ἠώς
See also: Ἠώς
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”), which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in Proto-Indo-European religion, corresponding to Ancient Greek goddess Ἠώς (Ēṓs). Cognates include Latin Aurora/aurora, Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn; Ushas”) and possibly Old English Ēostre and Old Armenian այգ (ayg), առաւաւտ (aṙawawt).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɛː.ɔ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e̝ˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈos/
- Hyphenation: ἠ‧ώς
Usage notes
Epic locative is ἠῶθι (ēôthi).
Inflection
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕως”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
Further reading
- “ἠώς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἠώς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἠώς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἠώς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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