ἄβαγνα
Ancient Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Apparently equivalent to Ancient Greek ῥόδα (rhóda), according to Hesychius of Alexandria.
Multiple etymologies have been proposed, but none have proven satisfactory. For example, Probonas (1972) interprets this word as formally equivalent to a hypothetical Ancient Greek form *εὔοδνα, meaning "sweet-smelling". To this, he compares Ancient Greek εὔοσμος (eúosmos, “sweet-smelling”) and εὔομφος (eúomphos, “id.”).[1] This proposal is hampered by the fact that (1) it assumes a number of unattested intermediary forms (2) to connect it to an unattested Greek form.
Noun edit
ἄβαγνα (ábagna) (plural)
Usage notes edit
- Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
- ἄβαγνα· ῥόδα. Μακεδόνες
- ábagna; rhóda. Makedónes
- ábagna: roses (Macedonians)
- ἄβαγνα· ῥόδα. Μακεδόνες
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hesychius' Lexicon: α
- “ἄβαγνα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἄβαγνα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)