νέρθεν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἔνερθε (énerthe), ἔνερθεν (énerthen), ἐνέρευθθεν (enéreuththen), νέρθε (nérthe)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- +‎ -θεν (-then).

Adverb

νέρθεν • (nérthen)

1. up from below
2. below, underneath

Preposition

νέρθεν • (nérthen) (governs the genitive)

1. below, under

Further reading

• “νέρθεν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• νέρθεν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἔνερθεν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “νέρθεν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “νέρθεν”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • foot idem, page 333.