χαμάδις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the same Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰm̥-, zero grade of *dʰéǵʰōm (compare χθών (khthṓn)), as found in χαμᾶζε (khamâze) and χαμαί (khamaí).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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χᾰμάδῐς (khamádis)

  1. to the ground
    Synonym: χαμᾶζε (khamâze)

Further reading

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  • χαμάδις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • χαμάδις in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • χαμάδις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press