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λεῖμαξ

leimax

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What it meant

1. λείμαξ · leimax — Beekes

λείμαξ, -ακος [3] ‘slug’, only H. s.v. λείμακες (cf. λειμών): ἔστι δὲ Kai ζῶον ὅμοιον κοχλίᾳ, ὅ καλοῦσι λείμακα ‘there is also an animal similar to the snail, which is called h.”. <1? *lei-> *ETYM Identical with Lat. limax (Ρ].) ‘id’ (which is probably a Greek loan), but also with Ru. slimdk ‘snake’ and other Slavic words. Thus, it has to be a derivative in -akof the m-stem seen in Gm. (ON slim ‘slime’, also OHG, … — [Beekes, s.v. λείμαξ, p. 890]

2. λείμαξ · leimax — Chantraine

λείμαξ, -ἄκος : (quantité de l’x incertaine) est issu de la glose d'Hsch. s.u. λείμακες (v. λείμων) ... ἔστι δὲ καὶ ζῷον ὅμοιον κοχλίᾳ, ὃ καλοῦσι λείμακα. Désigne comme le lai. à la fois la limace et l’escargot. Identique au lat. limäx : le mot lat. peut être emprunté au grec mais aussi bien le mot grec au lat. Et: Rapprochement étym. certain russe slimdk — [Chantraine, s.v. λείμαξ, p. 644]

3. λείμαξ · leimax — Frisk

λείμαξ, -axos “nackte Schnecke’, nur H.s. λείμακες (vgl. zu λειμών): ἔστι δὲ καὶ ζῶον ὅμοιον κοχλίᾳ, ὃ καλοῦσι λείμακα. ---- Mit lat. limäx (seit Plaut.) ‘ds.’ (wohl griech. LW), aber auch mit slav., z. B. russ. slimäk ‘Schnecke’ identisch, somit eine idg. äq-Ableitung von dem m-Stamm in germ. (ahd. ags. awno.) slim “Schleim’; weitere Anknüpfungen, für das Griechische belanglos, bei Βα, WP. 2, 390, Pok. 663, … — [Frisk, s.v. λείμαξ, p. 1069]

4. λεῖμαξ · leimax — LSJ

meadow

= λειμών, meadow, E. Ph. 1571, Ba. 867 (both lyr.), Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 22, AP 9.788.10.

2 garden

garden, Pherecr. 109.

II snail

= Lat. limax, snail, Hsch.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. λεῖμαξ (scan p. 890; entry #3701). Root candidates: *lei-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. λεῖμαξ (scan p. 644; entry #4742).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. λεῖμαξ (scan p. 1069; entry #3523).

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