εὐδία: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=-ίη<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">beautiful, bright wheather, calm (of wind), quiet (of the sea)</b> (Pi., Trag., Ion.-Att.).<br />Derivatives: [[εὐδιανός]] [[calm]], [[bringing rest]], of [[φάρμακον]] (Pi. O. 9, 97); [[εὐδίαιος]] of the fish-name [[τριγόλας]] (Sophr. 67), [[catched in beautiful weather]](?) with [[εὐδιαίτερος]] (X.); as subst. m. [[outlet in the bottom of a ship]] (Plu., Poll.); [[εὐδιεινός]] [[bright]], [[calm]], [[quiet]] (Hp. Aph. 3, 12 v. l. beside [[εὔδιος]], Pl. Lg. 919a, X. Kyn. 5, 9, Arist.; after [[φαεινός]], [[ἀλεεινός]]); [[εὔδιος]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hp., hell. ; to [[εὐδία]] after [[αἰθρία]] : [[αἴθριος]]). Denomin. verbs [[εὐδιάω]] [[be quiet]], [[calm]], of the sea and weather (A. R., Arat.; only ptc. [[εὐδιόων]]); [[εὐδιάζω]] [[calm down]], [[be quiet]] ([Pl.] Ax. 370d, Ph.).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [184] <b class="b2">*diu-</b> [[day]]<br />Etymology: Compound (collective bahuvrihi) of [[εὖ]] and the zero grade of an old word for [[day]], [[heaven]] (s. [[Ζεύς]]), <b class="b3">εὐ-δίϜ-α</b>; cf. <b class="b3">ἑκατόμ-β(Ϝ)-α</b>, <b class="b3">μεσό-δμ-η</b>. An old counterpart is Skt. <b class="b2">su-dív-</b> [[bringing a beautiful day]] with <b class="b2">su-div-á-m</b> n. <b class="b2">id.</b>. - Sommer Nominalkomp. 73ff..