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σφενδόνη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Often connected with σφεδανός (sphedanós), σφοδρός (sphodrós), σφαδάζω (sphadázō), and Sanskrit स्पन्दते (spandate, to vibrate, tremble, quake), as well as with Latin funda (sling), with formation structure similar to that of ἀγχόνη (ankhónē), βελόνη (belónē), and περόνη (perónē). The similarity with the Latin term suggests a Mediterranean, Anatolian, and/or Pre-Greek borrowing for both.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σφενδόνη (sphendónēf (genitive σφενδόνης); first declension

  1. a sling
    1. a sling as part of a crane used in unloading ships
  2. anything fundiform:
    1. (medicine) a sling:
      1. for a disabled arm
      2. a suspensory abdominal bandage
    2. a headband worn by women, broad in front
    3. a bezel, a collet (the hoop of a ring in which the gemstone is set as in a sling; especially, the outer or broader part round the stone)
    4. a sclera (the white of an eye)
      • ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.70
  3. a slingstone (a stone, bullet, or other such missile or projectile thrown by a sling)
    Synonym: χερμᾰ́ς (khermás)
    1. a hailstone

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σφεντόνα (sfentóna)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σφενδόνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1430

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