ἄνεμος

See also: άνεμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos, a nominal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“breathe”). Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀚𐀗 (a-ne-mo /⁠ánemoi⁠/, “winds”, pl.), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, “wind”), Latin animus, Old Frisian omma, and possibly Sanskrit अनिल (ánila); Compare also Tocharian B āñme (“self; soul”) and Old Armenian անձն (anjn, “person”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.ne.mos/ → /ˈa.ne.mos/ → /ˈa.ne.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ne.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ne.mos/

Noun

ᾰ̓́νεμος • (ắnemos) m (genitive ᾰ̓νέμου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)

1. wind, breeze, gale
2. any of the four cardinal directions
3. (Byzantine) flatus, intestinal gas

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́νεμος; τοῦ ᾰ̓νέμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́νεμος ho ắnemos	τὼ ᾰ̓νέμω tṑ ănémō	οἱ ᾰ̓́νεμοι hoi ắnemoi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓νέμου toû ănémou	τοῖν ᾰ̓νέμοιν toîn ănémoin	τῶν ᾰ̓νέμων tôn ănémōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓νέμῳ tôi ănémōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓νέμοιν toîn ănémoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓νέμοις toîs ănémois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́νεμον tòn ắnemon	τὼ ᾰ̓νέμω tṑ ănémō	τοὺς ᾰ̓νέμους toùs ănémous
Vocative	ᾰ̓́νεμε ắneme	ᾰ̓νέμω ănémō	ᾰ̓́νεμοι ắnemoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́νεμος; τοῦ ᾰ̓νέμου (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́νεμος ho ắnemos	τὼ ᾰ̓νέμω tṑ ănémō	οἱ ᾰ̓́νεμοι hoi ắnemoi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓νέμου toû ănémou	τοῖν ᾰ̓νέμοιν toîn ănémoin	τῶν ᾰ̓νέμων tôn ănémōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓νέμῳ tôi ănémōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓νέμοιν toîn ănémoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓νέμοισῐ / ᾰ̓νέμοισῐν / ᾰ̓νέμοις toîsĭ(n) ănémoisĭ(n) / ănémois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́νεμον tòn ắnemon	τὼ ᾰ̓νέμω tṑ ănémō	τοὺς ᾰ̓νέμους toùs ănémous
Vocative	ᾰ̓́νεμε ắneme	ᾰ̓νέμω ănémō	ᾰ̓́νεμοι ắnemoi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Second declension of ᾰ̓́νεμος; ᾰ̓νέμου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́νεμος ắnemos	ᾰ̓νέμω ănémō	ᾰ̓́νεμοι ắnemoi
Genitive	ᾰ̓νέμου / ᾰ̓νεμοῖο / ᾰ̓νέμοιο / ᾰ̓νεμόο / ᾰ̓νέμοο ănémou / ănemoîo / ănémoio / ănemóo / ănémoo	ᾰ̓νέμοιῐν ănémoiĭn	ᾰ̓νέμων ănémōn
Dative	ᾰ̓νέμῳ ănémōi	ᾰ̓νέμοιῐν ănémoiĭn	ᾰ̓νέμοισῐ / ᾰ̓νέμοισῐν / ᾰ̓νέμοις ănémoisĭ(n) / ănémois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́νεμον ắnemon	ᾰ̓νέμω ănémō	ᾰ̓νέμους ănémous
Vocative	ᾰ̓́νεμε ắneme	ᾰ̓νέμω ănémō	ᾰ̓́νεμοι ắnemoi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ἀνέμη (anémē)
• άνεμώδης (ánemṓdēs)
• ἀνεμώλιος (anemṓlios)
• ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē)
• ἠνεμόεις (ēnemóeis)
• ποδήνεμος (podḗnemos)
• προσήνεμος (prosḗnemos)
• ὑπήνεμος (hupḗnemos)

Descendants

• Greek: άνεμος (ánemos)

Further reading

• “ἄνεμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄνεμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄνεμος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄνεμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἄνεμος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄνεμος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἄνεμος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G417 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• ἄνεμος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • air idem, page 21.
  • blast idem, page 82.
  • breeze idem, page 97.
  • gust idem, page 379.
  • wind idem, page 980.