αὐγή

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See also: αυγή and Αὔγη

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Maybe derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (to increase).[1] Cognates might include Albanian ag (dawn) and agój (to dawn) and Old Church Slavonic югъ (jugŭ, South, south wind).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αὐγή (augḗf (genitive αὐγῆς); first declension

  1. light of the sun, sunlight
  2. (in the plural) rays, beams
  3. dawn
  4. any bright light, as of fire
  5. any gleam on the surface of bright objects, sheen

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αυγή (avgí)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “Aὐγή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960) “αὐγή”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, pages 183-184

Further reading

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