νεόσσιον

νεοσσ-ίον, Att. νεόττ- (later νοσσίον Lyr. in Philol. 80.336), τό,

• Dim. of νεοσσός, nestling, chick, Arist. HA 536a30: metaph., τοῦ πατρὸς ν. ‘chip of the old block’, Ar. Av. 767, cf. Thphr. Char. 2.6.
• • • 2 yolk of an egg, Men. 42 (prob.), Diph. 121, Hsch. [changed accent to νεό- to follow majority of current edd.]

νεόσσιον, τό, att. νεόττιον, dim. von νεοσσός, junger Vogel, bes. Küchlein, Ar. Av. 547, νεόττιον τοῦ πατρός, 767 ; aber auch von anderen Tieren, Arist. H.A. 4.9, 5.8 ; Ael. H.A. 17.15 ; Kindchen (die Akzentuation νεοσσίον ist falsch).