1. τήνελλα · tēnella — Beekes
a ritual exclamation, taken from the cult of Demeter in Paros by Archilochos, ac
The corpus record
τήνελλα
tenella
a ritual exclamation, taken from the cult of Demeter in Paros by Archilochos, ac
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Distribution
- Acharnians 5 · 7.04/10k
- Knights 1 · 1.13/10k
- Birds 1 · 0.94/10k
Senses
2. τήνελλα · tēnella — Chantraine
cri rituel qu’Archiloque aurait emprunté selon la sch
3. τήνελλα · tēnella — Frisk
ritueller Ruf, nach Sch
4. τήνελλα · tēnella — LSJ
Hurrah!, greeted with huzzas
Attestations
- τήνελλα · tēnella Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 934)
- τήνελλα · tēnella Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 935)
- τήνελλά · tēnella Aristophanes, Acharnians 1230 (DIORISIS sentence 937)
- τήνελλα · tēnella Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 939)
- τήνελλα · tēnella Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 940)
- τήνελλος · tēnellos Aristophanes, Knights (DIORISIS sentence 253)
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