Λητώ: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: Leto, mother of Apollon and Artemis (Il.).<br />Other forms: Dor. [[Λατώ]], <b class="b3">-όος</b>, <b class="b3">-οῦς</b><br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[rato]] \/[[Lato]]\/, [[ratijo]] \/[[Latios]]\/<br />Compounds: As 1. member in <b class="b3">Λητο-γενής</b> (<b class="b3">Λατο-</b>), f. <b class="b3">-γένεια</b> <b class="b2">son resp. daugher of Leto</b> (A. a. E. in lyr., AP).<br />Derivatives: [[Λητοΐδης]], [[Λατοΐδας]] <b class="b2">son of L.</b> (h. Merc. 253; on the formation Debrunner [[Ἀντίδωρον]] 37); <b class="b3">Λητῳ̃ος</b> (<b class="b3">Λατ-</b>) (A., S.), f. <b class="b3">-ῴα</b>, <b class="b3">-ωΐς</b>, <b class="b3">-ωΐάς</b> (hell. poetry) <b class="b2">born of L.</b>; <b class="b3">τὸ Λητῳ̃ον</b> <b class="b2">temple of L.</b> (Arist.), <b class="b3">τὰ Λ-α</b> <b class="b2">L.-feast</b> (Delos IIIa).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Unknown. Since long with [[Λήδα]] derived from Lyd. [[lada]] [[wife]], [[spouse]]; thus a. o. Kretschmer Glotta 14, 307 f., 30, 91 w. n. 2 (agreeing v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1, 324, Schwyzer 60; doubts by Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1,562). Kretschmer l. c. supposes <b class="b2">protoindog.</b> origin (ideas that have been given up completely; however he assumes Glotta 32, 187 a. 196f. "Pre-Greek" origin comparing Caucas. (Awar.) [[ladi]]. Pre-Greek origin also Bethe [[Ἀντίδωρον]] 20 f. and Chantraine Ant. class. 22, 68. - Acc. to the Ancients prop. name of the [[night]]; from here the Semit. etymology by Lewy Fremdw. 230ff. as well as the IE (to Lat. [[lateō]]) of Osthoff IF 5, 369 (WP. 2, 377); both unconvincing. Further Wehrli P.-W. 5, Suppl. Bd. Sp. 571 f. - Lat. loan [[Lātōna]], s. W.-Hofmann s.v. - Cf. Fur. 186.