl-,</span> and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">psul-.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}