Abstract
In his work Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος (De natura animalium X 44) Claudius Aelian describes cicadas’ names in the following way: „There are, it seems, many species of cicada (τέττιξ), and those who are skilled in these matters enumerate them and report their names. Thus, the Ashen one (τεφράς) is so called from its colour; whence the Membrax (μέμβραξ) got its name I do not know; and Chirper (λακέτας), it appears, is the name for a cicada; and I have heard tell of the Long-tail (κερκώπη) and the Shriller (ἀχέτας) and the Prickly one (ἀκάνθιος). Well, these are all the kinds of Cicada of which I remember having heard the names, but if anyone has got to know more than those that I have mentioned, he must tell them” (translated by Scholfield 1959: 339–341). It is necessary to follow Aelian’s suggestion and explain all the mentioned cicadas’ names from the point of view of the Greek etymology and word-formation.
Highlights
In his work Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος (De natura animalium X 44) Claudius Aelian describes cicadas’ names in the following way: „There are, it seems, many species of cicada, and those who are skilled in these matters enumerate them and report their names
Tyle zasłyszanych gatunków cykad zachowałem w pamięci, ale jeśli ktoś zna więcej, niech podzieli się swą wiedzą
The brevity of Aelian’s relation makes it impossible to establish the exact meaning of the Ancient Greek „scientific” terms
Summary
W rozdziale X 44 dzieła De natura animalium Klaudiusz Elian stwierdza, że istnieje wiele gatunków cykad, które posiadają osobne nazwy w języku greckim. Klaudiusz Elian wylicza wszystkie znane mu nazwy cykad, ale nie precyzuje, z jakiego źródła je zaczerpnął, ani też nie podaje, na czym konkretnie polegały owe różnice terminologiczne. Tekst grecki brzmi następująco: Γένη δὲ ἄρα καὶ τεττίγων οὐκ ὀλίγα ἦν, καὶ αὐτὰ οἱ δεινοὶ εἰδέναι ἀριθμοῦσι, καὶ ὀνόματα ᾄδουσιν αὐτῶν. Tyle zasłyszanych gatunków cykad zachowałem w pamięci, ale jeśli ktoś zna więcej, niech podzieli się swą wiedzą. Klaudiusz Elian jasno wskazuje, że istnieje wiele gatunków cykad (γένη τεττίγων οὐκ ὀλίγα ἦν) i że decyduje się wyliczyć ich miana funkcjonujące
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