σαίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The etymology is unexplained. It must be rejected the suggestion of Solmsen, who reconstructs a word for "penis" and connects Lithuanian tvìnstu (to swell out (of a river)), and connects other word with σα-, like σάτυρος (sáturos, satyr).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σαίνω (saínō)

  1. (of dogs) I wag the tail, fawn
  2. (figuratively) I fawn, cringe, crouch
  3. I fawn on, pay court to, greet
  4. I gladden, especially with hope or conviction
  5. I beguile, cozen, deceive

Inflection

Derived terms

  • περῐσαίνω (perisaínō)
  • προσσαίνω (prossaínō)
  • σαινῐ́δωρος (sainídōros)
  • σαίνουρος (saínouros)

Further reading

  • σαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • σαίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • σαίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • σαίνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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