1. μασχάλη · maschalē — Beekes
armpit
The corpus record
μασχάλ-η
maschale
armpit
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Distribution
- On the Art of Horsemanship 1 · 1.44/10k
- Acharnians 1 · 1.41/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
Senses
2. μασχάλη · maschalē — Chantraine
f
3. Μασχάλη · Maschalē — Chantraine
subsiste en grec moderne
4. μασχάλη · maschalē — Frisk
Achselhöhle
5. μασχάλ-η · maschal-ē — LSJ
arm-pit, hollow at base of a shoot, axil, branch
Attestations
- μασχάλῃ · maschalēi Xenophon, On the Art of Horsemanship 12.5 (DIORISIS sentence 363)
- μασχαλῶν · maschalōn Aristophanes, Acharnians 3 (DIORISIS sentence 658)
- μασχάλας · maschalas Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 60 (DIORISIS sentence 36)
Deep etymology
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