σφεδανός: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[violent]], [[vehement]] (Il. [<b class="b3">-όν</b> adv.], Xenoph., hell. epic, AP).<br />Derivatives: Besides <b class="b3">σφοδρός</b>, adv. <b class="b3">-ρα</b>, <b class="b3">-ρῶς</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (μ 124) with <b class="b3">σφοδρ-ότης</b> f. [[violence]], [[vehemence]] (Pl., X. a.o.), <b class="b3">-ύνομαι</b>, <b class="b3">-ύνω</b>, also w. <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b2">to become, make violent, vehement</b> (A. Pr. 1011, Ph., Plu. a.o.; after the opposite <b class="b3">πραΰνομαι</b> a.o., s. Fraenkel Denom. 37), <b class="b3">-όομαι</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (Ph. v. l., Gal.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: With <b class="b3">σφεδανός</b> cf. <b class="b3">ἐδανός</b>, <b class="b3">στεγανός</b>, <b class="b3">σκεπανός</b>, <b class="b3">ἰδανός</b> a.o. (Chantraine Form. 196 f., Schwyzer 489f.); so it can be a primary formation. On the other hand <b class="b3">σφοδρός</b> is prob. to be judged like <b class="b3">οἰκτρός</b>, <b class="b3">φοβερός</b> a.o.; together with <b class="b3">σφεδανός</b> it can go back on an [[r]] : <b class="b2">n-</b>stem (Benveniste Origines 20) [improbable]. Possible Greek cognates are [[σφαδάζω]] and [[σφενδόνη]]; s.v. with further combinations. -- On <b class="b3">σφόδρα</b> also Aly Glotta 15, 97 ff. and Thesleff Intensification 92 ff.

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