ἀνθρήνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ending like ἀπήνη (apḗnē), λαμπήνη (lampḗnē) and ὑπήνη (hupḗnē). The word has also been compared with similar terms like ἀνθρηδών (anthrēdṓn, hornet), θρῶναξ (thrônax, drone) and τενθρηδών (tenthrēdṓn, kind of wasp). In view of the suffix and the variations, the word is probably Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀνθρήνη (anthrḗnēf (genitive ἀνθρήνης); first declension

  1. hornet, wasp

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: anthrène

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