𐀴π€ͺ𐀑𐀆

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Mycenaean Greek

Etymology

A compound of 𐀴π€ͺ (ti-ri, β€œthree”) + *𐀑𐀆 (*-po-de, β€œfoot”), the unattested Mycenaean equivalent of πούς (poΓΊs, β€œfoot”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρίποδΡς (trΓ­podes).

Noun

𐀴π€ͺ𐀑𐀆 (ti-ri-po-de /trΓ­podes/) (nominative plural)

  1. tripods
    • c. 1200 BCE (LH IIIB2 - LH IIIC), Pylos Ta 641:
      𐀴π€ͺ𐀑𐀆 𐁁𐀐𐀄 𐀐𐀩𐀯𐀍 𐀸𐀐 𐃠 π„ˆ
      ti-ri-po-de a3-ke-u ke-re-si-jo we-ke TRI 2
      /tripodes krΔ“sijo(-)werges(?) /
      tripods of Cretan workmanship: 2 tripods

References

  • (basic translation of PY Ta 641:) Duhoux, Yves (2008) β€œChapter 9: Mycenaean anthology”, in Duhoux, Yves & Anna Morpurgo Davies, editors, A Companion to Linear B: Mycenaean Greek Texts and Their World (BibliothΓ¨que des Cahiers de l'Institut de linguistique de Louvain. AntiquitΓ©; 120), volume 1, Louvain-la-Neuve: Peeters, β†’ISBN, pages 320–321