νύννιον

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Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)

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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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