αἶρα

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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

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Full diacritics: αἶρα Medium diacritics: αἶρα Low diacritics: αίρα Capitals: ΑΙΡΑ
Transliteration A: aîra Transliteration B: aira Transliteration C: aira Beta Code: ai)=ra

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A hammer, αἰράων ἔργα smith's work, Call.Fr.129.    2 = ἀξίνη, Hsch.    II darnel, Lolium temulentum, Thphr.HP 1.5.2: in pl., Ar.Fr.412, Pherecr.188, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, Herod. 6.100, etc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

αἶρα: ἡ, σφῦρα, αἰράων ἔργα, ἔργα σιδηρουργοῦ, Καλλ. Ἀποσπ. 129. ΙΙ. τὸ ἐν τῷ σίτῳ παράσιτον φυτόν, ἡ κοινῶς «αἶρα» καλουμένη, ἐν Λακωνίᾳ δὲ καὶ Ζακύνθῳ καὶ πολλαχοῦ «ᾖρα», Λατ. lolium, Θεοφρ. Ἱ. Φ. 1. 5. 2· κατὰ πληθ. Ἀριστοφ. Ἀποσπ. 364. Φερεκρ. Ἄδηλ. 17: ― κατὰ Ἀριστ. περὶ Ἐνυπν. 3. 9 ἦτο ὑπνωτική, ὥστε βεβαίως εἶναι τὸ Λατ. lolium temulentum L.

Spanish (DGE)

-ας, ἡ

• Morfología: [plu. gen. αἰράων Call.Fr.115.12; dat. αἴρῃσιν Euph.81.9]
I 1mazo, martillo αἰράων ἔργα Call.l.c., cf. Euph.l.c.
2 hacha Hsch.
II bot. cizaña, Lolium temulentum gener. en plu., Ar.Fr.428, Hp.Nat.Mul.32, Arist.Somn.Vig.456b30, SEG 48.96.25 (Atenas IV a.C.), Herod.6.100, PCair.Zen.292.22 (III a.C.), Apollon.enal.12.998, Hippiatr.Cant.29.1, PHamb.19.16 (III d.C.)
sg. Thphr.HP 1.5.2, Gal.11.816.

• Etimología: Cf. quizás ai. erakā ‘una hierba’, let. aĩres ‘cizaña’.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

αἶρα: ἡ бот. плевел Arst., Plut.

Frisk Etymological English

1.
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: hammer of a smith (Call. fr. 115, 12). = σφῦρα, ἀξίνη H., σφῦρα Et. Gen.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown. An axe as hammer ? From αἴρω Schwyzer 474 (improbable).
2.
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: darnel, Lolium temulentum (Thphr).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Hardly to Skt. erakā f. a kind of grass, which Specht KZ 66, 12 assumes to be an oriental loanword in both languages; rejected by Thieme 1953 = Heimat 586 = 52. Berger thinks the Sanskrit word is of Austro-Asiatic origin, WZKS 3 (1959) 48. (On erakas. Klaus MSS 57 (1997) 49-64). - αἰρόπινον s.s.v.

Frisk Etymology German

αἶρα: 1.
{aĩra}
Grammar: f.
Meaning: Schmiedehammer (Kall. Fr. 129).
Etymology : Von H. auch mit ἀξίνη erklärt. Dunkel. Nach Prellwitz, dem Schwyzer 474 zustimmt, von αἴρω. Andere Versuche bei Bq.
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2.
{aĩra}
Grammar: f., oft Plur. αἶραι
Meaning: Unkraut im Weizen, Lolch (Kom., Arist., Thphr. u. a.).
Derivative: Ableitungen: αἴρινος aus Lolch bestehend (Dsk. usw.), αἰρώδης mit Lolch vermengt (Thphr.). Denominativum ἐξαιρόομαι sich in Lolch verwandeln (Thphr.). — Unklar der Bildung nach ist αἰρόπινον n. Sieb (Ar. Fr. 480); nach Grimme Glotta 14, 17 orientalischer Herkunft.
Etymology : Die Zusammenstellung von αἶρα mit aind. erakā f. eine Grasart hat Specht KZ 66, 12 in ein neues Licht bringen wollen, indem er annimmt, das Wort sei in beiden Sprachen aus einer orientalischen Quelle entlehnt.
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