ἡμίφωνος
ἡμίφωνος, half-pronounced
ἡμί-φωνος, ον,
- half-pronounced, λέξις Aristaenet. 1.10.
- 2 Subst. ἡμίφωνον, τό, a semi-vowel, as ρ ς, Arist. Po. 1456b27, Phld. Po. 2.16, D.H. Comp. 14, D.T. 631.16, etc.
- II half able to speak, Gal. UP 6.3; half-vocal, of certain signs of the Zodiac, Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.166, Vett.Val. 5.24:—hence ἡμι-φωνία, ἡ, Steph. in Hp. 1.184D.
ἡμί·φωνος, ος, ον [ῐ]
1 adj. qui n’est prononcé qu’à moitié, Aristén. 1, 10 ||
2 subst. τὸ ἡμίφωνον (s. e. γράμμα, στοιχεῖον) demi-voyelle (c. à d. selon la doctrine des grammairiens grecs les liquides λ, μ, ν, ρ ; la sifflante σ, les sons doubles ζ, ξ, ψ) Arstt. Poet. 20, 3 ; D. Thr. 631, 16 ; DH. Comp. p. 72, 10 ; Plut. M. 1008b; Héph. 1, 14, etc.
Étym. ἡμι-, φωνή.
ἡμίφωνος, halbtönend, Halbvocal (σ, ρ), Arist. poet. 20 ; B.A. 631 ; – λέξις, halb ausgesprochen, Aristaen. 1.10.