αἰώρα

See also: αιώρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αἰώρη (aiṓrē) — Ionic
• αἰῶρᾰ (aiôră), ἐώρᾱ (eṓrā) — Koine

Etymology

Previously, an iterative verb **ϝαιϝωρέω (**waiwōréō) was reconstructed, from which this word was a derivation. This type is not accepted anymore. Taillardat assumes a derivation from the root of ᾰ̓είρω (ăeírō, “to lift; to raise up”), with a successive reduplication. However, Beekes finds this uncertain and leaves the etymology open.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɔ̌ː.raː/ → /ɛˈo.ra/ → /eˈo.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɔ̌ː.raː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈo.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈo.ra/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /eˈo.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈo.ra/

Noun

αἰώρᾱ • (aiṓrā) f (genitive αἰώρᾱς); first declension (Attic, Lyric)

1. swing; hammock; chariot on springs
2. noose; halter
3. oscillatory movement; seesaw
4. (medicine) passive exercise

Declension

First declension of ἡ αἰώρᾱ; τῆς αἰώρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ αἰώρᾱ hē aiṓrā	τὼ αἰώρᾱ tṑ aiṓrā	αἱ αἰῶραι hai aiôrai
Genitive	τῆς αἰώρᾱς tês aiṓrās	τοῖν αἰώραιν toîn aiṓrain	τῶν αἰωρῶν tôn aiōrôn
Dative	τῇ αἰώρᾳ tēî aiṓrāi	τοῖν αἰώραιν toîn aiṓrain	ταῖς αἰώραις taîs aiṓrais
Accusative	τὴν αἰώρᾱν tḕn aiṓrān	τὼ αἰώρᾱ tṑ aiṓrā	τᾱ̀ς αἰώρᾱς tā̀s aiṓrās
Vocative	αἰώρᾱ aiṓrā	αἰώρᾱ aiṓrā	αἰῶραι aiôrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ᾱ̔ αἰώρᾱ; τᾶς αἰώρᾱς (Lyric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ αἰώρᾱ hā aiṓrā	τὼ αἰώρᾱ tṑ aiṓrā	αἱ αἰῶραι hai aiôrai
Genitive	τᾶς αἰώρᾱς tâs aiṓrās	τοῖν αἰώραιν toîn aiṓrain	τᾶν αἰωρᾱ́ων / αἰωρᾶν tân aiōrā́ōn / aiōrân
Dative	τᾷ αἰώρᾳ tāî aiṓrāi	τοῖν αἰώραιν toîn aiṓrain	ταῖς αἰώραις / αἰώραισῐ / αἰώραισῐν taîs aiṓrais / aiṓraisĭ(n)
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν αἰώρᾱν tā̀n aiṓrān	τὼ αἰώρᾱ tṑ aiṓrā	τᾱ̀ς αἰώρᾱ̆ς tā̀s aiṓrā̆s
Vocative	αἰώρᾱ aiṓrā	αἰώρᾱ aiṓrā	αἰῶραι aiôrai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• αἰώρᾱ ψῡχῆς (aiṓrā psūkhês)
• αἰωρέω (aiōréō)
• αἰώρημᾰ (aiṓrēmă)
• αἰώρησῐς (aiṓrēsĭs)
• αἰωρητέον (aiōrētéon)
• αἰωρητός (aiōrētós)
• αἰωρῐ́ᾱ (aiōrĭ́ā)
• αἰωρῐ́ζω (aiōrĭ́zō)
• αἰωρῶ (aiōrô)

Descendants

• Greek: αιώρα (aióra)

Further reading

• “αἰώρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “αἰώρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “αἰώρα” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “αἰώρα” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN