ἄση

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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If the word originally meant "surfeit", then it could derive from ἄω (áō, to satiate). Unlikely is the suggestion by Solmsen, who assumed an analogically preserved suffix -σᾱ- from the zero grade root ἀ- < Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-, rejecting a pre-form *sh₂-ti̯-eh₂-. It would be better to posit *(h)ad-s-ā, an old collective from the s-stem in ἅδος (hádos, satiation); problematic, however, is the failure of a geminate -σσ- to appear in Aeolic. The simplification to -σ- would be due to epic influence, according to Schwyzer, but all in all, the explanation is not entirely convincing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἄση (ásēf (genitive ἄσης); first declension

  1. surfeit, loathing, nausea
  2. distress, vexation
  3. longing, desire

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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