ἱμάς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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As a secondary formation in -ντ-, this word presupposed a noun *ἱμᾱ (*himā) or ἱμα (hima) meaning "rope", which is also continued in ἱμάω (himáō), ἱμάσθλη (himásthlē) and ἱμαῖος (himaîos). An n-stem is continued by ἱμονιά (himoniá), which probably derives from *ἱμων (*himōn). This last form exactly matches Proto-Germanic *sīmô (rope), and also Sanskrit सीमन् (sīman, border, frontier, margin), all from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂i-men (to tie, bind). A suffix -m- is also found in Irish sim (chain).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἱμᾱ́ς (himā́sm (genitive ἱμᾰ́ντος); third declension

  1. leathern strap or thong
  2. straps on which the body of a chariot was hung
  3. boxing glove, consisting of several straps put round the hand
  4. chinstrap of a helmet
  5. magic girdle of Aphrodite
  6. whip, scourge
  7. thong or latchet of a sandal
  8. dog leash
  9. well-rope
  10. diseased condition of the uvula
  11. (architecture) planks laid on rafters

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ιμάντας (imántas)

Further reading

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