Q .
Q
Q, q, qh`ta , tov , indecl., eighth letter of the Gr. alphabet: as numeral qV = ejnneva, e[nato" , but Ëq = 90000. — q is the aspirated dental mute, related to the tenuis t and the medial d. q is sometimes represented by f , as qlavw flavw ; so in Lat. qhvr ( Aeol. fhvr ) fera; quvra fores; by b, as ej-ruqrov" ruber, ou\qar uber.
II.
changes of
q
in the Gr. dialects:
1.
Lacon., into
"
, as
savlassa sei`osÆAsavna parsevno"
for
qavlassa qei`osÆAqavna parqevno"
.
2.
Aeol.
and
Dor.
into
t
, as
au\ti" ejnteu`qen
for
au\qi" ejnteu`qen
.
3.
when
q
was repeated in two foll. syllables, the former became
t
, as
jAtqiv"
.
qaavssw
qaavssw , Ep. form of qavssw , only in pres. and impf. , to sit, Hom .; Ep. inf. qaassevmen Od.
qajdwvlia
qajdwvlia , crasis for ta; eJdwvlia .
qaveo »a<Eth>1/4 , imperat. of qavomai .
qa<Eth>evomai , Dor. for qhevomai ( Ion. form of qeavomai ), Pind. , Theocr. ; aor. I imper. qavhsai Anth.
qavhma
qavhma , ato", tov , Dor. for qevama , a sight, wonder, Theocr.
qahtov"
qa<Eth>htov" , hv, ovn , Dor. for qhhtov" .
qaijmavtia
qaijmavtia, qaijmativdia , crasis for ta; iJmavtia , etc.
qairov", QAIRO vS
QAIRO vS , oJ , the hinge of a door or gate, Il.
qakeuvw
qa<Eth>keuvw, = sq. , Plut.
qa<Eth>kevw , Ion. and Dor. Qwkevw , ( qa`ko" ) to sit, Hdt ., Trag. ; c. acc. cogn. , qakou`nti pagkratei`" eJdra" sitting on imperial throne, Aesch. : suppliants, Soph. , Eur. Hence qavkhma
qavkhma