Difference between revisions of "Kestreus"
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Latin ''mugilis'' was misread as ''mugilus''. | Latin ''mugilis'' was misread as ''mugilus''. | ||
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See also: [[Kefalos]], [[Mugilis]] | See also: [[Kefalos]], [[Mugilis]] |
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Kestreus grece piscis cefalus mugilus.
Apparatus:
Kestreus AC ef | Kestereus B.
grece (gre A) piscis AC | piscis grece (g͂ f) B ef
cefalus AC | cephalus B f | zephalus ms. e
mugilus (-us B) ABC | mugillus ms. e | om. f
Translation:
Kestreus is Greek for Latin cefalus or mugilus {i.e. both meaning "mullet"}.
Commentary:
Greek κεστρεύς /kestreús/ means "mullet". κέφαλος /képhalos/ "a species of mullet".
Latin mugilis was misread as mugilus.