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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to enjoy”); compare ὀνίνημι (onínēmi, “to profit, benefit”) and Old English unnan (“to grant, bestow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ó.neː.ar/ → /ˈo.ni.ar/ → /ˈo.ni.ar/
Noun
ὄνειᾰρ • (óneiar) n (genitive ὄνειᾰτος); third declension (Epic)
- boon, advantage
- relief, refreshment
- (in the plural) victuals, viands, provisions
- (in the plural) goods, treasures
Declension
Further reading
- “ὄνειαρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὄνειαρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ὄνειαρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press