ἄνεμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, a nominal derivative of *h₂en(h₁)- (“breathe”). Cognates include Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, “wind”), and Latin animus, Old Frisian omma, and possibly Sanskrit अनिल (ánila); Cf. also Tocharian B āñme (“self; soul”) and Old Armenian անձն (anjn, “person”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ánemos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ánɛmos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ánemos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ánemos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ánemos/

Noun

ἄνεμος (genitive ἀνέμου) m, second declension; (anemos)

1. wind, breeze, gale
2. one of the four cardinal directions

Inflection

Second declension of ἄνεμος, ἀνέμου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἄνεμος	ἀνέμω	ἄνεμοι
Genitive	ἀνέμου	ἀνέμοιν	ἀνέμων
Dative	ἀνέμῳ	ἀνέμοιν	ἀνέμοις
Accusative	ἄνεμον	ἀνέμω	ἀνέμους
Vocative	ἄνεμε	ἀνέμω	ἄνεμοι

Descendants

• Greek: άνεμος

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G417