ωρίμανση

Greek

Alternative forms

ωρίμαση (orímasi) — etymologically expected formation

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Katharevousa ὡρίμανσις (hōrímansis), already attested in 1881 and proscribed by Koumanoudis with ironic comments,^[1] (also at other^[2] dictionaries) because of its formation from nonexistent verb *ὡριμαίνω, instead of the expected form ὡρίμασις (hōrímasis) (attested since 1796) -modern ωρίμαση (orímasi)-.
Created with Koine Greek ὡριμάζω (hōrimázō), modern ωριμά(ζω) (orimá(zo)) + feminine ending -ση (-si) with presence of ⟨-ν (n)-⟩ > -ν-ση as a hypercorrection to sound 'more ancient' according to the ancient pattern γηράσκω (girásko) > γήρανσις (gḗransis) as though from *γηραίνω, itself according to ὑγιαίνω (hugiaínō), past stem ὑγιαν- > ὑγίανσις (hugíansis), also ὑγίασις (hugíasis).^[3]
notes: The ending -νση is expected from verbs in -αίνω or -ύνω, with the nu ⟨-ν-⟩ present in their stems. Still, the form ωρίμανση is most popular.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈɾi.man.si/
Hyphenation: ω‧ρί‧μαν‧ση

Noun

ωρίμανση • (orímansi) f (plural ωριμάνσεις) usually in the singular

ripening, maturing and see senses at verb ωριμάζω (orimázo)
Synonym: ωρίμασμα n (orímasma)

Declension

Declension of **ωρίμανση**
	singular	plural
nominative	ωρίμανση (orímansi)	ωριμάνσεις (orimánseis)
genitive	ωρίμανσης (orímansis)	ωριμάνσεων (orimánseon)
accusative	ωρίμανση (orímansi)	ωριμάνσεις (orimánseis)
vocative	ωρίμανση (orímansi)	ωριμάνσεις (orimánseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ωριμάνσεως (orimánseos)

Related terms

see: ώριμος (órimos, “ripe; mature”, adjective)

References

^ ὡρίμανσις & note on ὡρίμασις p.1143, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 s.v. ώριμος & comment for ωρίμαση - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
^ ωρίμανση & ωρίμαση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] ὡρίμανσις & note on ὡρίμασις p.1143, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

[bab-2] 2.0 ^2.1 s.v. ώριμος & comment for ωρίμαση - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

[3] ωρίμανση & ωρίμαση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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