πίων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (fat). Cognate with Ancient Greek πιμελή (pimelḗ, soft lard), Latin pīnguis (fat, plump) and Proto-Germanic *faitaz (fat).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πῑ́ων (pī́ōnm (feminine πῑ́ειρᾰ, neuter πῖον); first/third declension

  1. fat, rich
  2. wealthy
  3. abounding, fertile

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Further reading

  • πίων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πίων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πίων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πίων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter