1. ψῆττα · psētta — Beekes
plaice, flounder
The corpus record
ψῆττα
psetta
plaice, flounder
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Lysistrata 2 · 2.52/10k
- Symposium 1 · 0.57/10k
Senses
2. ψῆττα · psētta — Chantraine
un poisson plat d
3. ψῆττα · psētta — Frisk
Schlemmer
4. ψῆττα · psētta — LSJ
flat-fish, turbot, Rhombus maximus, a skate
Attestations
- ψῆτται · psēttai Plato, Symposium 191 (DIORISIS sentence 328)
- ψῆτταν · psēttan Aristophanes, Lysistrata 115 (DIORISIS sentence 96)
- ψῆττα · psētta Aristophanes, Lysistrata 131 (DIORISIS sentence 114)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 1717; entry #6653 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1309; entry #8888 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 2108-2109; entry #6190 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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