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κανθήλ-ια

kanthelia

panniers on both sides of the pack-saddle

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What it meant

1. κανθήλια · kanthēlia — Beekes

κανθήλια [n.pl.] ‘panniers on both sides of the pack-saddle’ (Ar, Artem.), also ‘curved pieces of wood at the back of a ship’, which were used when a tent was drawn up’ (H.). eVAR Also -1ov [acc.sg.] ‘rafters’ in architecture (IG 27, 463: 73); ὄνος κανθήλιος ‘pack-ass’ (PL, com., X.). *DER κανθηλικός “belonging to the pack-basket or pack-ass’ (pap.). Also κανθίαι: σπυρίδες ‘creels’ (H.), κάνθων = ὄνος … — [Beekes, s.v. κανθήλια, p. 682]

2. κανθήλια · kanthēlia — Chantraine

κανθήλια : n. pl., paniers suspendus de part et d'autre du bât de l'âne, grand panier en générai (Ar., Artem., pap., Gp.); désigne par extension des pièces de bois courbées utilisées à la poupe d'un navire pour y faire un abri (Hsch.) ; sg. κανθήλιον « chevron » d'un toit (16 115 463,73); à côté de κανθήλιος «âne de somme» (com., PL, X., pap.), d’où « âne bâté, lourdaud » (com,, Luc.); κανθηλικός «qui se rapporte à … — [Chantraine, s.v. κανθήλια, p. 506]

3. κανθήλ-ια · kanthēl-ia — LSJ

panniers, any large baskets, pack-saddle

panniers at the sides of a pack-saddle, Ar. V. 170: hence, any large baskets, for carrying grapes at the vintage, Artem. 4.5, Gp. 6.11.1, Hsch.: generally, pack-saddle, κ. καμηλικά prob. in PGoodsp.Cair. 30xxxiv 18 (iiA. D.).

II wooden frame that rises in a curve at a shipʼs stern

wooden frame that rises in a curve at a shipʼs stern, Hsch.

III rafter

sg., κανθήλιον, τό, in Archit., rafter, IG 2(2).463.73. (Lat. cantherius, Vitr. 4.2.3.)

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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