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: <b class="b3">εὐδιανός</b> [[calm]], [[bringing rest]], of <b class="b3">φάρμακον</b> (Pi. O. 9, 97); <b class="b3">εὐδίαιος</b> of the fish-name <b class="b3">τριγόλας</b> (Sophr. 67), <b class="b2">catched in beautiful weather</b>(?) with <b class="b3">εὐδιαίτερος</b> (X.); as subst. m. <b class="b2">outlet in the bottom of a ship</b> (Plu., Poll.); <b class="b3">εὐδιεινός</b> [[bright]], [[calm]], [[quiet]] (Hp. Aph. 3, 12 v. l. beside <b class="b3">εὔδιος</b>, Pl. Lg. 919a, X. Kyn. 5, 9, Arist.; after <b class="b3">φαεινός</b>, <b class="b3">ἀλεεινός</b>); <b class="b3">εὔδιος</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hp., hell. ; to <b class="b3">εὐδία</b> after <b class="b3">αἰθρία</b> : <b class="b3">αἴθριος</b>). Denomin. verbs <b class="b3">εὐδιάω</b> [[be quiet]], [[calm]], of the sea and weather (A. R., Arat.; only ptc. <b class="b3">εὐδιόων</b>); <b class="b3">εὐδιάζω</b> <b class="b2">calm down, be quiet</b> ([Pl.] Ax. 370d, Ph.).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [184] <b class="b2">*diu-</b> [[day]]<br />Etymology: Compound (collective bahuvrihi) of <b class="b3">εὖ</b> 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> <b class="b2">bringing a beautiful day</b> with <b class="b2">su-div-á-m</b> n. <b class="b2">id.</b>. - Sommer Nominalkomp. 73ff..