ἀμᾰθῖτις,ιδος,ἡ, (ἄμαθος)
A. dwelling in sand, ἀ. κόγχοι sand-snails, Epich. 42 .ἄμᾰθος[ᾰμ],ἡ,
Ep. form ofἄμμος, sand,
Il. 5.587 , A.R. 4.1239 , etc.: pl.,links, dunesby the sea, h.Ap. 439 ; generally,sandy soil,
Nic. Th. 262 . (Dist. by Gramm., e.g. Sch. Il. 9.384 , fromψάμμος(q.v.) asdustfrom sea-sand, but prob. wrongly:—ἄμ-is forἅμ-,i. e.σάμ-,cf.sand.)