1. γαῖα · gaia — Beekes
earth
The corpus record
γαῖα
gaia
earth
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Theogony 27 · 39.2/10k
- Works and Days 18 · 31.23/10k
- Odyssey 172 · 19.78/10k
- Persians 10 · 19.64/10k
- Shield of Heracles 5 · 15.46/10k
- Phoenissae 12 · 12.43/10k
- Iliad 124 · 11.12/10k
- Helen 10 · 10.22/10k
- Trojan Women 7 · 9.89/10k
- Eumenides 5 · 9.54/10k
- Rhesus 5 · 9.3/10k
- Suppliants 6 · 8.53/10k
Densest 12 of 52 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. γαῖα · gaia — Frisk
f
3. γαῖα · gaia — LSJ
land, country
Attestations
- γαίῃ · gaiēi Iliad 1.245
- γαῖαν · gaian Iliad 1.254
- γαίης · gaiēs Iliad 1.270
- γαῖα · gaia Iliad 2.95
- γαῖαν · gaian Iliad 2.140
- γαῖαν · gaian Iliad 2.158
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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. 302; entry #1364 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 220; entry #1513 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 314; entry #1224 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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