ἄαδα
Ἐρωτώμενος διὰ τί ὀλίγους ἔχει μαθητάς, ἔφη ὅτι ἀργυρέᾳ αὐτοὺς ἐκβάλλω ῥάβδῳ → When asked why he had so few pupils, he replied ‘I chase them away with a silver stick (Diogenes Laertius 6.4.5, on the philosopher Antisthenes)
English (LSJ)
ἔνδεια (Lacon.), Hsch. ἀαδεῖν· ὀχλεῖν, ἀπορεῖν, Et.Gud., cf. Hsch., Phot.p.3R. (prob. for ἀ-ϝαδεῖν, cf. ἀαδής). ἀαδένη (ἀαδέν Et.Gud., Cyr.) · ὑεία κόπρος, Hsch. ἀαδής, ές, (for ἀ-ϝαδής)
A unpleasant, cj. for ἀδαής in Thgn.296.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄαδα: ἔνδεια, λέξις Λακωνικὴ καθ’ Ἡσύχιον.
Frisk Etymological English
Meaning: ἔνδεια. Λάκωνες H.
Derivatives: ἀαδεῖν ἀπορεῖσθαι, ἀσιτεῖν H. s. ἅδην. We also find ἀαδεῖν: ὀχλεῖν, λυπεῖσθαι, ἀδικεῖν s. ἁνδάνω, ἡδύς.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Forms and meanings uncertain; see Frisk, DELG for uncertain suggestions. Latte assumes ἄδδ = ἄζα, against the alphab. order.
See also: ἅδην.
Frisk Etymology German
ἄαδα: {áada}
Meaning: ἔνδεια. Λάκωνες H. s. ἅδην. —
Derivative: ἀαδεῖν· ἀπορεῖσθαι, ἀσιτεῖν H. s. ἅδην;
Etymology : im Sinn von ὀχλεῖν, λυπεῖσθαι, ἀδικεῖν s. ἁνδάνω, ἡδύς.
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