αὐχήν
αὐχήν
Deriv. uncertain.
the neck, throat, of men and beasts, Hom., etc.
metaph. any narrow passage, a neck of land, isthmus, Hdt., Xen.
a narrow sea, strait, Hdt., Aesch.; of the point at which the Danube spreads into several branches, Hdt.
a narrow mountain-pass, defile, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
αὐχήν
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αυχην
Intro Text:
αὐχήν
Deriv. uncertain.
the neck, throat, of men and beasts, Hom., etc.
metaph. any narrow passage, a neck of land, isthmus, Hdt., Xen.
a narrow sea, strait, Hdt., Aesch.; of the point at which the Danube spreads into several branches, Hdt.
a narrow mountain-pass, defile, Hdt.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5706
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