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σμῐνύη

sminue

two-pronged mattock

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What it meant

1. σμινύη · sminyē — Beekes

σμινύη [f.] ‘two-pronged mattock’ (Att. inscr., com., Pl.). «Ὁ, PG? eVAR Gen. (o-stem) σμινύοιο (Nic. Th. 386); acc.pl. σμινύδας (Ar. Fr. 402b; probably for σμινύας). *DER σμινύδιον (Poll. 7, 148 ex Ar.). *ETYM An instrument name, comparable in its formation to σιπύη, ὀστρύη, ὀφρύη, etc., σμίνύη is generally considered to be a verbal abstract in -vv(G) from a root *smei- ‘cut’, which was thought to be attested in » … — [Beekes, s.v. σμινύη, p. 1420]

2. σμινύη · sminyē — Chantraine

σμινύη : f. «pioche » (inser. att., Ar., PL, etc.), gén. hétéroclite σμινύοιο Nic. Th. 386) ; dimin. σμινύδιον (Poll. 7,148 = Ar. fr. 855); acc. pl. σμινύδας dans Ar. selon Poll. 10,173 — Ar. fr. 402 b, p.-ê. faute pour σμινύας ; d'autre part Æl. Dion. 121 Erbse donne ζμινύην ἀξινάριον en citant Ar. fr. 402. Et. : Si l’on admet un suffixe -vu- (οἵ. λιγνύς), puis une dérivation en -&/-n, (cf. σιπύη, ὀστρύη, etc.), on … — [Chantraine, s.v. σμινύη, p. 1048]

3. σμῐνύη · sminyē — LSJ

two-pronged hoe, mattock

two-pronged hoe or mattock, IG 1(2).313.128, al., Ar. Nu. 1486, 1500, Av. 602, Pax 546, Pl. R. 370d; σμινύδας in Ar. Fr. 402b (Poll. 10.173) is prob.an error for σμινύας.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. σμῐνύη (scan p. 1420; entry #5664). Root candidates: *smei-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. σμῐνύη (scan p. 1048; entry #7442). Root candidates: *smei-.

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