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ὄρνυμι

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *órnūmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, spring).[1]

Cognates include Sanskrit ऋणोति (ṛṇóti), Latin orior and Albanian orë. Compare also Old Armenian յառնեմ (yaṙnem). The Epic athematic middle aorist form ὦρτο (ôrto) matches exactly with Sanskrit आर्त (ārta), the equivalent form of ऋणोति (ṛṇóti).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ὄρνῡμῐ (órnūmĭ)

  1. to set upon, let loose upon, move on
  2. to awaken, arouse
  3. to raise, excite
  4. to stir up, encourage, exhort, cheer on

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄρνυμαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1107

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