ἀβέσσει

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to ἄβα (ába, wheel; shout).[1]

Verb[edit]

ἀβέσσει (abéssei) (third-person singular present active indicative)

  1. (hapax) to yearn for; to make noise
    Synonyms: ἐπιποθεῖ (epipotheî); θορυβεῖ (thorubeî)
    • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α:
      ἀβέσσει· ἐπιποθεῖ, θορυβεῖ
      abéssei; epipotheî, thorubeî
      abéssei: yearns for, makes noise

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄβα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3