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 [[Λητογενής]] ([[Λατογενής]]), f. [[Λατογένεια]] [son resp. daugher of [[Leto]] (A. a. E. in lyr., AP).<br />Derivatives: [[Λητοΐδης]], [[Λατοΐδας]] [[son of Leto]] (h. Merc. 253; on the formation Debrunner [[Ἀντίδωρον]] 37); [[Λητῴος]] ([[Λατῴος]]) (A., S.), f. [[Λητῴα]], [[Λητωΐς]], [[Λητωΐάς]] (hell. poetry) [[born of Leto]]; τὸ [[Λητῷον]] [[temple]] of [[Leto]] (Arist.), τὰ [[Λητῳ̃α]] [[Leto]]-[[feast]] (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 protoindog. 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. [[lateo]]) of Osthoff IF 5, 369 (WP. 2, 377); both unconvincing. Further Wehrli P.-W. 5, Suppl. Bd. Sp. 571 f. - Lat. [[loan]] [[Latona]], s. W.-Hofmann [[sub verbo|s.v.]] - Cf. Fur. 186.