μεσημβρία: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[midday]], as direction [[south]] (Att. A.);<br />Other forms: <b class="b3">-ίη</b> (Archil., Hecat.), <b class="b3">μεσαμβρίη</b> (Hdt.)<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">μεσημβρινός</b> (Att.), Dor. (Theoc.) <b class="b3">μεσαμβρινός</b> <b class="b2">of the midday, southern</b> (after the adj. of time in <b class="b3">-ινός</b>; cf. Risch Mus. Helv. 2, 17); <b class="b3">μεσήμβριος</b> [[southern]] (Ruf. ap. Orib.), f. <b class="b3">μεσημβριάς</b> (Nonn.); also (after Dor. <b class="b3">ἀμέρα</b>) <b class="b3">τὸ μεσαμέριον</b> <b class="b2">on the midday</b> (Theoc.). Denomin.: <b class="b3">μεσημβρ-ιάζω</b> (Pl.), <b class="b3">-ίζω</b> (Str.), ptc. <b class="b3">-ιάων</b>, <b class="b3">-ιόων</b> (AP, A. R.) <b class="b2">pass the midday, culminate</b>, of sun and stars.<br />Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]<br />Etymology: Abstract formation in <b class="b3">-ία</b> from <b class="b3">μέσον ἆμαρ</b> or from a (supposed) adj. PGr. <b class="b3">*μέσ-αμ(β)ρ-ος</b>, <b class="b3">-ιος</b> <b class="b2">of the middle of the day</b> to the zero grade of <b class="b3">ἆμαρ</b> [[day]]; from this with PGr. shortening <b class="b3">μεσ-αμβρ-ία</b>, <b class="b3">-ίη</b> (Schwyzer 279) and, with analogical <b class="b3">η</b> after <b class="b3">ἦμαρ</b>, <b class="b3">ἡμέρα</b>, <b class="b3">μεσ-ημβρ-ία</b>.

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