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λιμήν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ablaut derivation from Proto-Indo-European *léymō (lake); compare λίμνη (límnē). See λειμών (leimṓn) for a descendant in a different ablaut grade.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λῐμήν (limḗnm (genitive λῐμένος); third declension

  1. harbor
    • 360 BCE, Plato, Timaeus 25a:
      τάδε μὲν γάρ [] φαίνεται λιμὴν στενόν τινα ἔχων εἴσπλουν
      táde mèn gár [] phaínetai limḕn stenón tina ékhōn eísploun
      For this is apparently a harbor having a narrow entrance.
  2. (figuratively) a haven, retreat, refuge
    • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 683:
      τοῖς πολλοῖσι γὰρ βροτῶν ἄπιστός ἐσθ’ ἑταιρείας λιμήν.
      toîs polloîsi gàr brotôn ápistós esth’ hetaireías limḗn.
      For the masses of mortals regard the haven of friendship as treacherous.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λιμένας (liménas)
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܠܡܹܐܢܵܐ (lmēnā)
  • Hebrew: נָמֵל (namél) (with metathesis)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λιμήν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 843

Further reading

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