γαίω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From earlier *γᾱϝjω; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w-[1]; compare γάνυμαι (gánumai) and gaudeo[2].
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡǎi̯.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈʝe.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈʝe.o/
Usage notes
- In the Ilias, only in the formulaic expression "κύδεϊ (kúdeï) γαίων" ("rejoicing in his glory"), used exclusively for gods.
Further reading
- γαίω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
References
- Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 163
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “gaudeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 255
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