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ἀβέσσει

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Possibly related to ἄβα (ába, “wheel; shout”).[1]

Verb

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ἀβέσσει • (abéssei) (third-person singular present active indicative)

  1. (hapax) to yearn for; to make noise
    Synonyms: ἐπιποθεῖ (epipotheî); θορυβεῖ (thorubeî)
    • 5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α:
      ἀβέσσει· ἐπιποθεῖ, θορυβεῖ
      abéssei; epipotheî, thorubeî
      abéssei: yearns for, makes noise

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄβα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
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