ἀράντισιν
Ancient Macedonian
editEtymology
editUnknown. Apparently equivalent to Ancient Greek ἐρινύσι (erinúsi), according to Hesychius of Alexandria.
Rocca (2017) compares this word with an epithet of Ceres, found in an Oscan curse-table: 𐌀𐌓𐌄𐌍𐌕𐌉𐌊𐌀 (arentika).[1]
Noun
editἀράντισιν (arántisin) (dative plural)
Usage notes
edit- Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
- ἀράντισιν· ἐρινύσι. Μακεδόνες
- arántisin; erinúsi. Makedónes
- arántisin: 'to the Erinyes', according to the Macedonians
- ἀράντισιν· ἐρινύσι. Μακεδόνες
References
edit- ^ Rocca, Giovanna (2017) “Chapitre 4: Sacer nelle iscrizioni umbre”, in Autour de la notion de sacer, Rome: Publications de l’École française de Rome,