Doric Greek - Glossary - Laconian

Laconian

• ἀβήρ abêr storeroom οἴκημα στοὰς ἔχον, ταμεῖον Λάκωνες
• ἀβώρ abôr dawn (Attic ἠώς êôs) (Latin aurora)
• ἄδδα adda need,deficiency (Attic endeia) Aristophanes of Byzantium(fr. 33)
• ἀδδαυόν addauon dry (i.e. azauon) or addanon (Attic xêron)
• αἴκουδα aikouda (Attic aischunē) αἰσχύνη. Λάκωνες
• αἵματία haimatia blood-broth, Spartan Melas Zomos Black soup) (haima haimatos blood)
• ἀΐτας aïtas (Attic ἐρώμενος erōmenos) "beloved boy (in a pederastic relationship)"
• ἀκκόρ akkor tube,bag (Attic askos)
• ἀκχαλίβαρ akchalibar bed (Attic skimpous)(Koine krabbatos)
• ἀμβροτίξας ambrotixas having begun, past participle(amphi or ana..+ ?) (Attic aparxamenos, aparchomai) (Doric -ixas for Attic -isas)
• ἀμπέσσαι ampesai (Attic amphiesai) to dress
• ἀπαβοίδωρ apaboidôr out of tune (Attic ekmelôs) (Cf.Homeric singer Aoidos) / emmelôs,aboidôr in tune
• Ἀπέλλα apella (Attic ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) "assembly in Sparta" (verb apellazein)
• ἀρβυλίς arbylis (Attic ἀρύβαλλος aryballos) (Hesychius <ἀρβυλίδα>· λήκυθον. Λάκωνες)
• ἄττασι attasi wake up,get up (Attic anastêthi)
• βάβαλον babalon imperative of cry aloud, shout (Attic kraugason)
• βάγαρον bagaron (Attic χλιαρόν chliaron 'warm') (Cf. Attic φώγω phōgō 'roast') (Laconian word)
• βαφά bapha broth (Attic zômos) (Attic βαφή baphê dipping of red-hot iron in water (Koine and Modern Greek βαφή vafi dyeing)
• βείκατι beikati twenty (Attic εἴκοσι eikosi)
• βέλα bela sun and dawn Laconian (Attic helios Cretan abelios)
• βερνώμεθα bernômetha Attic klêrôsômetha we will cast or obtain by lot (inf. berreai) (Cf.Attic meiresthai receive portion, Doric bebramena for heimarmenê, allotted by Moirai)
• βέσκερος beskeros bread (Attic artos)
• βήλημα bêlêma hindrance, river dam (Laconian)
• βηρίχαλκον bêrichalkon fennel (Attic marathos) (chalkos bronze)
• βίβασις bibasis Spartan dance for boys and girls
• βίδυοι bidyoi bideoi, bidiaioi also "officers in charge of the ephebes at Sparta"
• βίὡρ biôr almost,maybe (Attic ἴσως isôs, σχεδόν schedon) wihôr
• βλαγίς blagis spot (Attic kêlis)
• βοῦα boua "group of boys in the Spartan agōgē"
• βο(υ)αγός bo(u)agos "leader of a boua at Sparta"
• βυλλίχης bullichês Laconian dancer (Attic orchêstês)
• βώνημα bônêma speech (Homeric,Ionic eirêma eireo) (Cf.Attic phônêma sound, speech)
• γαβεργόρ gabergor labourer (ga earth wergon work) (Cf.geôrgos farmer)
• γαιάδας gaiadas citizens,people (Attic dêmos)
• γονάρ gonar mother Laconian (gonades children Eur. Med. 717)
• δαβελός dabelos torch (Attic dalos)(Syracusan daelos, dawelos)(Modern Greek davlos) (Laconian δαβῇ dabêi (Attic kauthêi) it should be burnt)
• δίζα diza goat (Attic aix) and Hera aigophagos Goat-eater in Sparta
• εἴρην eirēn (Attic ἔφηβος ephēbos) "Spartan youth who has completed his 12th year"
• εἰσπνήλας eispnēlas (Attic ἐραστής erastēs) one who inspires love, a lover (Attic eispneô inhale,breathe)
• ἐξωβάδια exôbadia (Attic enôtia ; ôta ears)
• ἔφοροι ephoroi (Attic ἔφοροι ἄρχοντες archontes) "high officials at Sparta". Cf. Attic ἔφορος ephoros "overseer, guardian"
• Θοράτης Thoratês Apollon thoraios containing the semen, god of growth and increase
• θρῶναξ thrônax drone (Attic kêphên)
• κάφα kapha washing,bathing-tub (Attic loutêr) (Cf.skaphê basin,bowl)
• κελοῖα keloia (kelya, kelea also) "contest for boys and youths at Sparta"
• κίρα kirafox (Attic alôpêx) (Hsch kiraphos).
• μεσόδμα mesodma, messodoma woman and ἀνθρωπώ anthrôpô (Attic gunê)
• μυρταλίς myrtalis Butcher's broom (Attic oxumursinê) (Myrtale real name of Olympias)
• πάσορ pasor passion (Attic pathos)
• πόρ por leg,foot (Attic pous)
• πούρδαιν pourdain restaurant (Koine mageirion) (Cf.purdalon, purodansion (from pyr fire hence pyre)
• σαλαβάρ salabar cook (Common Doric/Attic mageiros)
• σίκα sika 'pig' (Attic hus) and grôna female pig.
• σιρία siria safeness (Attic asphaleia)
• ψιθωμίας psithômias ill,sick (Attic asthenês) Λάκωνες τὸν ἀσθενῆ
• ψιλάκερ psilaker first dancer
• ὠβά ôba (Attic κώμη kōmē) "village; one of five quarters of the city of Sparta"