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ὄνιννος

oninnos

kind of centipede

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What it meant

1. ὄνιννος · oninnos — Beekes

ὄνιννος [π|.} name of a parasite in seaweed, ‘kind of centipede’ (Thphr. HP 4, 6, 8). «μοῦ» *ETYM To be analyzed as ὄν-ιννος, acc. to Strémberg 1944: uf., thus a compound from » ὄνος and »ἵννος 2; however, this is most improbable. Probably a Pre-Greek word (not in Fur.). — [Beekes, s.v. ὄνιννος, p. 1135]

2. ὄνιννος · oninnos — Chantraine

ὄνιννος : m., nom d’un parasite vivant dans le varech ; ce serait une sorte de mille-pattes (Thphr, 4,6,8). Et.: Selon Strômberg, Wortsludien 17 Sq., composé de ὄνος (qui peut désigner notamment des cloportes) et de ἵἴννος (voir sous ἵννος et γίννος); ci. aussi Gil Fernandez, {nsectos 54. Cette combinaison trés douteuse suppose que Théophraste disait ἴννος, non yivwvos, Mais le texte est-il correct? — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄνιννος, p. 820]

3. ὄνιννος · oninnos — Frisk

ὄνιννος m. Bez. eines Schmarotzers im Meertang, “Art Tausendfüßer’ (Thphr. HP 4, 6, 8). — Nach Strömberg Wortstudien 11f. in öv-ıwvos, von ὄνος und Ivvos (s. dd.), zu zerlegen. — [Frisk, s.v. ὄνιννος, p. 1368]

4. ὄνιννος · oninnos — LSJ

millepede

parasite found in sea-weed, perh. millepede, Thphr. HP 4.6.8 codd.

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