ἄμαθος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably from an unidentified European substrate, along with its synonyms ἄμμος (ámmos), ψάμαθος (psámathos), and ψάμμος (psámmos). Outside of Greek, cognates (from the same substrate) include Old English sand, Latin sabulum, and perhaps Old Armenian աւազ (awaz).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἄμᾰθος (ámathosf (genitive ἄμάθου); second declension

  1. (Epic) Synonym of ἄμμος (ámmos, sand)
    Synonyms: ψάμαθος (psámathos), ψάμμος (psámmos)
  2. sandy soil
  3. (in the plural) sand dunes by the sea

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: άμαθος (ámathos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄμαθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 79-80

Further reading

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