ἄβα
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. The meaning “shout” possibly related to αὔω (aúō, “to shout, call”).[1]
Noun[edit]
ἄβα • (ába)
- (hapax) wheel; shout
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α:
- ἄβα· τροχὸς ἤ βοή
- ába; trokhòs ḗ boḗ
- ába: wheel or shout
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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