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τόνθων·

tonthon

[3] - παρά Kopivvn ἐπὶ νωτιαίου (votipiov codd

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What it meant

1. τόνθων · tonthōn — Beekes

τόνθων [3] - παρά Kopivvn ἐπὶ νωτιαίου (votipiov codd.) κρέως ὄνομα ‘name of the flesh on the spinal vertebrae (Corinnay (H.) = fr. 685 P. «ἘΡ *ETYM Bechtel 1921, 1: 310 supposes that it denotes a special delicacy, connecting tévOw ‘to be a glutton’ (see » τένθης). — [Beekes, s.v. τόνθων, p. 1544]

2. τόνθων · tonthōn — Chantraine

τόνθων : παρὰ Κορίννῃ ἐπὶ νωτιαίου (νοτιδίου cod.) κρέως τὸ ὄνομα (Hsch.) = fr. 685 Ῥ, Et.: Obscure. Voir, p. ex., Bechlel, Gr. Dial. 1, 310, qui suppose un Yrévôoc dont le mot serait dérivé, évoque τένθης « gourmand » et suppose qu'il s'agissait d’un morceau de choix. — [Chantraine, s.v. τόνθων, p. 1143]

3. τόνθων· · tonthōn· — LSJ

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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