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τέρσομαι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry). Cognates include Latin terra, Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati), Old Armenian թառամիմ (tʻaṙamim, I wither) and Old English þurst (English thirst).

Verb

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τέρσομαι (térsomai) (deponent)

  1. to be or become dry, dry up
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.151-153:
      τὸν δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπʼ ἀκτῆς εὗρε καθήμενον· οὐδέ ποτʼ ὄσσε δακρυόφιν τέρσοντο, κατείβετο δὲ γλυκὺς αἰὼν νόστον ὀδυρομένῳ, ἐπεὶ οὐκέτι ἥνδανε νύμφη.
      tòn d ár ep aktês heûre kathḗmenon; oudé pot ósse dakruóphin térsonto, kateíbeto dè glukùs aiṑn nóston oduroménōi, epeì oukéti hḗndane númphē.
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Usage notes

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Only the Epic Aorist infinitives τερσῆναι (tersênai) and τερσήμεναι (tersḗmenai) are attested for the Epic aorist, from which the remaining forms can be reconstructed.

Conjugation

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References

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