οὖθαρ

outhar

udder

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

500b11
Book III 3
Chapter 20 521b4–522b5

522a8

Chapter 21 522b6–523a12

523a1
523a2
Book VIII 1
Chapter 10 596a13–596b9

596a24

Dictionary (LSJ)

οὖθαρ, ατος, τό, prop. of animals, A. udder, Od. 9.440, Hdt. 4.2, Theoc. 8.42,69, etc.; καθιέναι τὸ οὖθαρ Arist. HA 523a1; τὰ οὔθατα distd. from οἱ μαστοί by Plu. 2.496c; eaten as a dish, ib.124f; later of women, breast, A. Ch. 532; ὡς οὖσα θῆλυς εἰκότως οὖ. φορῶ Telecl. 31. II. metaph., οὖ. ἀρούρης the richest, most fertile land, Il. 9.141, 283, h.Cer. 450, Cratin. 220; οὖ. ἀγαθῆς χθονός Ar. Fr. 110; of the vine, ὀπώρη οὔθατος ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος AP 9.645 (Maced.). (Cf. Skt. [umacracute]dhar, gen. [umacracute]dhnas, OE. ūder ‘udder’, Lat. ūber.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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