νέφος
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
νείφω
Transliteration (Word)
neiphō
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Etymon)
nephos
Century
2 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Peri orthographias, Lentz III/2, p. 554
Ed.
A. Lentz, Grammatici graeci III/2, Leipzig 1870
Quotation
νείφω τὸ χιονίζω διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου. ἔστι γὰρ νέφος […] ἐκ τούτου οὖν τοῦ νέφος γίνεται νέφω καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ι νείφω