ὀρχέομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Beekes suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ergʰ- (to mount); this is clarified by Frisk as an iterative-intensive formation from ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, to come, go), for which see there for more. Watkins posits a connection with ὄρχις (órkhis, testicle), which appears semantically tenuous.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀρχέομαι • (orkhéomai)

  1. to dance
  2. to represent by dancing or pantomime
  3. (figuratively) to leap, bound
  4. (active voice) to cause to dance

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνορχέομαι (anorkhéomai)
  • ἀντορχέομαι (antorkhéomai)
  • ἀπορχέομαι (aporkhéomai)
  • δῐορχέομαι (dĭorkhéomai)
  • ἐξορχέομαι (exorkhéomai)
  • ἐπορχέομαι (eporkhéomai)
  • κᾰτορχέομαι (kătorkhéomai)
  • πᾰρορχέομαι (părorkhéomai)
  • περιορχέομαι (periorkhéomai)
  • προορχέομαι (proorkhéomai)
  • προσορχέομαι (prosorkhéomai)
  • σῠνορχέομαι (sŭnorkhéomai)
  • ὑπορχέομαι (huporkhéomai)
  • ὀρχηθμός (orkhēthmós)
  • ὄρχημᾰ (órkhēmă)
  • ὄρχησῐς (órkhēsĭs)
  • ὀρχησμός (orkhēsmós)
  • ὀρχηστήρ (orkhēstḗr)
  • ὀρχηστής (orkhēstḗs)
  • ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā)
  • ὀρχηστύς (orkhēstús)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀρχέομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1115

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