μαραίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. One proposed etymology maintains that the verb derived from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥n̥-ye-ti, a denominative in *-yeti to a nasal-infixed form of the root Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to die).[1] Alternatively, the term may have emerged from *mr̥n̥-h₂-ye-ti, a denominative to a nasal-infixed verb from *merh₂- (to crush), whence also perhaps Ancient Greek μάρναμαι (márnamai).[2][3] However, Beekes considers the reconstruction of a cluster with two neighboring vocalic sonorants to be impossible.[1] Perhaps suffixed with -αίνω (-aínō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μᾰραίνω • (măraínō)

  1. to quench (fire); (passive voice) (of fire) [to [die away]], go slowly out
  2. to waste, wither; (passive voice) to waste away, disappear, die away, abate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ἀμάραντος (amárantos)
  • ᾰ̓πομᾰραίνω (ăpomăraínō)
  • ἐκμᾰραίνω (ekmăraínō)
  • κᾰτᾰμᾰραίνω (kătămăraínō)
  • μᾰ́ρᾰνσῐς (mắrănsĭs)
  • προμᾰραίνω (promăraínō)

Descendants

  • Greek: μαραίνω (maraíno)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μαραίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 904
  2. ^ Asraf, Nadav (1 June 2023), The Middle Category in the Aorist Tense in the Homeric Epics: A Study of Form vs. Function[1], Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences., page 55
  3. ^ Bertocci, Davide (2016), “High-transitivity nasal presents between lexical etymology and morphology”, in Hansen, Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard, Whitehead, Benedicte Nielsen, Olander, Thomas, Anette Olsen, Birgit, editors, Etymology and the European Lexicon (Proceedings of the 14th Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaf)‎[2], page 29

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μᾰραίνω (măraínō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɾe.no/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧ραί‧νω

Verb

μαραίνω • (maraíno) (past μάρανα, passive μαραίνομαι)

  1. to wither, shrivel
    Ο ήλιος μαραίνει το λουλούδι.O ílios maraínei to louloúdi.The sun withers the flower.
  2. to eat away

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • με μάρανε (me márane) (idiomatic)