ὀρχέομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ergʰ- (to mount),[1] whence also perhaps Hittite [script needed] (arkatta, to mount sexually).[2] Frisk suggests that term may constitute an iterative-intensive formation from ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, to come, go), for which see there for more. Watkins posits a connection with ὄρχις (órkhis, testicle), which appears semantically tenuous.[3]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀρχέομαι • (orkhéomai)

  1. to dance
  2. to represent by dancing or pantomime
  3. (figuratively) to leap, bound
  4. (active voice) to cause to dance

Usage notes

According to Beekes, the term primarily means "to mount" in inscriptions.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνορχέομαι (anorkhéomai)
  • ἀντορχέομαι (antorkhéomai)
  • ἀπορχέομαι (aporkhéomai)
  • δῐορχέομαι (dĭorkhéomai)
  • ἐξορχέομαι (exorkhéomai)
  • ἐπορχέομαι (eporkhéomai)
  • κᾰτορχέομαι (kătorkhéomai)
  • πᾰρορχέομαι (părorkhéomai)
  • περιορχέομαι (periorkhéomai)
  • προορχέομαι (proorkhéomai)
  • προσορχέομαι (prosorkhéomai)
  • σῠνορχέομαι (sŭnorkhéomai)
  • ὑπορχέομαι (huporkhéomai)
  • ὀρχηθμός (orkhēthmós)
  • ὄρχημᾰ (órkhēmă)
  • ὄρχησῐς (órkhēsĭs)
  • ὀρχησμός (orkhēsmós)
  • ὀρχηστήρ (orkhēstḗr)
  • ὀρχηστής (orkhēstḗs)
  • ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā)
  • ὀρχηστύς (orkhēstús)

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 238-239
  2. ^ Grestenberger, Laura (1 January 2016), “Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European Deponents”, in Indo-European Linguistics[1], volume 4, number 1, Brill, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 131-132
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὀρχέομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1115

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