οὖθαρ

οὖθαρ, ατος, τό, prop. of animals,

• udder, Od. 9.440, Hdt. 4.2, Theoc. 8.42, 69, etc.; καθιέναι τὸ οὖθαρ Arist. HA 523a1; τὰ οὔθατα distd. from οἱ μαστοί by Plu. Am. prol. 2.496c; eaten as a dish, ib.Sanit. 124f; later of women, breast, A. Ch. 532; ὡς οὖσα θῆλυς εἰκότως οὖ. φορῶ Telecl. 31.
• • II metaph., οὖ. ἀρούρης the richest, most fertile land, Il. 9.141, 283, h.Cer. 450, Cratin. 220; οὖ. ἀγαθῆς χθονός Ar. Fr. 110; of the vine, ὀπώρη οὔθατος ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος AP 9.645 (Maced.). (Cf. Skt. u᷄dhar, gen. u᷄dhnas, OE. ūder ‘udder’, Lat. ūber.)

οὖθαρ, ατος, τό (vgl. uber), das Guter ; eigtl. von Tieren, z.B. Schafen, οὔθατα γὰρ σφαραγεῦντο, Od. 9.440 ; Her. 4.2 u. Sp., wie Plut., der de amor. prol. 3 sagt τῶν ἄλλων ζώων ὑπὸ τὴν γαστέρα τὰ οὔθατα χαλᾷ τοὺς μαστούς, also Euter u. Zitzen unterscheidet. – Auch von Menschen, die Mutterbrust, Aesch. Ch. 525.
Uebertr., οὖθαρ ἀρούρης, der fruchtbarste Teil des Acker- od. Saatlandes, Il. 9.141, 283, h.Cer. 450.

οὖθαρ

-ατος, τό

[cf. L. uber, Eng. udder.]

The udder of an animal Od. 9.440.

Fig, in reference to richness of soil : Ἄργος, οὖθαρ ἀρούρης Il. 9.141= 283.

οὖθαρ , ατος: udder; met., ἀρούρης, of fat land, Il. 9.141.

οὖθαρ, τό,

• • Ithe udder of animals, Od., Hdt.: rarely of women, the breast, Aesch.
  • IImetaph., οὖθαρ ἀρούρης the richest, most fertile land, like Virgilʼs uber arvi, Il.; of the vine, οὖθαρ βοτρύων Anth.