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ὀρεινός

ὀρεινός, mountainous, hilly

ὀρεινός, ή, όν, (ὄρος)
  • mountainous, hilly, χώρη Hdt. 1.110, cf. 2.34; opp. πεδινός, X. Cyr. 1.6.43; opp. πεδιάς, J. BJ 3.3.4; ὀρεινὴν οὖσαν [τὴν Ἀρκαδίαν] Arist. Mete. 351a3; ἡ ὀρεινή hill-country, Id. HA 556a4, al.
    • II of or from the mountains, dwelling on the mountains, οἱ ὀ. Θρᾶκες Th. 2.96, X. An. 7.4.11; of birds, Arist. HA 592b19; of plants, Thphr. HP 6.8.3; τὸ ἄγριον καὶ τὸ ὀ. his wild and mountain nature, Pl. Cra. 394e: metaph., ὀ. ἱμάτιον, = ἄκναπτον, Com.Adesp. 328.
    • III in Egypt, belonging to the edge of the desert, esp. as epith. of canals, PTeb. 61 (b). 160, al. (ii B. C.).

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