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ἄμαθος

ἄμαθος, sandy soil

ἄμᾰθος [ᾰμ], ἡ, Ep. form of ἄμμος,
  • sand, Il. 5.587, A.R. 4.1239, etc.: pl., links, dunes by the sea, h.Ap. 439; generally, sandy soil, Nic. Th. 262. (Dist. by Gramm., e.g. Sch. Il. 9.384, from ψάμμος (q.v.) as dust from sea-sand, but prob. wrongly:—ἄμ- is for ἅμ-, i. e. σάμ-, cf. sand.)

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