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διόσ-πῡρον

diospuron

fruit of the nettle-tree

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What it meant

1. διόσπυρον · diospyron — Beekes

διόσπυρον [n.] ‘fruit of the nettle-tree’, name of the cherry-like fruit of the Celtis australis (Thphr.). VAR Also διόσπυρος [m.] = λιθόσπερμον ’gromwell’ (Dsc.). *ETYM Univerbation of Διὸς πυρός with transition to the neuter gender, as in bahuvrihi compounds like BobvyAwooov. Semantic parallels are recorded by Stromberg 1940: 128. — [Beekes, s.v. διόσπυρον, p. 385]

2. διόσπυρον · diospyron — Chantraine

διόσπυρον : n. nom du fruit du micocoulier dont l'amande est dure {Thphr., Ath.) ; aussi διόσπυρος τὰ. λιθόσπερμον (Dsc.). EL.: lssu de Διὸς πυρός « grain de Zeus », avec passage au neutre d'après les composés possessifs comme βούγλωσσον, v. Stromberg, Pflanzennamen 128. — [Chantraine, s.v. διόσπυρον, p. 300]

3. διόσπυρον · diospyron — Frisk

διόσπυρον n. „Zeusweizen‘, Ben. der kirschenähnlichen Frucht von Celtis australis (Thphr.); auch διόσπυρος m. = λιϑόσπερμον (Dsk.). — Univerbierung unter &inem Akzent von Διὸς πυρός mit Übergang ins Neutrum nach den Bahuvrihibildungen wie βούγλωσσον. Semantische Parallelen bei Strömberg Pflanzennamen 128. — [Frisk, s.v. διόσπυρον, p. 429]

4. διόσ-πῡρον · dios-pyron — LSJ

fruit of nettle-tree, Celtis australis

fruit of nettle-tree, Celtis australis, Thphr. HP 3.13.3:—but διόσ-πυρος, ὁ, = λιθόσπερμον, Dsc. 3.141.

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