ἄμναμος
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
ὁ, A descendant, Lyc.144,872, etc.:—also ἀμνάμων, ονος, ὁ, Poll.3.19, cf. EM84.43.<
German (Pape)
[Seite 126] ὁ, bei Poll. 3, 19; auch ἀμνάμων, Abkömmling, Enkel, Lyc. 144 u. öfter.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄμνᾱμος: [ᾰμν-], ὁ, (ἀμνός) = ἀπόγονος, υἱός, ἔγγονος, Λυκόφρ. 144, 872, κτλ., παρὰ Πολυδ. 3. 19· ὡσαύτως ἀμνάμων, ονος, ὁ. Κατ’ Ἐτυμ. Μ. 84. 43, «κυρίως παρὰ τὴν τῶν Κυρηναίων διάλεκτον οἱ τῶν ἀμνῶν ἀμνοὶ ἄμναμοι λέγονται, τουτέστι τῶν ἀρνῶν ἄρνες, πρὸ τοῦ κερατοφυῆσαι, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀμνὸς ἄμναμος·» πρβλ. καὶ Ἡσύχ. ἐν λέξ.
Spanish (DGE)
(ἄμνᾱμος) -ου, ὁ
• Alolema(s): ἄμναμμος JRS 49.96 (Cirene III d.C.)
• Morfología: [fem. dat. ἀμνάμμω ICr.1.18.98B.1 (Lito)]
hijo, nieto, descendiente, ICr.l.c., Lyc.144, 872, 1227, 1338, Poll.3.19, JRS l.c., Hsch., EM 1095, Et.Gen.659, Et.Sym.771, Sud.
• Etimología: Deriv. de ἀμνός q.u.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.f.
Meaning: grand-child (Call.)
Other forms: Also ἄμναμμος. Pl. ἀμνάμονες (Poll. 3, 19). Cf. the gloss cited by DELG.
Dialectal forms: Oros in Reitzenstein, Gesch. Gr. Et.:27, 5: ἄμναμοι. οἱ ἀπόγονοι. κυρίωκ παρὰ την τῶν Κυρηναίων διάλεκτον οἱ τῶν ἀμνῶν ἀμνοι λέγονται. τουτέστι τῶν ἀρνῶν ἄρνες·...
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Prob. reduplication of ἀμνός, cf. παιδόπαις. "L'emploi pour des petits-enfants d'un compose ́issu dἀμνός s'explique bien en tout cas." S. Dobias-Lalou, REG 111, 1998, 403-417.
