ἄρδην

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Contracted from ἀέρδην (aérdēn), from the root of ἀείρω (aeírō, to lift) + -δην (-dēn, deverbal adverb suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ᾱ̓́ρδην • (ā́rdēn)

  1. lifted up on high
  2. completely, utterly

Descendants

  • > Greek: άρδην (árdin) (inherited)

References

  • ἄρδην”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἄρδην”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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