αὖ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“again”). Cognate to Albanian a (“or”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /âu̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aw/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aβ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /av/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /av/
Adverb
αὖ • (aû)
- Again, anew, afresh, in turn; often after ordinal numerals; in a question, expressing impatience
- 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 526.again I tell [you] the fifth thing:
- τὸν δὲ πέμπτον αὖ λέγω
- tòn dè pémpton aû légō
- τὸν δὲ πέμπτον αὖ λέγω
- Further, moreover
- On the other hand after δέ (dé) in μέν ... δέ ... (mén ... dé ...)