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ἡμέρα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Lengthened form of ἦμαρ (êmar, day).[1] The initial aspiration (h) in Attic is probably by analogy with ἑσπέρᾱ (hespérā). Cognate with Old Armenian աւր (awr, day).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérāf (genitive ἡμέρᾱς); first declension

  1. day
  2. a period of one's life (qualified by an adjective)
  3. (poetic) time

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ημέρα (iméra)
  • Mariupol Greek: ме́ра (mjéra)
  • Tsakonian: αμέρα (améra)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἦμαρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 518

Further reading

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