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ἰαύω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From a reduplicated present *h₂í-h₂ews-ye- of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (pass the night). Cognates include Old Armenian ագանիմ (aganim), Hittite 𒄷𒅖𒍣 (ḫuiš-zi, to live, survive), and Sanskrit वसति (vásati, to dwell, remain, stay; to stop). Related to αὐλή (aulḗ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἰαύω (iaúō)

  1. (poetic) to sleep, pass the night
    1. (with genitive) to stop, make to cease

Inflection

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Mostly used in present and imperfect.

Synonyms

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References

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