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Ὄρμενος

ormenos

shoot, stalk, stick, especially of cabbage and asparagus

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1. ὄρμενος · ormenos — Beekes

ὄρμενος [m.] ‘shoot, stalk, stick, especially of cabbage and asparagus’ (Diph. Siph. and Posidipp. [III*] in Ath). VAR Plur. also -a; also ὅρ-. DER Oppevoets ‘having a (long) stalk’ (Nic.); ἐξ-ορμενίζω “ὄρμενα ἐκβάλλειν, to put forth shoots’ (S. Ichn. 275 [uncertain], Nicostr. Com., Phryn., Poll.). *ETYM Formally identical with the aor. ptc. of ὄρνυμι, which is semantically quite plausible. Cf. » ἔρνος, — [Beekes, s.v. ὄρμενος, p. 1155]

2. ὄρμενος · ormenos — Chantraine

ὄρμενος (ou ὅ-) : m., pl. ὄρμενοι (Poll. 6,61) et -μένα (Posidipp. 24, cf. Phryn. P.S. 67 Ὁ) «pousse, rejeton, tige, queue d’un fruit», dit notamment du chou, cf. Diph. Siphn. apud Ath. 62 ï, Hsch.; dérivés : ὀρμενόεις « avec une longue tige » (Nic.), ἐξορμενίζω « faire des pousses » (S., Ichn. 275, Nicostr. Com., Phryn., Poll.). Et.: Probablement emploi comme substantif du partic. aor. de ὄρνυμαι. Les formes avec … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄρμενος, p. 838]

3. ὄρμενος · ormenos — Frisk

ὄρμενος (ὅρ-) m., pl. auch -a “Schoß, Stiel, Stengel, bes. des Kohls und des Spargels’ (Diph. Siph. u. Posidipp. [1118] bei Ath. u.a.) ; ὀρμενόεις “mit (langem) Stengel’ (Nik.); ἐξ-ορμενέξζω “ὄρμενα ἐκβάλλειν, Schosse aussenden’ (S. Ichn. 275 [unsicher], Nikostr. Kom., Phryn., Poll... — Mit dem Ptz. Aor. von öpvvu formal identisch, was auch semantisch möglich ist; vgl. ἔρνος. S. indessen auch ὀρόδαμνος. — [Frisk, s.v. ὄρμενος, p. 1391]

4. ὄρμενος · ormenos — LSJ

shoot, sprout, stem, stalk

shoot, sprout, or stem, stalk, = ἀσφάραγος II, esp. = κραμβοσπάραγον, Diph. Siph. ap. Ath. 2.62f, Hsch.: pl. ὄρμενοι Poll. 6.61 ; but also ὄρμενα Posidipp. 24, cf. Phryn. PS p.67 B., EM 161.4 ; dat. pl., Jul. Or. 5.176a. (Cf. ὄρμενος, aor. part. Med. of ὄρνυμι.)

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  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Ὄρμενος (scan p. 1155; entry #4646).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Ὄρμενος (scan p. 838; entry #6029).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Ὄρμενος (scan p. 1391; entry #4328).

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