δονέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Windekens speculates a link to Sanskrit धूनोति (dhūnóti, to shake to and fro).[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δονέω • (donéō)

  1. to shake, cause to quiver, especially of the wind
  2. to drive about; disturb, terrify
  3. (of love) to agitate, excite
  4. (passive voice, of troops) to wheel
  5. (of sound) to murmur, buzz, rouse

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἁλῐ́δονος (halĭ́donos)
  • ἀμφῐδονέω (amphĭdonéō)
  • δόνημᾰ (dónēmă)

Descendants

  • Greek: δονώ (donó)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δονέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page dfs
  2. ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960), “δονέω”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 409

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