ἑανός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *wehanós, a verbal noun of ἕννυμι (hénnumi, to wear, to dress), which is from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (to dress).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑᾰνός (heanósm (genitive ἑᾰνοῦ); second declension

  1. fine robe worn by women
  2. sail of a boat
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Etymology 2

No etymology.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἑᾱνός (heānósm (feminine ἑᾱνή, neuter ἑᾱνόν); first/second declension

  1. fine (of fabrics or materials like tin)
Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἑᾰνός 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366

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