ὀτρύνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (to stir, move, hasten, hurry) with irregular metathesis, related to Sanskrit तुर (tura, strong, powerful), Sanskrit त्वरते (tvárate, hasten, hurry, urge), Albanian turrem (I rush), the Celtic tribe Turones, and Latin Tyras. However, the initial ὀ- prefix is not expected. See also σαίρω (saírō, to sweep).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀτρῡ́νω • (otrū́nō)

  1. to stir up, rouse, encourage
  2. (middle voice) to hasten

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὀτρύνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1123
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὀτραλέως”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1123

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