ἤλιθα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to ἠλεός (ēleós, astray, distraught, crazed),[1] and based on the suffix -ιθ- (-ith-), from Pre-Greek.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ἤλῐθᾰ • (ḗlĭthă)

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. very much, exceedingly
  3. in vain, to no purpose

Derived terms

  • ἠλίθιος (ēlíthios)

Descendants

  • Greek: ηλίθιος (ilíthios)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἤλιθα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἠλεός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514

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