πρωΐ

See also: πρωί and πρῶϊ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πρῴ (prṓi) — Attic
• πρῶϊ (prôï) — recessive accent

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *preh₃i; see *pró.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prɔː.í/ → /proˈi/ → /proˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prɔː.í/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /proˈi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /proˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /proˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /proˈi/

Adverb

πρωῐ̈́ • (prōḯ)

1. early in the day
2. during morning

Derived terms

• πρώϊμος (prṓïmos, adjective)

Related terms

• πρό (pró)
• πρός (prós)

 

Descendants

• Greek: πρωί (proḯ), Greek: πρωινό (proïnó)

References

• “πρωΐ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πρωΐ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G4404 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible