1. αι · ai — Beekes
ἡ ει and (vice versa) et/ at av / ev, ὦ ev / av οι / v, ov ov ἐν, Ol, ὦ All this
The corpus record
αἴ
ai
ἡ ει and (vice versa) et/ at av / ev, ὦ ev / av οι / v, ov ov ἐν, Ol, ὦ All this
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Odyssey 22 · 2.53/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
- Heracles 1 · 1.28/10k
- Plutus 1 · 1.24/10k
- Iliad 10 · 0.9/10k
- Republic 4 · 0.45/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k
- Histories 1 · 0.05/10k
Senses
2. ΑΙ · AI — Beekes
Also ἀπο-θρίξαι, -ασθαι (ν
3. αἴ · ai — Chantraine
ou αἷ, exclamation d’étonnement ou de douleur, souvent redoublée sous la forme α
4. αἱ · hai — Chantraine
est qu
5. ΑἹ · Hai — Chantraine
1° *gen(?,)- apparaît d'abord dans un vieux thème en s de genre inanimé γένος n
6. αἰ · ai — Chantraine
νάβαρι, τεως : n
7. αἱ · hai — Frisk
wenn
8. αἰ · ai — LSJ
if, if only, so that, O that! would that!
9. αἴ · ai — LSJ
10. ἀΐ · ai — LSJ
Attestations
- αἲ · ai Iliad 2.371
- αἲ · ai Iliad 4.189
- αἲ · ai Iliad 4.288
- αἲ · ai Iliad 7.132
- αἲ · ai Iliad 10.536
- αἲ · ai Iliad 16.97
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 30; entry #11 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 42-43; entry #179 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 59; entry #172 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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