ἀϋτμή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally considered a derivative of ἄημι (áēmi, “to breathe, blow”), but there are formal issues. Fritz instead derives the word from the zero-grade *h₂sut- of Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt- (“to roil, seethe”), whence also Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe, boil”) and Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “sacrifice”) (< o-grade *h₂sowt-); this derivation is preferred by Beekes for phonetic and semantic soundness.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.yːt.mɛ̌ː/ → /a.ytˈmi/ → /a.itˈmi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.yːt.mɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ytˈme̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ytˈmi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ytˈmi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.itˈmi/

Noun

ἀῡ̈τμή • (aṻtmḗ) f (genitive ἀῡ̈τμῆς); first declension

1. breath; scent

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμή; τῆς ἀ̆ϋ̄τμῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμή hē aǖtmḗ	τὼ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμᾱ́ tṑ aǖtmā́	αἱ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμαί hai aǖtmaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀ̆ϋ̄τμῆς tês aǖtmês	τοῖν ἀ̆ϋ̄τμαῖν toîn aǖtmaîn	τῶν ἀ̆ϋ̄τμῶν tôn aǖtmôn
Dative	τῇ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμῇ têi aǖtmêi	τοῖν ἀ̆ϋ̄τμαῖν toîn aǖtmaîn	ταῖς ἀ̆ϋ̄τμαῖς taîs aǖtmaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀ̆ϋ̄τμήν tḕn aǖtmḗn	τὼ ἀ̆ϋ̄τμᾱ́ tṑ aǖtmā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀ̆ϋ̄τμᾱ́ς tā̀s aǖtmā́s
Vocative	ἀ̆ϋ̄τμή aǖtmḗ	ἀ̆ϋ̄τμᾱ́ aǖtmā́	ἀ̆ϋ̄τμαί aǖtmaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• νήυτμος (nḗutmos)
• ἀϋτμήν (aütmḗn)
• ἀϋτμένος (aütménos)

Further reading

• “ἀϋτμή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀϋτμή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀϋτμή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀϋτμή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀϋτμή”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• ἀϋτμή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀϋτμή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)