νεανίας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From νεάν (neán, young), from νέος (néos, young).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς • (neāníās) m (genitive νεᾱνῐ́ου); first declension

(Attic, Doric)
  1. young man, youth
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.278:
      νεηνίῃ ἀνδρὶ ἐοικώς
      neēníēi andrì eoikṓs
      in the likeness of a young man
    1. young, active; hot-headed, headstrong
      • 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 1041:
        νεανίας γενοῦ ἔργοισι
        neanías genoû érgoisi
        be young in action
      • 423 BCE, Euripides, The Suppliants 580:
        νῦν δ’ ἔτ’ εἶ νεανίας
        nûn d’ ét’ eî neanías
        As yet you are young and rash.

Inflection

  • νεᾱνῐείᾱ (neānieíā)
  • νεᾱνῐεύομαι (neānieúomai)
  • νεᾱνίζω (neānízō)

References

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