ἰαίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

In Sanskrit we find इषण्यति (iṣaṇyati, to urge on, incite), that might correspond to the Greek verb. However, the etymology has been doubted because of the deviant meanings. If correct, these two verbs may be derivatives of an r/n-stem, which was based on primary इष्यति (iṣyati, to impel, send), इष्णाति (iṣṇāti, to incite, throw, swing).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἰαίνω (iaínō)

  1. (transitive) to heat, warm
  2. (also metaphorically) to melt
  3. to relax by warmth
  4. (more frequently) to warm, cheer

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ἰαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἰαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἰαίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἰαίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • ἰαίνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἰαίνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • 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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