νύννιον

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Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain

Sophocles, Antigone, 221-2
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Full diacritics: νύννιον Medium diacritics: νύννιον Low diacritics: νύννιον Capitals: ΝΥΝΝΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: nýnnion Transliteration B: nynnion Transliteration C: nynnion Beta Code: nu/nnion

English (LSJ)

τό, and νύννιος, ὁ, A lullaby, Hsch.

Greek Monolingual

νύννιον, τὸ, και νύννιος, ὁ (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ἐπι τοῖς παιδίοις τοῖς καταβαυκαλουμένοις φασὶ λέγεσθαι».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Πρόκειται για τ. που οφείλεται σε ονοματοποιία, όπως και τα νεοελλ. ναναρίζω, νανουρίζω].

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: ἐπὶ τοῖς παιδίοις καταβαυκαλούμενόν φασι λέγεσθαι ὁμοίως καὶ τὸ νύννιος H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Onomatopoetic Lallwort, cf. NGr. νανναρίζω, ναννουρίζω I rock asleep and Oehl IF 57, 19. DELG's comm. is unclear to me; it refers to νίννιον

Frisk Etymology German

νύννιον: {núnnion}
Meaning: ἐπὶ τοῖς παιδίοις καταβαυκαλούμενόν φασι λέγεσθαι· ὁμοίως καὶ τὸ νύννιος H.
Etymology: Onomatopoetisches Lallwort, vgl. ngr. νανναρίζω, ναννουρίζω ich lulle in Schlaf und Oehl IF 57, 19.
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