ὄνειαρ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to enjoy”); compare ὀνίνημι (onínēmi, “to profit, benefit”) and Old English unnan (“to grant, bestow”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ó.neː.ar/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈo.ni.ar/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈo.ni.ar/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈo.ni.ar/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈo.ni.ar/
Noun
ὄνειᾰρ • (óneiăr) n (genitive ὄνειᾰτος); third declension (Epic)
- boon, advantage
- relief, refreshment
- (in the plural) victuals, viands, provisions
- (in the plural) goods, treasures
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὄνειᾰρ óneiăr |
ὀνείᾰτε oneíăte |
ὀνείᾰτᾰ oneíătă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ὀνείᾰτος oneíătos |
ὀνειᾰ́τοιῐ̈ν oneiắtoiĭ̈n |
ὀνειᾰ́των oneiắtōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ὀνείᾰτῐ oneíătĭ |
ὀνειᾰ́τοιῐ̈ν oneiắtoiĭ̈n |
ὀνείᾰσῐ / ὀνείᾰσῐν / ὀνειᾰ́τεσῐ / ὀνειᾰ́τεσῐν / ὀνειᾰ́τεσσῐ / ὀνειᾰ́τεσσῐν oneíăsĭ(n) / oneiắtesĭ(n) / oneiắtessĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ὄνειᾰρ óneiăr |
ὀνείᾰτε oneíăte |
ὀνείᾰτᾰ oneíătă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὄνειᾰρ óneiăr |
ὀνείᾰτε oneíăte |
ὀνείᾰτᾰ oneíătă | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ὄνειαρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὄνειαρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ὄνειαρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press