ἀήρ

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ἠέρος (Homeric)
• ἀβήρ (Doric)
• αὐήρ (Aeolic)
• ἠήρ (Ionic)

[edit] Etymology

From *ἀϝήρ, perhaps related to ἄημι (aēmi), “‘I blow’”) or ἀείρω (aeirō), “‘I lift, raise’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [aːɛː́r]

• (Koine): IPA: [aːˈeːr]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [aˈir]

[edit] Noun

ἀήρ (genitive ἀέρος) m, third declension; (āēr)

1. mist
2. air
3. wind
4. space, volume
5. blue or grey (the colour of the sky)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G109