αἰχμή

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *aiksmā, whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔 (ai-ka-sa-ma /⁠*aiksmans⁠/);[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-,[1] whence also Old Prussian aysmis and Lithuanian iēšmas, jiēšmas (spit, broach); ultimately from *h₂eyḱ- (to sting; sharp tip, barb), the same root as possibly Latin īcō (I stab, sting), Proto-Germanic *aiglaz, *aiginþs (shoot, barb).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αἰχμή (aikhmḗf (genitive αἰχμῆς); first declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic)

  1. point of a spear
  2. head of an arrow
  3. (figurative) war
  4. (by extension) warlike spirit

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αιχμή (aichmí)

Further reading

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αἰχμή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 45–46
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aigla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 9