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τράμις

tramis

[f

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What it meant

1. τράμις · tramis — Beekes

τράμις [f.] ‘the narrow space between the legs between the anus and the genitals: the perineum’ (Archil, Hippon. Ar, Ruf., Luc), acc. to H. = τὸ τρῆμα τῆς ἕδρας, ὁ ὄρρος. τινὲς ἔντερον, οἱ δὲ ἰσχίον ‘the hole of the seat, the rump; the innards, the hip-joint (or the flesh around it) DER διάτραμις = λισπόπυγος (Stratt.). sETYM Frisk explains it as a zero grade verbal noun in *-mi-, from the same root as τόρμος … — [Beekes, s.v. τράμις, p. 1549]

2. τράμις · tramis — Chantraine

τράμις : ἢ epérinée» (Archil, Hippon,, Ar, Ruf, Luc.); glose confuse d'Hsch. s.u., τὸ τρῆμα τῆς ἕδρας, ὁ ὄρρος " τινὲς ἔντερον, οἱ δὲ ἰσχίον. Composés : διάτραμις (Stratt.), selon Poll. ὦ, 184 = λισπόπυγος ; τερπότραμις (Télécl.) ; épithètes d'invertis. — [Chantraine, s.v. τράμις, p. 1147]

3. τράμις · tramis — Frisk

τράμις f. "der enge Raum zwischen den Beinen vom After bis zur Schaın, das Perineum’ (Archil., Hippon., Ar., Ruf., Luk.), nach H. = τὸ τρῆμα τῆς ἕδρας, ὁ ὄρρος. τινὲς ἔντερον, οἱ δὲ ἰσχίον. Dazu διάτραμις = λισπόπυγος (Stratt.). — Schwundstufiges Verbalnomen mit wı-Suffix neben dem hochstufigen τόρμος mit no-Suffix; zu τείρω, τετραίνω. — [Frisk, s.v. τράμις, p. 1889]

4. τράμις · tramis — LSJ

the perineum, line which divides the scrotum and runs on to the breech

the perineum or line which divides the scrotum and runs on to the breech, Archil. 195, Hippon. 84, Ar. Th. 246, Ruf. Onom. 101, Luc. Lex. 2:—the acc. τράμιν has a long ι, if Hippon. l.c. is sound; the acc. τράμην in EM 763.56 is f.l. for τράμιν, cf. Sch.Luc. p.191 R.

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