ἄμναμος
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
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.
