θοδράκιον

θοδράκιον

neut nom /voc /acc sg

θοδράκιον,

A v. θρόδαξ.

Θριώ· λίπος· ἑορτὴ Ἀπόλλωνος, καὶ ἡ σύντροφος αὐτοῦ, Hsch. [full] θρόδαξ, Cypr. for θρίδαξ, Id.:—[var] Dim. [full] θοδράκιον, τό, Choerob. in An.Ox. 2.218 (sic cod.).

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `lettuce' (Epich., Ion., hell.).

Derivatives: θριδακί̄νη `id.' (Att., hell.; Chantraine Formation 204) with -ῑνίς f. (Stratt.), θριδακίσκα (Alkm. 20; Chantraine 407), θριδάκιον (Plu.); also θριδακίας = μανδραγόρας θῆλυς (Dsk., Chantraine 94) and the adj. θριδακ-ηΐς f. (Nic.), - ώδης (Dsc.) `lettuce-like'. - Several side-forms: θίδραξ (Arr., H.) with θιδρακίνη (H.; liquidametathesis; Schwyzer 258), θρύδαξ (pap.; after θρύον?), θρόδαξ (H.) with θοδράκιον (Choerob.).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Acc. to Nehring Glotta 14, 151 Pre-Greek. Because of the typical leaves Strömberg Pflanzennamen 39 thinks of θρῖον `fig-leaf, leaf in gen..' and compares οἶδαξ `unripe figs'. Through association with τρι- `three' arose folketymological τετρακίνη = θριδακίνη (Hippon. 135). (Not with Wood ClassPhil. 16, 64f. to ONo. drīta `cacare' etc.) For ο\/ι cf. τορνία σταφυλή beside θρινία ἄμπελος, Fur. 392.

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