νιφάς
νιφάς
νῐφάς, άδος,
νίφω
a snowflake, in pl. snowflakes, Il., Hdt.; as a simile for persuasive eloquence, ἔπεα νιφάδεσσι ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν Il.:—the sg. in collective sense, a snowstorm, snow, Il., Pind.
generally, a shower of stones, Aesch., Eur.; ν. πολέμου the sleet of war, Pind.
as fem. adj., = νιφόεσσα, Soph.
Headword (normalized):
νιφάς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νιφας
Intro Text:
νιφάς
νῐφάς, άδος,
νίφω
a snowflake, in pl. snowflakes, Il., Hdt.; as a simile for persuasive eloquence, ἔπεα νιφάδεσσι ἐοικότα χειμερίῃσιν Il.:—the sg. in collective sense, a snowstorm, snow, Il., Pind.
generally, a shower of stones, Aesch., Eur.; ν. πολέμου the sleet of war, Pind.
as fem. adj., = νιφόεσσα, Soph.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22282
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