δεκάμηνος

dekamenos

ten months old

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book V 1
Chapter 14 544b12–546b14

545b2
Book VI 2
Chapter 21 575a13–575b20

575b14

Chapter 23 577a18–577b18

577a28
Book VII 2
Chapter 3 583a14–583b28

583b25

Chapter 4 583b29–585a28

584a37
Generation of Animals 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29

772b9

Chapter 10 777a32–778a12

777b14

Dictionary (LSJ)

δεκάμηνος, ον, A. ten months old, σκύλαξ X. Cyn. 7.6, cf. Theoc. 24.1. 2. in the tenth month, ἡ αἵρεσις ἐγένετο ἔς τι δ. Hdt. 9.3; τὰ δ. (sc. παιδία) Hp. Septim. 7; γυνὴ κυεῖ δ. prob. l. in Men. 413; τόκος δ. Arist. GA 777b14: neut. pl. as Adv., ib.772b9. 3. consisting of ten months, ἡ δ. (sc. περίοδος) Placit. 5.18.1: Subst. δεκάμηνον, τό, Schwyzer 195.12 (Delos, ii B.C.), PRyl. 88.17 (ii A.D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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