λιμναῖος

λιμν-αῖος, α, ον, (λίμνη)

• of or from the marsh, ὄρνιθας χερσαίους καὶ λ. both land-fowl and water-fowl, Hdt. 7.119, cf. Ar. Av. 272; of the crocodile, ἐὸν . . τετράπουν, χερσαῖον καὶ λ. ἐστι Hdt. 2.68; λ. κρηνῶν τέκνα, of frogs, Ar. Ra. 211; of the beaver, Nic. Al. 307; of an eel, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 8.355d (vulg. λιμνία) λ. φυτόν water-plant, Plu. Pyth. 2.399f.
• • • 2 of water, stagnant, Hp. Aër. 7.
    • 3 of or for marshes, λ. πλοῖον, σκάφος, PLond. 2.317.9 (ii A.D.), Hld. 1.31; λ. ἄνεμοι Hsch.
  • II (Λίμναι) of or from Limnae, epith. of Dionysus, from his temple there, Call. Fr. 37 P.: but Λιμναῖον, τό, a temple of Artemis at Limnae, on the borders of Laconia and Messenia, Str. 8.4.9, cf. Paus. 3.2.6: hence she was called Λιμνᾶτις v. λιμνήτης; also Λιμναία, epith. of Artemis at Sicyon and elsewhere, Id. 2.7.6, etc.

λιμναῖος -α -ον [λίμνη] swampy, stagnant, of water Hp. Aër. 7 | τὰ λιμναῖα σκάφη swamp boats, i.e. that are used in swamps Hld. 1.31.2 ‖ marshy: στόμα mouth of the Maiotis Opp. 4.507 ‖ pertaining to a marsh, living in swamps Hdt. 2.68.1 (crocodile); Aristoph. Av. 272 (birds), Ran. 211 (frogs); Thphr. H.P. 1.5.3 Plut. Pyth. 399f (plants) ‖ that comes from swamps Hsch. (winds).

λιμναῖος, im See, Sumpf lebend, wachsend ; ὄρνιθες λιμναῖοι, Wasservögel, im Ggstz der χερσαῖοι, Her. 7.119 ; bei Ar. Ran. 211 heißen die Frösche λιμναῖα κρηνῶν τέκνα ; κάστωρ, Nic. Al. 307, φρύνη, 589. Auch φυτόν, Sumpfpflanze, Plut. Pyth.Or. 12.

λιμναῖος, α, ον λίμνη

• of or from the marsh or mere, ὄρνιθας χερσαίους τε καὶ λ. both land-fowl and water fowl, Hdt., Ar.