βία

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (to win). Cognate with Sanskrit ज्या (jyā́, overwhelming force; power; vanquishing), जय (jayá, victory).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βῐ́ᾱ (bíāf (genitive βῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. bodily strength, force
  2. act of violence

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βίᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βία (bía).

Noun

βία (víaf (uncountable)

  1. violence
  2. force
  3. bustle, rush

Declension

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