ἥμισσον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A parallel formation to ἥμῐσυς (hḗmĭsus, “half”, adjective). Usually seen as reflecting Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-tw-om, a thematisation of the tu-stem ἥμισυς (hḗmisus),[1] there is however contradictory evidence for -σσ- (-ss-) being the regular Doric outcome of medial *-tw-.[2] Compare Albanian gjysmë.

Noun

ἥμῐσσον • (hḗmĭsson) n (genitive ἡμῐ́σσοιο); second declension (Doric)

  1. half
    Synonyms: ἡμίσεια f (hēmíseia), ἥμισυ n (hḗmisu)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἥμῐσσον; τοῦ ἡμῐ́σσοιο (Doric)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἥμῐσσον
tò hḗmĭsson 		τὼ ἡμῐ́σσω
tṑ hēmĭ́ssō 		τᾰ̀ ἥμῐσσᾰ
tằ hḗmĭssă
Genitive τοῦ ἡμῐ́σσοιο
toû hēmĭ́ssoio 		τοῖν ἡμῐ́σσοιν
toîn hēmĭ́ssoin 		τῶν ἡμῐ́σσων
tôn hēmĭ́ssōn
Dative τῷ ἡμῐ́σσῳ
tōî hēmĭ́ssōi 		τοῖν ἡμῐ́σσοιν
toîn hēmĭ́ssoin 		τοῖς ἡμῐ́σσοις
toîs hēmĭ́ssois
Accusative τὸ ἥμῐσσον
tò hḗmĭsson 		τὼ ἡμῐ́σσω
tṑ hēmĭ́ssō 		τᾰ̀ ἥμῐσσᾰ
tằ hḗmĭssă
Vocative ἥμῐσσον
hḗmĭsson 		ἡμῐ́σσω
hēmĭ́ssō 		ἥμῐσσᾰ
hḗmĭssă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 519f.
  2. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 190.4, page 186

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