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Prolagus commented on the word pternectomy
Heel removal.
August 8, 2008
frindley commented on the word pternectomy
Which of course is something that actually happens in certain versions of Cinderella: the stepmother hacks off one of her daughters' heels in a vain attempt to make her fit the slipper. What's Greek for "ow"?
August 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pternectomy
Ah, if only we'd have read one of those versions when we were young'ns. I came across it years after I was grown and was horrified and fascinated.
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pternectomy
I tried my best to find the Ancient Greek word for ow. In Aristophanes's Θεσμοφο�?ιάζουσαι (Thesmophoriazusae = Women celebrating Thesmophoria) it is ωι (cf. here, end of page 21), but unfortunately it lacks diacritics.
February 26, 2009