αἴνυμαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ainúmai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (to give, be given) + *-néw-. Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀝𐀕𐀜 (ai-nu-me-no /Ainumenos/), further with Tocharian B ai-, Tocharian A e- (to give, take).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

αἴνῠμαι (aínumai)

  1. (poetic, chiefly Epic) to take, take off, take hold of

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “αἴνυμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40

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