ἄδδαι
Ancient Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Apparently equivalent to Ancient Greek ῥυμοί (rhumoí), according to Hesychius of Alexandria.
Witczak (1995) conciders it a cognate of Ancient Greek ὄζος (ózos, “branch”), with -δδ- used to respresent (the reflex of) *-zd-. [1] If this comparison is correct, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos.
Noun edit
ἄδδαι (áddai) (plural)
Usage notes edit
- Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
- ἄδδαι· ῥυμοί, ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων
- áddai; rhumoí, hupò Makedónōn
- addai: poles, among the Macedonians
- ἄδδαι· ῥυμοί, ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων
References edit
- ^ Witczak, Krzysztof T. (1995) “Two Macedonian Glosses in Hesychius’ "Lexicon"”, in Collectanea Philologica, volume 1, , pages 85-90
Further reading edit
- Hesychius' Lexicon: α
- ἄδδαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)