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Headword:
Ἀποψοφιεῖν
Adler number: alpha,3659
Translated headword: to break wind
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] to fart, said politely. But [terms even] more polite [are] διαπνεῖν and ἀποπνεῖν .
Greek Original:Ἀποψοφιεῖν: τὸ πέρδεσθαι, εὐσχήμως λέγων. εὐσχημονέστερον δὲ διαπνεῖν καὶ ἀποπνεῖν.
Notes:
cf.
delta 706 and
alpha 3482, which derive from the present entry;
διαπνεῖν and
ἀποπνεῖν usually mean "to exhale".
For farting,
πέρδεσθαι , itself see
alpha 385, and generally J. Henderson,
The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 195-9.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 14 June 2001@16:22:26.
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