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κᾰλιά

kalia

hut, barn, granary, nest

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What it meant

1. καλῖά · kalia — Beekes

καλῖά [f.] ‘hut, barn, granary, nest’ (Hes.). «ἦν VAR Ion. -ἰή; καλιός [m.] ‘hut, scale’ (Epich., Cratin.). *DER Diminutive καλίδιον (Eup.); καλιάς, -άδος [f.] ‘hut, nest, chapel’ (Attica IV*, D. H., Plu.) with καλιάδιον (Delos 115). *ETYM The word καλιά differs from other oxytone words in -14 by its 1, which is long almost everywhere (but short in Theoc. 29, 12). Etymological connection with > καλύπτω, etc. is … — [Beekes, s.v. καλῖά, p. 671]

2. καλιά · kalia — Chantraine

καλιά : ion. -ἰῇ, ἢ. «hutte de branchages, cabane, grange » (Hés., Call, AP), «nid» d’un oiseau (Théoc., A.R.); καλῖός m. «cabane, cage d'oiseaux », etc. (Épich., Cratin.), d'où καλίδιον (Eup.), καλιάς, -ἀδος Î. «hutte, petite chapelle, nid » (attique 1ve 5. av., D.H., Plu., etc.), avec χαλιάδιον {Délos, 11 5. av.). Dénominatif : ἐκαλιάξαντο * ἐσκήνωσαν (Hsch.). Le grec moderne a encore χαλειά, Et.: L'iota est long … — [Chantraine, s.v. καλιά, p. 499]

3. καλιά · kalia — Frisk

καλιά, ion. -ı7 ἔ. "Hütte, Scheune, Speicher, Nest’ (ep. poet. seit Hes.); καλιός m. “Hütte, Schuppen, Vogelkäfig’ (Epich., Kratin.). — Deminutivum καλέδιον (Eup.); ferner καλιάς, -άδος f. “Hütte, Nest, Kapelle’ (Attika IV2, Ὁ. H., Plu. u.a.) mit καλιάδιον (Delos IIP). Durch das fast durchweg langgemessene ὁ (Scheller Oxytonierung 91) unterscheidet sich »a/ıd nebst verwandten Wörtern von den sonstigen Oxytona auf … — [Frisk, s.v. καλιά, p. 796]

4. κᾰλιά · kalia — LSJ

wooden dwelling, hut, barn, granary, nest, lair, shrine, grotto

wooden dwelling, hut, Hes. Op. 374, 503, Call. Fr. 131; esp. barn, granary, Hes. Op. 301, 307; birdʼs nest, Theoc. 29.12, Ps.-Phoc. 84, A.R. 1.170, 4.1095, Luc. Syr.D. 29, Anacreont. 25.7; lair, ὕστριχος Call. Dian. 96; shrine or grotto, containing the image of a god, AP 6.253 (Crin.), IG 12(2).484.15 (Mytil.). Cf. καλιός. [ῑ in Hes., etc.; ῐ in Theoc. and Ps.-Phoc.]

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