Page 1 of 1

Greek metal

PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:30 pm
by Gnaeus Dionysius Draco
Salvete,

Just a simple question: what is the ancient Greek word for "metal"? A word that could mean "gravity" or "ice" is also welcome. I forgot a lot, as you can see :). I need to know these words to form compounds with -kinesis for the novel I'm writing.

Optime valete,
Draco

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:32 am
by Q Valerius
ice is κρύσταλλος, hence crystal, and metal (iron) is σίδηρος.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:33 am
by Q Valerius
hm. can't display unicode? how about kru/stalloj and si/dhroj.

Re: Greek metal

PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:11 am
by Quintus Pomponius Atticus
Gnæus Dionysius Draco wrote:Salvete,

Just a simple question: what is the ancient Greek word for "metal"? A word that could mean "gravity" or "ice" is also welcome. I forgot a lot, as you can see :). I need to know these words to form compounds with -kinesis for the novel I'm writing.

Optime valete,
Draco


Salve Draco,

Here's a good link for such searches :

English to Greek Word Search.
This allows you to search the English definitions in LSJ.

Vale,

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:41 pm
by Gnaeus Dionysius Draco
Gratias vobis ago, amici.

What does sidhroi mean? The translator page Atticus suggested doesn't list this as a possibility. For "metal" an option seems to be quite simply "metallon" :).

Optime valete,
Draco

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:03 pm
by Q Valerius
Odd. My Oxford Dictionary says it means iron.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:20 pm
by Quintus Pomponius Atticus
Q. Valerius Scerio wrote:Odd. My Oxford Dictionary says it means iron.


It does, indeed. :)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:06 pm
by Gnaeus Dionysius Draco
Salve Scerio,

Ahh, I only searched on "metal" not on iron. That will probably be the reason why it wasn't listed. I wasn't disputing your authority here ;).

Optime vale,
Draco

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:29 pm
by Q Valerius
I thought I did specify that in my post "metal (iron)" - but hey, we all overlook things ;)