μάρη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Forssman doubts the authenticity of this word and Blanc supposes that the form was coined to explain εὐμαρής (eumarḗs). Former comparisons with Germanic and Celtic words, to be found in Frisk, are now obsolete. Mallory and Adams suggest Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (from *(s)meh₂- (to beckon)), comparing Latin manus, Hittite [script needed] (manii̯aḫḫ-i, to distribute, entrust).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰ́ρη • (márē) f (genitive μᾰ́ρης); first declension

  1. (hapax) hand

Declension

Derived terms

  • εὐμαρής (eumarḗs)

References

  1. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 254-55
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