χάρμη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of χαίρω (khaírō), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (to yearn for).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χάρμη (khármēf (genitive χάρμης); first declension

  1. joy of battle, eagerness for combat
  2. fighting
  3. a battle

Declension

Further reading

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